Sportsbook – #13 UConn Looks For Revenge Against #16 Louisville

Sportsbook bettors know that the UConn Huskies have revenge on their minds as they line up to take on the Louisville Cardinals on Friday night. The game is slated to begin at 9 PM ET at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, and in the sportsbook odds on this game, the Cards are a 3.5-point favorite. Look for the game on ESPN.

Sportsbook Betting
#13 Connecticut Huskies (20-5 SU, 12-7 ATS) at #16 Louisville Cardinals (19-7 SU, 11-9 ATS)
Live at KFC Yum! Center
Louisville, KY
Friday, February 18 — 9 PM ET
TV:  ESPN

Sportsbook Odds
Louisville  -3.5
Connecticut  +3.5

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Here are the trends that involve sportsbook betting on this game:

• Connecticut has covered two of its last six games
• Connecticut has played six of its last nine games UNDER the total
• Connecticut has won four of its last five road games SU
• Connecticut has played six of its last eight road games OVER the total
• Louisville has won its last six home games SU
• Louisville has played five of its last seven home games UNDER the total

Connecticut had a six-game winning streak snapped on January 29 when Louisville pulled off a 79-78 win, in a game where Payton Siva had 19 points. Siva looms large in this game as well, as some one who gives Louisville (17.7 assists per game) ) a distributor that perhaps UConn lacks.

Sportsbook fans know that Louisville likes to play at a fast pace and likes to shoot form the perimeter. The Cardinals have made nine three-pointers per game, and average 9.4 steals. While UConn likes to pressure the ball in the half-court, Louisville is a little more proactive with respect to trying to turn defense into offense.

These are the head-to-head sportsbook trends that relate to this matchup:

• Louisville is 6-1-1 ATS in the last eight meetings
• Louisville has won five of the last seven meetings SU
• Four of the last six meetings have gone OVER the total
• Louisville has had the shooting edge in four of the last six meetings
• Connecticut has had the rebounding edge in each of the last five meetings
• Louisville has made more three-pointers in four of the last five meetings

These teams had disparate results their last time out. UConn beat a hot Georgetown team and was able to hit 54% from the field, while Louisville found itself being lulled to sleep and beaten by Cincinnati, losing as a 1.5-point road favorite in the sportsbook.

UConn has carried an edge in the boards in each of the last six meetings. Rick Pitino hopes that some of that can change with Rakeem Buckles back in the lineup. He averages 7.5 rebounds per game and was sidelined with a broken finger. He is somewhat limited offensively, but the Cards won’t have to be as perimeter-oriented. UConn still has a bit of a problem, being dependent on the scoring of Kemba Walker, who is averaging almost 23 points. The fans will be a big factor here, as this team tries to bounce back from the disappointing loss, so the Cards overcome the Huskies’ 6-3 ATS road record as we lay the points in sportsbook action for Friday.

JAY’S PLAY:  LOUISVILLE -3.5 ***
(Graded on a scale of 1-4 stars)

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