The Louisville Cardinals look for a statement win to build on back-to-back victories. The Virginia Tech Hokies could use a win to rebound from two straight losses. Let’s preview this game and give out a Louisville Cardinals vs Virginia Tech Hokies prediction.

Louisville Cardinals Betting Preview 

The Louisville Cardinals are coming off wins over New Mexico State and Bellarmine. The Louisville Cardinals are averaging 76.4 points on 42.2 percent shooting and allowing 74.6 points on 44.7 percent shooting. Skyy Clark is averaging 17.4 points and 2.9 rebounds, while Tre White is averaging 14.9 points and 7 rebounds. Mike James is the third double-digit scorer and JJ Traynor is grabbing 4.6 rebounds. The Louisville Cardinals are shooting 28 percent from beyond the arc and 72.5 percent from the free throw line. The Louisville Cardinals are allowing 30.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 37.3 rebounds per game.

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Virginia Tech Hokies Betting Preview 

The Virginia Tech Hokies are coming off losses to FAU and Auburn. The Virginia Tech Hokies are averaging 74.4 points on 43.4 percent shooting and allowing 68.6 points on 43.8 percent shooting. Hunter Cattoor is averaging 14.9 points and 2.8 rebounds, while Lynn Kidd is averaging 14.6 points and 1.3 assists. Sean Pedulla is the third double-digit scorer, and Tyler Nickel is grabbing 2.4 rebounds. The Virginia Tech Hokies are shooting 34.3 percent from beyond the arc and 80.1 percent from the free throw line. The Virginia Tech Hokies are allowing 33.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 30.6 rebounds per game.

Louisville vs Virginia Tech Prediction

The Virginia Tech Hokies are a talented team, and they should be given the benefit of the doubt at home, but this is a ton of points for a conference game. We just saw Virginia Tech get manhandled by FAU and Auburn, and that offense has taken a step back lately. The Louisville Cardinals are a far cry from their glory days, but they did nearly beat Texas a couple of weeks ago, and it’s fair to say that’s more impressive than what VA Tech has done so far. I’ll grab the free points with Louisville.