Virginia at Louisville 2/8/20 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

The Virginia Cavaliers visit KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Kentucky on Saturday for an Atlantic Coast Conference tilt versus the No. 5 ranked Louisville Cardinals. Virginia improved to 15-6 overall and 7-4 in the ACC following its 51-44 victory over the Clemson Tigers on Wednesday. Braxton Key led the Cavaliers with 19 points including a pair of three-pointers during the last five minutes of regulation.

Mamadi Diakite is the leading scorer for Virginia with an average of 13.5 points per game, while Braxton Key is the second leading scorer and leading rebounder with averages of 10.7 points and 7.4 rebounds per game. Kihei Clark is the leader in assists for the Cavaliers with an average of 6.0 per game.

Louisville improved to 20-3 overall and an ACC leading 11-1 following its 86-76 victory on Wednesday over the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. Jordan Nwora led the Cardinals with 21 points and was instrumental in the Cardinals 18-5 run during the second half. Louisville leads the ACC by 1 ½  games over the Duke Blue Devils in Florida State Seminoles.

Jordan Nwora is the leading scorer for Louisville with an average of 19.3 points per game while Dwayne Sutton is the third leading scorer and  leading rebounder with averages of 9.1 points and 8.5 rebounds per game and Darius Perry is the assist leader with an average of 3.1 per game.