Bill Courtney will seek to lead Miami to its first road wins with him as interim head coach on Saturday at Louisville. The Cardinals are having a resurgent season under first-year head coach Bill Courtney. Louisville is 17-6 overall and 10-2, tied for second in the ACC. Miami is 5-17 and 1-10 after winning its first ACC game over Notre Dame last week.
Miami beat Notre Dame with the starters scoring all but one point. That is an aberration this season with Miami 96th nationally with 23.95 points per game from its bench. Louisville is 173rd nationally averaging 21.26 PPG off the bench.
Matthew Cleveland has been exceptional averaging 26.4 PPG, 4.8 rebounds and shooting 56.1 percent from the field over the last five games. Cleveland is third in the ACC shooting 52.8 percent from the floor and 12th in scoring. In ACC games only, Cleveland is third averaging 20.3 PPG.
Miami at Louisville will likely be determined by how well the Hurricanes play defensively. Louisville allows 69.1 PPG, 43.5 percent field goal shooting and 34.8 percent on three-point field goals. Miami allows 79.6 PPG, opponents to shoot 49.6 percent from the floor and 39.5 percent on three-point attempts.
Miami at Louisville FanDuel odds
Miami is receiving 18.5 points against Louisville, per the FanDuel sportsbook. Louisville has odds of -106 and Miami is at -114 on the point spread. The money line is +1,280 for Miami and -3,500 for Louisville. The over/under total is set at 152.5.
Louisville versus Miami series history
Miami is 8-14 all-time versus the Cardinals and 2-6 at Louisville. Louisville won 80-71 at Miami in 2024 the last time they played Miami.
Miami at Louisville TV
Wes Durham will call play-by-play and Dan Bonner will be the analyst for Miami at Louisville with a 2 PM tipoff scheduled on ESPN2.
Miami at Louisville Predictions
Miami has played better lately. The game should be closer than projected. Expect a high-scoring game as well that exceeds 152.5 points.