Kentucky-Louisville Preview

The Kentucky Wildcats and the Louisville Cardinals will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at Freedom Hall. Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 7½-point favorites versus the Wildcats, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Jodie Meeks led Kentucky with a game-high 23 points as they ran over Central Michigan 84-52 on Monday. Kentucky covered the 23-point spread, while the game's combined 136 points went UNDER the posted total of 139. Meeks shot 6-for-13 from the field for Kentucky, and Patrick Patterson netted 15 in that win. Preston Knowles was good for a team-high 11 points in Louisville's 56-55 loss to UNLV on Wednesday night. The Cardinals had been favored by 13.5 points in that contest, while the combined score fell UNDER the night's posted total (140). Current streak: Kentucky has won 6 straight games. Team records: Kentucky: 11-3 SU, 5-3-1 ATS Louisville: 8-3 SU, 5-6 ATS A few trends to consider: Kentucky is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Kentucky's last 7 games when playing Louisville Kentucky is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games Kentucky is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road Louisville is 18-3 SU in its last 21 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Louisville's last 7 games when playing Kentucky Louisville is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games The total has gone UNDER in 18 of Louisville's last 25 games at home Next up: Kentucky home to Vanderbilt, Saturday, January 10 Louisville at South Florida, Wednesday, January 7