UNC vs. Louisville Odds
LOUISVILLE, KY (The Spread) – No. 19 Louisville looks to stay unbeaten on Saturday when the Cardinals host North Carolina at 3:30PM ET on ABC.
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Louisville comes into this game at 2-0 overall and 1-1 against the spread. The Cardinals are also 2-0 at home this season. UNC is 1-1 overall and 1-1 against the spread. The Tar Heels are 0-1 on the road. The home team has won three of the last four meetings in this series.
Trends show that North Carolina is just 1-4 against the spread in its last 5 games against the Big East and 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games against a team with a winning record. Louisville is 12-2 against the spread in its last 14 games against ACC opponents.
Oddsmakers see Louisville as the slight favorite in this game, as the Cardinals have odds of -3 points at home against UNC. The over/under odds have been set at 52.5 points. (View Matchup) The opening odds had Louisville favored by 4 points. The odds have been wavering from 3 to 4.5 all week before closing out at Louisville -3.
Louisville has beaten Kentucky and Missouri State by a combined score of 67-21. The Cardinals have had a lot of success offensively this season, averaging 470.5 yards per game thus far. Defensively, Louisville is holding opponents to just 96 rushing yards per contest. The Cardinals are being led by quarterback Teddy Bridgewater, who has thrown for 576 yards and 2TDs in the two games.
After opening the season with a 62-0 in over Elon, the Tar Heels lost to Wake Forest, 28-27, last week. In the loss, UNC gave up 426 yards to Wake Forest, including 362 passing yards. The Tar Heels have success of their own on offense, finishing ht game with 428 yards. Bryn Renner threw for 271 yards and a touchdown while UNC had 157 rushing yards as a team.
In terms of Injuries, Louisville receiver Michaelee Harris is out for the season with a knee injury while North Carolina receiver Jheranie Boyd and linebacker Darius Lipford are both questionable with knee injuries.
The Public Bets for this game are behind Louisville. The Cardinals are getting 72% of the wagers with odds of -3 points against North Carolina on Saturday.
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