College Basketball:
Cardinals Look To Keep Moving Forward In Big
East Against Connecticut
Once again it seems as though the Big East may be the
conference with the most depth at the top. The No. 25 Louisville
Cardinals are learning how to handle competing in it, and have
gotten back on track after struggling out of the gate with their
conference schedule. After winning three straight games the
Cardinals have back-to-back contests against the Rutgers Scarlet
Knights and Connecticut Huskies over a span of three days, two
key dates that will go a lone way in determining where
Louisville ends up in the Big East.
Connecticut Huskies @ (25) Louisville Cardinals
Monday February 6, 2012 – 7:00 PM ET
KFC YUM! Center, Louisville, Kentucky
College Basketball Betting Line: Louisville Cardinals
Sports
Betting line: N/A
While the Cardinals have responded strong, bouncing back with
those three wins, the inconsistent Huskies have done exactly the
opposite. With NBA first round pick Kemba Walker no longer
around to lead the offense, Connecticut has struggled with four
straight losses leading in to Saturday’s game against Seton
Hall.
Connecticut Louisville Betting Preview: Connecticut
The
Sports
Betting underdogs are averaging just 68.6 points per
game this season, 116th in the country, and declines from 67 to
57, to 48, and then to 44 over those four straight losses were
an example of how the team has performed over the past couple of
weeks. Sophomore Jeremy Lamb leads the team with 17.7 points per
game, and fellow sophomore Shabazz Napier has helped out with
13.6 points, but there hasn’t been much consistency elsewhere,
and Connecticut is not good enough defensively to overcome their
lack of punch at the offensive end.
Connecticut Louisville Betting Preview: Louisville
The Cardinals aren’t worried at all about their offense right
now with Kyle Kuric leading a group of six different players
averaging at least 8.4 points per game, and the ability to rely
on the depth in their rotation has been a major part of their
recent success. Louisville also has some good size throughout
its lineup, with Gorgui Deng and Chane Behanan leading the way
for a team that ranks 23rd in rebounding. The Cardinals have
been much better at home this season than they have been on the
road with close losses to Georgetown and Notre Dame the only
blemishes on an otherwise perfect record.
Connecticut Louisville Betting Preview: Outlook & Pick
The key to this contest from a
Sports
Bet perspective is the consistency that Louisville
has shown at the KFC Yum! Center this season, an edge that has
made the difference so far for their standing in the Big East.
The Cardinals had won three straight games by at least nine
points heading in to this past weekend, and there is no reason
to think they will slow down against a struggling Huskies’ team
that has been far too inconsistent recently. The defending Big
East champions are on the bubble right now, and it won’t be easy
with games against Louisville and then the No. 2 Syracuse
Orange.
Connecticut Louisville
betting pick: Louisville Cardinals
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