The North Carolina State Wofpack take on the Louisville Cardinals in the 2011 Belk Bowl on Tuesday, December 27th. The Wolpack finished strong after a 2-3 start, including an upset of then-No. 7 Clemson. They pulled off the biggest comeback in school history with a 56-41 victory over Maryland in their season finale. Louisville also bounced back from a 2-4 start to finish with a share of the Big East title, nearly making a BCS bowl. These two resilient teams will battle it out at 8:00 EST on ESPN...
Read more about 2011 Belk Bowl Odds Louisville at South Florida Spread - November 23, 2011A couple of weeks ago, the battle for the Big East Conference title and the automatic BCS bowl berth that came with it was down to just a couple teams. After a couple of upsets, things are as wide open as if it were the first week of conference play. Louisville is one of five teams in the league tied with two losses as the season winds down to the final two weeks. The Cardinals will close their regular season and make their case for the league title when it travels to Tampa to visit South Florida...
Read more about Louisville at South Florida Spread 2011 Louisville Basketball - November 10, 20112010-11 Results Overall: 25-10 Big East: 12-6 Conference Tournament: Lost in Finals Postseason: Lost in 2nd round to Morehead State 62-61 Roster Seniors Kyle Kuric Chris Smith Juniors Rakeem Buckles Luke Hancock Mark Jackson Jr Mike Marra Peyton Siva Jared Swopshire Stephan Van Treese Sophomores Gorgui Dieng Tim Henderson Elisha Justice Russ Smith Freshmen Chane Behanan Wayne Blackshear inj. Angel Nunez Zach Price Head Coach Rick Pitino Key Losses Freshman Wayne Blackshear has injured his right shoulder...
Read more about 2011 Louisville Basketball Pittsburgh at Louisville Line - November 8, 2011The Louisville Cardinals will look to keep their Big East title hopes alive when they host the Pittsburgh Panthers on Saturday. The Cardinals went on the road and upset West Virginia 38-35 for their third straight win. The win moved Louisville to 3-1 inside the conference, just a half-game back of Cincinnati (3-0). The Panthers hopes of winning the Big East took a big hit this past weekend, as they lost 23-26 at home to Cincinnati. The loss dropped Pittsburgh to 2-2 in the conference. Pittsburgh...
Read more about Pittsburgh at Louisville Line Rutgers Louisville Line - October 17, 2011The Rutgers Scarlet Knight will try to improve to 3-0 inside the Big East when they go on the road to take on the struggling Louisville Cardinals this Friday. The Scarlet Knights rallied late to beat Navy 21-20 this past Saturday. At 5-1 overall, Rutgers has already passed their season total of four wins from 2010. The Cardinals come in off a 16-25 loss at Cincinnati. It was their third third straight loss, pushing their overall record to just 2-4. Taking a look at the week 8 college football spreads,...
Read more about Rutgers Louisville Line Louisville at Kentucky Line - September 12, 2011This Saturday bragging rights in the state of Kentucky we be on the line when the Kentucky Wildcats host the Louisville Cardinals. The Wildcats improved t0 2-0 with a 27-13 come-from-behind win over Central Michigan, while the Cardinals dropped to 1-1 with a disappointing 24-17 loss at home to Florida International. Kentucky’s 23-16 win at Louisville was their fourth straight win in this in-state rivalry. Taking a look at the week 3 college football odds, oddsmakers have Kentucky favored...
Read more about Louisville at Kentucky Line 2011 Louisville Football Predictions - June 29, 2011Head coach Charlie Strong did an amazing job turning things around in his first season as the head coach of the Louisville Cardinals. Strong led Louisville to a 8-5 (3-4 Big East) season, which included a 31-26 win over Southern Miss in the Beef O’Brady’s Bowl. It was the Cardinals first winning season since they went 12-1 back in 2006. Looking ahead to the 2011 season, it looks like it could be a challenge for Strong to repeat his first year success. The Cardinals have the fewest returning...
Read more about 2011 Louisville Football Predictions 2011 Big East Football Predictions - June 23, 2011The Big East title came right down to the wire in 2010, as Connecticut, West Virginia, and Pittsburgh each finished tied for the best conference record at 5-2. With wins over both the Mountaineers and Panthers, Connecticut won the tie-breaker and represented the Big East in a BCS Bowl. The Huskies would go on to lose 20-48 against Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl. This year Connecticut doesn’t figure to be in the title hunt after losing head coach Randy Edsall, but Pittsburgh, West Virginia, Cincinnati,...
