It’s hard to imagine a worse streak for the Louisville men’s basketball team, which lost its first nine games of the season after its worst campaign in 21 years. It could get even more disastrous on Wednesday in a dangerous spot against visiting Western Kentucky.
In just about any other season, this game would loom as a blowout in favor of the Cardinals. This team, however, is not up to the challenge. He opened the season with three straight losses to non-major schools before dropping his next six games by an average of 25.2 points per game, none being decided by less than 19 points.
The game will air Wednesday live on ESPN2 at 9 p.m. ET.
Prédiction Louisville vs Western Kentucky
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The main problem, if you can only isolate one, is its inept offense. Louisville ranks outside the top 300 in offensive efficiency and turns it around embarrassingly 24.4% of the time. The majority of these turnovers are unforced, the product of stagnant ball movement and crippling inexperience.
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It’s the opposite polar story for the Hilltoppers, who rank in the top 25 in field goal assist percentage (61.7%) and 3-point percentage (39.6%) and are one of the most most experienced in college basketball. They also have the exact same average height as Louisville (78.9”), which is about the only advantage the Cardinals have over all of their opponents this season.
It all took Western Kentucky to an 8-1 record on Wednesday, and I expect the Hilltoppers to continue Louisville’s winless spiral in this one.
Choice between Louisville and Western Kentucky
Western Kentucky -7 (BetMGM)
