Louisville’s Pat Kelsey praises Mikel Brown Jr.’s performance
Louisville basketball coach Pat Kelsey discusses freshman Mikel Brown Jr.’s highlights during the Cardinals’ 74-64 win over the Cincinnati Bearcats.
Louisville basketball begins a stretch of two games in three days today.
Pat Kelsey’s No. 5 Cardinals (5-0) host Eastern Michigan (3-2) at the KFC Yum! Center.
UofL is fresh off its toughest win yet: a 74-64, come-from-behind victory in its 101st meeting against Cincinnati last Friday at Heritage Bank Center. Ryan Conwell led all scorers with a season-high 25 points, 17 of which came during the second half.
Led by fifth-year coach Stan Heath, Eastern Michigan ranked 230th out of 365 Division I teams on KenPom.com after a 97-91 win over Oakland last Friday. The Eagles, who were picked ninth in the Mid-American Conference’s preseason coaches poll, have dropped games to Pittsburgh on the road and IU Indy at home.
Here’s what you need to know to follow today’s game from home:
UofL and EMU are scheduled to tip off at 7 p.m. today inside the Yum! Center.
Betting odds: Louisville is a 33 ½-point favorite (-110) on DraftKings, which set the over/under at 161 ½ points (-115 over, -105 under).
Score predictions: KenPom gives the Cards a 99% chance of winning and projects a 94-68 final score in their favor. BartTorvik.com is also forecasting a UofL victory (98%), with a projected final score of 98-65.
The game between the Cards and the Eagles will air on the ACC Network, which is channel 610 on AT&T U-Verse; channel 612 on DirecTV; channel 402 on Dish; and channels 524 and 937 on Spectrum. Cooper Boardman (play-by-play) and Randolph Childress (analyst) will be on the call.
If you subscribe to a cable package, you’ll be able to livestream the game via ESPN.com and the ESPN app. If you don’t have cable, you can livestream the game via ESPN+ (subscriber only) or Fubo, which offers a free trial here.
William McDermott (play-by-play) and Bob Valvano (analyst) will have the call on the Cardinal Sports Network (WLCL 93.9-FM and WGTK 970-AM in Louisville).
You can also listen online via GoCards.com.
Reach Louisville men’s basketball reporter Brooks Holton at [email protected] and follow him on X at @brooksHolton.
