Louisville at Kentucky

Louisville is 11-1 and 6-2 ATS, but has mostly played a weak schedule with its only loss at Michigan State on Dec. 2nd. The Cardinals beat Utah Valley 98-68 on Wednesday as Trey Lewis scored 21 points and Quentin Snider added 15 and Louisville shot 55.4 percent from the field. Damion Lee leads the Cardinals with a 17.3 scoring average this season, followed by Lewis with 14.7, and Snider with 10.1. Kentucky is 9-2 and has won the last three meetings, including 58-50 last year as a five-point favorite. The Wildcats have played a much tougher schedule than Louisville, including their loss against Ohio State last Saturday. The Buckeyes won 74-67 as Kentucky had a bad shooting day at 39.7 percent from the field although Jamal Murray was 13-of-23 and finished with 33 points. Murray is the team leader with a 17.1 scoring average, and Alex Poythress pulls down 7.3 rebounds per game. Kentucky has had a week to prepare for this matchup and has covered the number the last four meetings. Play Kentucky.