The Louisville Cardinals and Notre Dame Fighting Irish meet Wednesday in college basketball action at the Purcell Pavilion. The Louisville Cardinals look to get back to a .500 record. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish look for a win after winning 10 of their last 12 games.
The Louisville Cardinals are averaging 69 points on 42 percent shooting and allowing 70 points on 42.2 percent shooting. Malik Williams is averaging 10 points and 8.7 rebounds, while Noah Locke is averaging 9.8 points and 2.3 rebounds. Dre Davis is dishing 0.9 assists and El Ellis is grabbing 1.7 rebounds. The Louisville Cardinals are shooting 32.6 percent from beyond the arc and 68.7 percent from the free throw line. The Louisville Cardinals are allowing 34.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 35.3 rebounds per game.
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are averaging 70 points on 45.2 percent shooting and allowing 65.5 points on 43 percent shooting. Paul Atkinson Jr. is averaging 16 points and 6 rebounds, while Dane Goodwin is averaging 14.5 points and 5 rebounds. Blake Wesley is the third double-digit scorer and Paul Atkinson Jr. is grabbing 6.8 rebounds. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are shooting 36.4 percent from beyond the arc and 74.8 percent from the free throw line. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are allowing 33.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.3 rebounds per game.
The Cardinals are 0-5-1 ATS in their last 6 road games and 7-18-1 ATS in their last 26 games overall. The Fighting Irish are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games and 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall. The under is 4-1 in Fighting Irish last 5 overall. The favorite is 3-1-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
The Louisville Cardinals have been a mess all season long, which includes losing their last five games by an average of 12.6 points while allowing 49.8 percent shooting from the field. Louisville is also 1-6-1 against the spread on the road and 6-16-1 against the spread on the season. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish win at home by an average of 9.1 points. I have to lay the chalk with the Irish.