Saturday’s game between the Louisville Cardinals (7-5) and the Eastern Kentucky Colonels (6-6) at KFC Yum! Center is expected to be a one-sided matchup, as our computer prediction projects a final score of 82-68 and heavily favors Louisville to come out on top. Tipoff is at 12:00 PM ET on December 28.

According to our computer prediction, Eastern Kentucky is a good bet to cover the spread, which is listed at 19.5. The two teams are projected to come in below the 155.5 total.

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Louisville vs. Eastern Kentucky Game Info & Odds

• Date: Saturday, December 28, 2024
• Time: 12:00 PM ET
• TV: The CW
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• Where: Louisville, Kentucky
• Venue: KFC Yum! Center
• Line: Louisville -19.5
• Point total: 155.5
• Moneyline (to win): Louisville -4000, Eastern Kentucky +1400

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Louisville vs. Eastern Kentucky Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Louisville 82, Eastern Kentucky 68

Spread & Total Prediction for Louisville vs. Eastern Kentucky

• Pick ATS: Eastern Kentucky (+19.5)
• Pick OU: Under (155.5)

Louisville’s record against the spread so far this season is 6-6-0, while Eastern Kentucky’s is 5-5-0. In terms of hitting the over, games involving the Cardinals are 4-8-0 and the Colonels are 8-2-0. The teams average 155 points per game combined, 0.5 fewer than this matchup’s over/under.

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Louisville Performance Insights

• The Cardinals average 78.0 points per game (127th in college basketball) while giving up 71.3 per outing (182nd in college basketball). They have a +80 scoring differential overall and outscore opponents by 6.7 points per game.
• Louisville prevails in the rebound battle by an average of 5.5 boards. It is grabbing 35.3 rebounds per game (67th in college basketball) compared to its opponents’ 29.8 per contest.
• Louisville knocks down 1.6 more threes per contest than the opposition, 9.6 (51st in college basketball) compared to its opponents’ 8.0.
• The Cardinals rank 134th in college basketball with 98.3 points scored per 100 possessions, and 159th in college basketball defensively with 89.9 points conceded per 100 possessions.
• Louisville has committed 2.3 fewer turnovers per game than its opponents, averaging 11.5 (177th in college basketball action) while forcing 13.8 (67th in college basketball).

Eastern Kentucky Performance Insights

• The Colonels’ +24 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 2.0 points per game) is a result of putting up 77.0 points per game (156th in college basketball) while giving up 75.0 per contest (276th in college basketball).
• Eastern Kentucky is 67th in college basketball at 35.3 rebounds per game. That’s similar to the 35.0 its opponents average.
• Eastern Kentucky connects on 9.4 three-pointers per game (60th in college basketball), 2.3 more than its opponents. It shoots 31.7% from beyond the arc (268th in college basketball), and its opponents are shooting 35.4%.
• Eastern Kentucky wins the turnover battle by 3.7 per game, committing 10.9 (125th in college basketball) while its opponents average 14.6.

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