Louisville-Notre Dame Odds Preview

The Louisville Cardinals and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Joyce Center. Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 4-point favorites versus the Fighting Irish, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Louisville defeated St. John's 60-47 as an 11-point underdog on Sunday. The combined score fell UNDER the posted over/under total (132). Jerry Smith netted a game-high 21 points for Louisville and Earl Clark added 12 points and eight rebounds in the win. Tory Jackson led Notre Dame with 17 points off the bench in a 89-63 loss to UCLA on Saturday afternoon. The Irish did not cover the 11.5-point spread, while the final score played OVER the day's posted total of 149. Current streak: Notre Dame has lost 7 straight games. Team records: Louisville: 18-4 SU, 13-9 ATS Notre Dame: 12-10 SU, 5-12 ATS Louisville most recently: When playing on Thursday are 8-2 Before playing DePaul are 4-6 After playing St. John's are 3-2 After a win are 8-2 Notre Dame most recently: When playing on Thursday are 5-5 Before playing South Florida are 3-1 After playing UCLA are 3-0 After a loss are 4-6 A few trends to consider: Louisville is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road Louisville is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road Louisville is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Louisville's last 5 games Notre Dame is 21-4 SU in its last 25 games at home The total has gone OVER in 6 of Notre Dame's last 8 games Notre Dame is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games Notre Dame is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games Next up: Louisville home to DePaul, Sunday, February 15 Notre Dame home to South Florida, Sunday, February 15