The Tennessee Volunteers (1-0) travel to face off against the Louisville Cardinals (1-0) on Saturday, November 9th. This game will be played at KFC Yum! Center in Louisville and televised on ACCN. Both team’s come into this one having won their previous games. Tip-off is set for 12:00 ET.

Tennessee Volunteers vs Louisville Cardinals

The Volunteers Are Coming Off A Win

Tennessee opened their season with an 80-64 win over Gardner-Webb on Monday. Playing at home, the Volunteers were -27 point favorites but didn’t cover the spread. The game’s total points of 144 went over the pre-game line of 141.5.

Tennessee led 44-32 at halftime and outscored Gardner-Webb 36-32 in the second half. While they got the win, the Volunteers will look to tighten up their defense moving forward.

The Cardinals Are Coming Off A Win

Louisville Cardinals Recent Game/Games

Louisville opened their season with a dominant 93-45 win over Morehead State on Monday. Playing at home, the Cardinals were -21.5 point favorites and covered the spread comfortably.

Louisville led 41-14 at halftime and continued their strong play in the 2nd half, scoring 52 points while allowing 31. The total points for the game were 138, falling short of the 148 O/U line.

Volunteers Offense Breakdown

Tennessee’s offense put up 80 points in their last game, shooting 50.9% from the field with an effective field goal percentage of 58.2%. They hit 62.5% of their two-point attempts and went 8-for-23 from beyond the arc, shooting 34.8% from three-point range. At the free-throw line, the Volunteers connected on 76.2% of their attempts, going 16-for-21.

Darryl Simmons II led the way with 22 points, hitting 4-of-10 from three-point range, while Chaz Lanier added 18 points, shooting 4-of-6 from deep. Jordan Gainey contributed 16 points on 7-of-9 shooting overall. Zakai Zeigler dished out 9 assists, despite struggling from three, missing all 6 of his attempts.

Cardinals Offense Breakdown

Louisville put up 93 points in their latest game, shooting 45.1% from the field with an effective field goal percentage of 53.5%. They hit 60% of their two-point attempts, while connecting on 30.6% from beyond the arc, going 11-for-36 from three-point range. At the free-throw line, they shot 64.3%, making 18 of 28 attempts.

The Cardinals dished out 21 assists and grabbed 14 offensive rebounds. Kasean Pryor led the team with 18 points and 12 rebounds, adding 4 assists in just 19 minutes. J’Vonne Hadley contributed 15 points, hitting 3 of 5 from three-point range.

Volunteers Team Defense

Despite Tennessee’s defensive struggles, they managed to hold their opponent to 64 points. The Volunteers allowed a 50% shooting performance, with the opposition hitting 28 of 55 shots.

Inside the arc, Tennessee’s defense gave up 62% shooting, with the other team making 20 of 32 two-point attempts. From three-point range, the Volunteers allowed 8 threes on 23 attempts, a 34% success rate.

Cardinals Team Defense

Despite Tennessee’s defensive struggles, allowing 64 points on 50% shooting, they still managed to hold their opponent to just 8 made threes on 23 attempts (34%). The Volunteers also sent their opponents to the free-throw line 21 times, where they converted 16 shots (76%).

Inside the arc, Tennessee gave up 20 two-point baskets on 32 attempts, a 62% shooting performance. They also allowed 8 offensive rebounds during the game.

Volunteers vs Cardinals Trends

• Through their last ten road contests, the Volunteers offense has averaged 78 points per game while allowing an average of 73. Tennessee posted an overall record of 7-3 while going 4-6 ATS.
• Across their five previous home games, Louisville has an ATS mark of 2-3. Their straight up record in these matchups was 0-5 while averaging 74 points per game.
• Looking back on the team’s last ten games as the underdog, the Volunteers have a straight up record of 3-7. Their record vs the spread in these games was 3-7.
• Looking back on the team’s last ten games as the favorite, the Cardinals have a straight up record of 7-3. Their record vs the spread in these games was 4-5-1.

Volunteers vs Cardinals Prediction

We’re putting our money on the Cardinals to win, and have the projected score sitting at 80-66. We also like them to cover the spread, so our recommendation is to bet on the Cardinals at -1.5.

As for the total, the line is currently sitting at 154.5 and our model has the Volunteers and Cardinals finishing with a combined 146 points. Our pick is to take the under.

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