LOUISVILLE (14-1 SU/8-4-1 ATS) at TENNESSEE (10-4 SU/7-5 ATS)
6th-ranked Louisville takes their act on the road as they travel to Knoxville for a non-conference clash with Tennessee. Louisville was successful in their last game, a 93-66 rout over 5th-ranked Cincinnati on Wednesday as -4½ point home chalks. Taquan Dean scored 21 points and Francisco Garcia had 19 with seven assists, as Louisville beat the previously undefeated Bearcats with an exclamation mark. Luke Whitehead added 18 points and eight rebounds for the Cardinals, who won their 14th straight game since a one-point overtime loss in the season-opener against Iowa. Louisville led 44-40 lead at the halftime, but used a series of offensive spurts in the second half to rout their conference rivals. The Cardinals only hit 8-of-24 from three point land, but Cincinnati was just 4-of-14. Louisville has the ability to get it done on both ends of the court this season. The team is averaging 81 ppg, while holding opponents to just 58.7 ppg on .357 percent shooting from the floor. Garcia and Whitehead are a lethal combination in the frontcourt. Garcia leads the team in scoring at 14.6 ppg, while Whitehead averages 14.1 ppg and a team-high 8.7 rpg. Dean averages 13 ppg and Larry O'Bannon puts up 10.2 ppg to give the Cardinals are very solid backcourt. Dean is one of the top three-point shooters in the nation, hitting 47.6 percent of his bombs through 15 games (51-of-107).
The Volunteers come off a gut-wrenching 69-68 OT loss at home on Tuesday to 8th-ranked Kentucky as +4 point underdogs. Scooter McFadgon scored a career-high 33 points for Tennessee, who have dropped two straight games and had their nine-game home winning streak snapped. McFadgon ended 8-of-17 from the field and was 13-of-13 from the free throw line. Kentucky made 24-of-59 attempts from the field (40 percent) and hit only 3-of-24 three-point tries (13 percent). The Volunteers made 17-of-55 shots (30 percent), and shot a dismal 4-of-17 from behind the arc (24 percent). The Vols were out-rebounded in the game 47-35 and hit 18-of-26 from the foul line, while Kentucky hit 30-of-36 from the free throw line. In the first half, McFadgon led Tennessee with 19 points on 6-of-10 shooting, including 4-of-6 from three-point range. McFadgon leads the team with 19.1 ppg, making him the SEC's leading scorer. Brandon Crump comes in averaging 15.9 ppg, while guard C.J. Watson adds 11.8 ppg. Crump leads the team in rebounding with 6.8 boards per game, while Jemere Hendrix averages 6.5 rpg. As a team, Tennessee is scoring 78.9 ppg and is shooting .468 percent from the floor. Watson is hitting .447 percent from three point land and the Vols are hitting 36.4 percent of their three-point tries. Tennessee allows 70.1 ppg on .421 shooting from the floor, but out-rebounds their foes by 7.2 rpg, which ranks 16th in the nation. Both teams come in 6-2 ATS in their last eight lined games, however, the Vols are 6-0 ATS in their last six home games and are catching Louisville off Cincinnati. Granted, Tennessee is off a big game of their own, but it was a loss, so expect them to be fully focused here. Two recent meetings between these two teams have been decided by a total of 4 points combined. Take the points.
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