
Louisville vs Virginia Prediction 1/18/25 College Basketball Picks Today
Virginia (8-9) vs. Louisville (13-5)
January 18, 2025 12:00 pm EDT
The Line: Louisville -16; Over/Under: 129.5
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In this article, we will formulate a Louisville vs Virginia Prediction for this college basketball game on Saturday, January 18th, at the KFC Yum! Center. Let’s take a look at a Louisville Cardinals vs Virginia Cavaliers Pick.
When these two teams faced off earlier this season, it was Louisville that secured the 70-50 victory.
Louisville is on Fire
Louisville is on fire heading into this game and they have won seven games in a row. They still haven’t gotten talked about a ton and that’s a bit shocking because they probably should be. In the last game the Cardinals went on the road to face off agains Syracuse and they were able to secure the 85-61 victory. Chucky Hepburn had a huge game putting up 24 points, seven assistt, and one rebound.
Louisville sits with a 13-5 record overall and they have gone 11-7 against the spread. Louisville on the season is averaging 78.2 points while their defense is giving up 69.7 points per game. The offense is ranked 101st in the league while the defense is ranked 127th. They are averaging 30.94 three-point attempts per game which is 9th most in the league. Chucky Hepburn is averaging 15.6 points while shooting 44.1 percent from the field and 33.3 percent from behind the three-point line.
Down Year for Virginia
It has been a down year for Virginia and they are coming off another loss in the last game. Virginia faced off against SMU and they scored 52 points and even though they gave up only 54 points it sti ll wasn’t enough as they ended up losing. Virginia shot only 34.6 percent from the field and 15.4 percent from behind the three point line. Blake Buchanan was the top player putting up 11 points, 15 rebounds, and two assists.
Virginia sits with an 8-9 record and they have gone 6-11 against the spread. The over his 8 of their 17 games so far this season. Virginia is averaging 61 points while their defense is giving up 63.4 points per game. The offense is ranked 360th in the league while the defense is ranked 19th. Virginia wants to play a slower pace, but their defense hasn’t been as great at times, and when that happens they really struggle because of their lack of scoring.
Louisville vs Virginia Prediction
Louisville and Virginia have already faced off this season and it was Louisville that ended up winning by 20 points. In this game it’s going to be much of the same, and it might actually be uglier. Virginia’s offense just isn’t very talente, Louisville is going to have no issue running up the score, and this game is going to be a blowout victory. Louisville will score at least 70 points here. Back Louisville against the spread.