Kentucky vs. Louisville Women’s Basketball Predictions & Picks: Spread, Total – November 16

Published 2:36 pm Saturday, November 16, 2024

Saturday’s contest between the No. 20 Kentucky Wildcats (3-0) and the No. 18 Louisville Cardinals (2-1) at Memorial Coliseum has a projected final score of 67-61 based on our computer prediction, with Kentucky coming out on top. Tipoff is at 6:00 PM ET on November 16.

Based on our computer prediction, Kentucky is projected to cover the spread (1.5) against Louisville. The two sides are projected to fall short of the 134.5 over/under.

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Kentucky vs. Louisville Game Info & Odds

  • Date: Saturday, November 16, 2024
  • Time: 6:00 PM ET
  • TV channel: SEC Network +
  • Where: Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky
  • Venue: Memorial Coliseum
  • Line: Kentucky -1.5
  • Point total: 134.5
  • Moneyline (to win): Kentucky -120, Louisville +100

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Kentucky vs. Louisville Score Prediction

  • Prediction:
    Kentucky 67, Louisville 61

Spread & Total Prediction for Kentucky vs. Louisville

  • Pick ATS: Kentucky (-1.5)
  • Pick OU: Under (134.5)

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Kentucky Performance Insights

  • Last season, Kentucky was 188th in college basketball on offense (64.4 points scored per game) and 15th-worst on defense (74.4 points allowed).
  • At 30.4 rebounds per game and 34.9 rebounds conceded, the Wildcats were 264th and 297th in college basketball, respectively, last season.
  • Kentucky was 252nd in the nation in assists (11.6 per game) last season.
  • With 4.8 made 3-pointers per game and shooting 29.2% from beyond the arc last year, the Wildcats were 270th and 244th in college basketball, respectively, in those categories.
  • Defensively, Kentucky was 142nd in the nation in 3-pointers conceded per game at 5.6 last year. It was 190th in 3-point percentage allowed at 30.9%.
  • Last year, Kentucky attempted 72.6% of its shots from inside the 3-point line, and 27.4% from beyond it. In terms of made shots, 79.7% of Kentucky’s baskets were 2-pointers, and 20.3% were 3-pointers.

Louisville Performance Insights

  • Louisville ranked 49th in the country last year with 73.4 points per game. At the other end, it ranked 154th with 63.3 points allowed per game.
  • The Cardinals were 76th in the nation with 34.6 rebounds per game. Meanwhile, they ranked 45th with 28.5 rebounds allowed per game.
  • Louisville delivered 13.3 assists per game, which ranked them 150th in the nation.
  • The Cardinals committed 15.1 turnovers per game (185th-ranked in college basketball) this year, while forcing 17.3 turnovers per contest (66th-ranked).
  • Last season the Cardinals made 4.9 three-pointers per game (260th-ranked in college basketball) and shot 32.3% (113th-ranked) from three-point land.
  • Louisville allowed 5.5 treys per game (120th-ranked in college basketball) last year, while allowing a 30.3% three-point percentage (146th-ranked).
  • Of the shots taken by Louisville last year, 74.8% of them were two-pointers (81.9% of the team’s made baskets) and 25.2% were three-pointers (18.1%).

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