For the second consecutive season the Notre Dame Fighting Irish will miss the NCAA Tournament after qualifying in seven of the previous eight seasons. In fact, head coach Mike Brey’s team is struggling just to avoid a losing season. The Louisville Cardinals got off to a hot start this year but have been fading badly down the stretch. First year head coach Chris Mack got the Cards ranked as high as 15th but now the task of having to clean up for the Rick Pitino era is taking its toll. This could be the third season out of the last four that The Ville fails to get its ticket punched.
Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Louisville Cardinals
Date and Time: Sunday, March 3 2019, 1:30 p.m. ET
Location: KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, Kentucky
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Notre Dame vs. Louisville TV Coverage: CBS
Odds Analysis
Live betting action should be fairly even as while Notre Dame is struggling, they are still a name brand team. Louisville should also draw betting action as a home team that is associated with quality basketball.
Current Form
Louisville began the season as one of the most profitable teams on the college basketball board but has cooled off considerably with just one payout in their last six games. The Cardinals have gone under the total in eight of their last ten games. As a result, The Ville is now 18-11 straight up, 14-13-2 against the spread, and 12-17 under the total. Forward Jordan Nwora leads The Ville with 17.1 points and 7.6 rebounds per game.
Despite a poor season that has featured plenty of red ink Notre Dame has shown better results on the board recently. The Fighting Irish have gotten the money in five of their last eight games. As a result, Dame is now 13-15 straight up, 11-17 against the spread and 11-17 under the total.
Matchup Metrics
Notre Dame has national metrics of 261st for scoring offense and 119th for points allowed. The Irish rank an abysmal 341st for shooting percentage and 338th for defensive rebounds.
Louisville ranks 117th in the nation for scoring offense and 79th for points allowed. The Cardinals are an impressive 41st in the country for shooting percentage permitted.
ATS Stats
Despite their terrible play this year Notre Dame has maintained good betting value as a road dog. The Fighting Irish has covered seven of their last nine getting points on the road. Six of their last eight games as away pups have gone under the total. Counter to that is Louisville’s weak betting value as a home chalk. The Cardinals have paid in just three of their last eight games laying points at the KFC Yum! Center. Five of their last nine in that role have gone under the total.
Head to Head
Notre Dame has paid in four of their last five games against Louisville with three of the last five between these teams going under the total. The Fighting Irish have also paid in six of their last eight visits to Louisville with six of those eight games going over the total.
Free College Basketball Live Betting Odds Pick
Notre Dame has an ugly record but current form points to the Irish. Louisville will be a sizeable favorite despite the fact tat they are not getting the money with any consistency. This is a case of taking the value dog and going against public perception. Beyond that the Fighting Irish have always been a good play at The Ville.
College Basketball Live Betting Odds Picks: Notre Dame Fighting Irish
College Basketball Live Betting Odds Score Prediction: Notre Dame 76, Louisville 74
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