Read more about 2011 Big East Football Predictions NCAA Tournament Sleepers - March 14, 2011The brackets are out for the 2011 NCAA Tournament, and this year could be as difficult as ever in predicting who will make the Final Four, as each region has a number of teams who you could make an argument for, and if years past have taught us anything, you never know what to expect. I have taken the time to breakdown the possible sleepers (teams not the top two seeds) in each region, which should help you make your tournament picks this year. East Region Sleepers: The East really has a lot of...
Read more about NCAA Tournament Sleepers 2011 NCAA Tournament Bracket Predictions - March 14, 2011The NCAA Tournament selection committee has made their choices, and now it’s time for the fun to begin. March Madness is the best time of year for hoops fans because there is no other tournament like the Big Dance. The 2011 season represents the first time that there will be 68 teams in the field. That means four play-in games and everyone loves more basketball, so it should work out well. This field is more wide open than it has ever been with up to ten different teams being legitimate national...
Read more about 2011 NCAA Tournament Bracket Predictions 2011 Big East Tournament Basketball Predictions & Schedule - March 7, 2011The Big East is the most competitive league in the history of college basketball. That has certainly been the case in 2011 with 10 teams likely headed to the NCAA Tournament and a possible 11th. With the regular season in the books, the Big East Tournament is next. It starts on Tuesday, March 8th with every game being played at Madison Square Garden and the 5-day event lasts through the 12th. Every single game will be nationally televised on either ESPN, ESPN 2 or ESPNU so all who are interested...
Read more about 2011 Big East Tournament Basketball Predictions & Schedule Big East College Basketball Power Rankings - February 4, 2011The Big East Conference is a BEAST this year in College Basketball. How many teams with this conference get into the Big Dance? They should get a plenty and trust me it’s well deserved. The Big East could get at least 10 teams in the tournament, possibly 11 or how about even 12 teams in the Big Dance from one conference. It could happen this year but it’s doubtful with all the automatic bids from the weaker conferences. We’ll keep our eyes open down the stretch to see how the bottom of the...
Read more about Big East College Basketball Power Rankings Louisville at Georgetown - January 31, 2011In a Top 25 showdown between Big East rivals, the Louisville Cardinals travel to face the Georgetown Hoyas Monday night. This game will be nationally televised on ESPN at 7:00 EST if you are looking to watch. Both teams are coming off huge wins over ranked opponents and will be looking to build on them tonight. Taking a look at the college basketball lines on this game, we find odds of Georgetown -5 over Louisville with a total set of 143 points. No. 23 Louisville (17-4, 6-2) has been on an absolute...
Read more about Louisville at Georgetown St. John’s at Louisville - January 18, 2011Coming off one of the most amazing comebacks in college basketball history, the 19th-ranked Louisville Cardinals will host the St. John’s Red Storm on Wednesday, January 19. The Cardinal (14-3, 3-1) came back from 18 points down to beat Marquette 71-70 Saturday. The Red Storm (11-5, 4-2) are coming off an impressive victory themselves, beating then-No. 16 Notre Dame 72-54 at home. College basketball odds for this contest show us a line of Louisville -7.5 over St. John’s. The Cardinals trailed...
Read more about St. John’s at Louisville 2010 Beef O’Brady’s Bowl Picks - December 14, 2010Tuesday, December 21 the Louisville Cardinals will take on the Southern Miss Golden Eagles in the Beef O’Brady’s Bowl in St. Petersburgh, Florida. This will be the first bowl game for the Cardinals since playing in the Orange Bowl back in 2006. Southern Miss on the other hand has made a habit of playing past the regular season. This will be the ninth consecutive bowl appearance for the Golden Eagles, who have went 4-4 in their last eight postseason trips. If you are thinking about...
Read more about 2010 Beef O’Brady’s Bowl Picks College Football Odds: Louisville at Rutgers - November 22, 2010This Friday the Louisville Cardinals will look to become bowl eligible for the first time since 2006, when they go on the road to take on the Rutgers Scarlet Knights in Big East action. The Cardinals lost 17-10 to West Virginia for their second straight loss, while the Scarlet Knights got rolled 69-38 at Cincinnati, and will now need to win this week and go on the road and beat West Virginia next week to reach the six-win mark. The Scarlet Knights are 7-2 against the Cardinals, including a 31-14...
