The Louisville Cardinals (6-11) travel to face off against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (12-5) on Saturday, January 20th. This game will be played at Lawrence Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem and televised on ESPNU. Both Louisville and Wake Forest will be looking to bounce back from losses in their previous games. Tip-off is scheduled for 12:00 ET.

Louisville Cardinals vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons

The Louisville Cardinals Look To Bounce Back From A Loss

Coming into this game, Louisville has lost two straight, and their record is 6-11. They are just 1-5 in Atlantic Coast Conference play compared to 5-6 in non-conference games. On the road, the Cardinals are 1-4, and they have a scoring margin of -9.0 points per game.

So far, Louisville has been the underdog in 10 of their 17 games, and they have a record of 1-9 in those matchups. For the season, they are 5-2 when favored. The Cardinals lost their most recent game to North Carolina, 86-70.

As the underdog this season, Louisville has an ATS record of 5-4-1 and they have gone 3-0 vs. the spread in their last three games as the underdog. On the road, the Cardinals have an ATS mark of 3-2 and they are 6-4 ATS in their last 10 road games. Overall, Louisville is 7-8-2 vs. the spread this year.

On the season, the over/under record for Louisville games is 10-7 and today’s line of 152.5 is higher than the average over/under line in their games (146.6). So far, 10 of their games have finished with more points than today’s line. In their last three games, the over/under record is 2-1 with an average scoring total of 159 points.

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons Look To Bounce Back From A Loss

Wake Forest will look to get back on track after a loss to North Carolina State in their last game. They have been dominant at home this season, going 11-2 with an average scoring margin of +14.4 points per game. The Demon Deacons have won their last nine games at home and are 9-1 in their last ten.

So far this year, Wake Forest has been the favorite in 13 of their 17 games, going 11-2 in those matchups. They have an overall record of 12-5 and are 4-2 in Atlantic Coast Conference play.

Wake Forest has an overall ATS record of 9-7-1 this season and they are 8-4-1 vs. the spread at home. Over their last 10 games as the favorite, the Demon Deacons have gone 6-3-1 ATS.

So far this season, the over/under record for Wake Forest is 10-7. The average scoring total in their games this year is 150.7 points compared to an average over/under line of 146.3, resulting in an average margin of 4.4 points. Today’s over/under line of 152.5 is higher than the average scoring total of their games this year. Over their last three games, their over/under record is 2-1 with an average scoring total of 146 points.

Louisville Offense Breakdown

The Louisville offense is coming off a game where they scored 70 points against North Carolina. They posted a field goal percentage of 49.1% and connected on 8 threes. The top scorer for the Cardinals was Skyy Clark with 16 points, while Brandon Huntley-Hatfield also chipped in with 15 points.

Name	PPG	REB	AST
Skyy Clark (G)	14.3	3.2	2.8
Mike James (G)	13.9	5.6	1.4
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield (F)	10.5	8.5	0.9

Wake Forest Offense Breakdown

In their most recent game, the Demon Deacons’ offense tallied 76 points, consistent with their ongoing season average of 80.6 points per game. Leading the team in scoring was Andrew Carr with 28 points. Kevin Miller also added 21 points for the Demon Deacons.

Name	PPG	REB	AST
Kevin Miller (G)	17.8	2.8	4.3
Hunter Sallis (G)	17.6	3.9	2.2
Cameron Hildreth (G)	15.7	3.9	2.7

Louisville Team Defense

Coming into today’s game, the Louisville defense is giving up an average of 77.1 points per contest. Louisville’s three-point defense is currently 158th in the country at 7.7 made threes per game. In terms of overall field goal percentage, opponets have hit 45.9% of their shots vs. Louisville.

Wake Forest Team Defense

Currently, the Demon Deacons’ defense holds the 122nd rank in the nation, allowing 70.1 points per game. Wake Forest’s three-point defense is currently 78th in the country at 6.2 made threes per game. In terms of overall field goal percentage, opponets have hit 42.4% of their shots vs. Wake Forest.

Cardinals vs Demon Deacons Trends

• Through their last ten road contests, the Cardinals offense has averaged 67 points per game while allowing an average of 79. Louisville posted an overall record of 1-9 while going 6-4 ATS.
• In their last three games at home, the Demon Deacons have a straight up record of 1-2 while going 1-2 vs the spread. The team’s offense averaged 80 points per game in these contests.
• Going back to their previous three games as the underdog, Louisville has an ATS mark of 3-0 while going 1-2 straight up.
• Although the Demon Deacons have a strong straight up record in their last three games as the betting favorite, they have not done as well vs the spread going 1-1-1.

Cardinals vs Demon Deacons Prediction

For a point-spread wager in this Demon Deacons vs. Demon Deacons game, we suggest taking the Demon Deacons at -15.5. Even though our predictions have the Demon Deacons winning 74-69, we see the Cardinals as the better choice on the point-spread.

Right now, the over/under line for the game is sitting at 152.5 and given that our model is projecting 143 points between the teams, we like the under.

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