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Louisville Cardinals vs Kentucky Wildcats Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: December 31, 2022 at 12:00 PM ET

Venue: Rupp Arena — Lexington, KY

Article updated Dec 30, 2:14 PM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Louisville is on the road playing Kentucky at the Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center stadium on Saturday, 12/31/2022 @ 12:00pm EST. Kentucky -23.5 was the opening favorite and

Game outlook

Louisville is on the road playing Kentucky at the Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center stadium on Saturday, 12/31/2022 @ 12:00pm EST. Kentucky -23.5 was the opening favorite and line hasn't moved.

Louisville Highlights

With a power ranking of 215, Louisville is ranked #353 in offense (scoring an average of 61.38 per game), #291 in defense (allowing an average of 73.46 points to be scored against them per game) and are 2-11 (2-11 ATS) this season.

Kentucky Highlights

Kentucky Wildcats has a power ranking of 34 and are #67 for offense (scoring an average of 78.73 per game), #75 for defense (giving up an average of 73.46 points per game) and 8-4 (4-8 ATS) overall. Louisville went 2-1 (3-0 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Kentucky.

Curated Picks & Predictions

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be LOUIS 92, KENTY 45. 54% of SportsJaw predicts Kentucky Wildcats to cover. OddsShark predicts Kentucky will win, cover the spread, and the total will go over.

split down the middle on Covers.com

Our ScoreCaster predicts Cardinals 60 to Wildcats 94.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Cardinals 60 to Wildcats 94.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw Cardinals vs Wildcats archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Cardinals vs Wildcats matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Louisville Cardinals+2,775 → +1,600Moved
  • Moneyline · Kentucky Wildcats-4,050 → -5,500Moved
  • Spread · Louisville Cardinals+23.5 (-110) → +23.5 (-110)Unchanged
  • Spread · Kentucky Wildcats-23.5 (-110) → -23.5 (-110)Unchanged
  • Total · Over136.5 (-110) → 137 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under136.5 (-110) → 137 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Louisville Cardinals
23-10 matchup record · 2-8-0 ATS · 3-7-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Kentucky Wildcats
22-14 matchup record · 1-9-0 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2022-12-30T19:14:30.859Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

No verified injury or availability note was included in the published matchup research.

Recent head-to-head

No completed head-to-head result is available in the current history window.

Final result

Matchup pick recap

Kentucky Wildcats defeated Louisville Cardinals 86-63

Kentucky Wildcats defeated Louisville Cardinals 86-63 on December 31, 2022, a 23-point decision in the series. Kentucky Wildcats' strongest period was the 1st half, when it outscored its opponent 45-30. Against SportsJaw's recorded Louisville Cardinals +23.5 (-110) spread, Louisville Cardinals covered, while the 149 combined points finished over the recorded total of 137.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • DocthizzMoneyline · Kentucky Wildcats -8,275Win
  • CoolioSpread · Kentucky Wildcats -23.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioTotal · Over 137.5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkSpread · Kentucky Wildcats -23.5 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 137.5 (-110)Win
  • CoversSpread · Louisville Cardinals +23.5 (-110)Win