Read more about College Football Odds: Louisville at Rutgers West Virginia at Louisville - November 16, 2010This Saturday the West Virginia Mountaineers will look to keep their Big East title hopes alive when they go on the road to take on the Louisville Cardinals. The Mountaineers snapped a two game losing streak with an impressive 37-10 win over Cincinnati last week, while the Cardinals loss a heartbreaker in overtime 24-21 to South Florida. The Mountaineers are 9-2 against the Cardinals, including a 17-9 win at home last season. The oddsmakers don’t seem to think home field will help Louisville...
Read more about West Virginia at Louisville College Football Picks: South Florida at Louisville - November 11, 2010This Saturday the South Florida Bulls will go on the road to take on the Louisville Cardinals in Big East play. After losing two close games to start conference play, the Bulls have won two straight, including a 28-27 win over Rutgers in their last game. The Cardinals come in off an impressive 28-20 win at Syracuse last week, and will look to win two straight in conference play for the first time this season. The road team has dominated in this series, winning the last seven games by an average of...
Read more about College Football Picks: South Florida at Louisville Louisville at Syracuse - November 2, 2010This Saturday the Syracuse Orange will look to continue their impressive play when they host the Louisville Cardinals. After getting demolished by Pittsburgh 45-14, the Orange have rolled off back-to-back wins over the West Virginia and Cincinnati to become bowl eligible. The Cardinals met up with that same Pittsburgh team last week, and wound up losing 20-3 for their second loss in their last three games. Louisville took home a hard fought 10-9 win last year when these two teams met up, but the...
Read more about Louisville at Syracuse College Football Picks: Louisville at Pittsburgh - October 26, 2010This Saturday the Pittsburgh Panthers will look to continue their strong start in Big East play when they host the Louisville Cardinals. The Panthers improved to 2-0 in conference play with an impressive 41-21 win over an emotional Rutgers teams, while the Cardinals posted their second shutout in the last three games, beating Connecticut 26-0 at home. The Panthers have won two straight in the series, including a 35-10 win last season. If you are thinking about bettting on the game this weekend, the...
Read more about College Football Picks: Louisville at Pittsburgh Connecticut at Louisville - October 18, 2010This Saturday the Louisville Cardinals will host the Connecticut Huskies in Big East action, with both teams still looking for their first conference win. The Cardinals came up short last Friday against Cincinnati, losing 35-27, while the Huskies fell to Rutgers 27-24 on the road. Last year the Huskies dropped the Cardinals 38-25 at home for their third straight win in the series. If you are thinking about betting on the game this weekend, the current college football odds have the Huskies as 2-point...
Read more about Connecticut at Louisville Cincinnati at Louisville - October 12, 2010This Friday the Louisville Cardinals will host the Cincinnati Bearcats in a Big East matchup that features two of the conferences new head coaches. Charlie Strong has the Cardinals off to a 3-2 start, while Butch Jones is struggling to get the Bearcats headed in the right direction, as they are just 2-3 after their first five games. These two schools are located just 106 miles apart from each other, and this series is known as the Battle for the Keg of Nails. The Bearcats have won the last two meetings,...
Read more about Cincinnati at Louisville Louisville at Oregon State - September 18, 2010No. 25 Oregon State will need to put its Week 1 loss behind it while focusing on the game at hand, and not looking forward to its upcoming meeting with another top 10 opponent, as they host the Louisville Cardinals in their 2010 season-opener at Reser Stadium on Saturday, September 18 at 11:15 PM EST. The college football odds show the Beavers –19 ½ over Louisville with a total of 52 points. The Beavs have had plenty of time to think about all of the things that went wrong in Dallas against a...
Read more about Louisville at Oregon State Kentucky at Louisville Spread - September 2, 2010This Saturday the Kentucky Wildcats will square off against the Louisville Cardinals in a classic instate rivalry game. With a 34-27 win in 2009, Kentucky has now won three straight against Louisville, but must travel to the Cardinals home field this season. Kentucky finished the 2009 season at 7-6, but were just 3-5 in SEC play. This year the Wildcats welcome in new head coach Joker Phillips, as Rich Brooks decided to call it quits after the end of last season. Phillips doesn’t exactly step...
Read more about Kentucky at Louisville Spread 2010 Louisville College Football Predictions - July 30, 2010The Louisville athletic department ousted Steve Kragthorpe as head coach following a third straight losing season. Former Florida Gators defensive coordinator Charlie Strong took over the position and brought an entirely new staff with him. Cardinal fans are notorious for showing their passion in the basketball stands, but a clean slate gives them reason to travel and check out the football team in 2010. Strong has his work cut out for him with only 12 starters returning from last year’s...
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