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<p>Two top 20 teams in the nation go head to head in this ranked ACC battle at the KFC Yum! Center on Super Tuesday. The No. 20 Louisville Cardinals are still a bit shorthanded as they host the No. 16 Virginia Cavaliers. The Cavs have lost just twice this year, to Butler on a neutral site and to their rival Virginia Tech in triple overtime on the road. But they are on a three game winning streak and will look to keep it going on the road tonight. Do they have it in them? Or will Pat Kelsey&#8217;s team assert their dominance? Let&#8217;s find out with our favorite picks.</p>
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<h2><a href="/ncaab/matchup/2026-01-13-virginia_cavaliers-louisville_cardinals-n-1/">#16 Virginia Cavaliers vs. #20 Louisville Cardinals NCAA Basketball Insights</a></h2>
<div id="attachment_95036" style="width: 1210px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-95036" class="size-full wp-image-95036" src="https://wp.bettingnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/thijs-de-ridder-virginia-basketball.jpg" alt="Thijs de Ridder leads Virginia with 16.4 points per game, adding 6.1 rebounds as well - Virginia Louisville Picks" width="1200" height="800" srcset="https://wp.bettingnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/thijs-de-ridder-virginia-basketball.jpg 1200w, https://wp.bettingnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/thijs-de-ridder-virginia-basketball-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wp.bettingnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/thijs-de-ridder-virginia-basketball-1024x683.jpg 1024w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /><p id="caption-attachment-95036" class="wp-caption-text">Thijs de Ridder leads Virginia with 16.4 points per game, adding 6.1 rebounds as well</p></div>
<p>Virginia is a very slow team. They have seen just three games total at least 70 possessions in regulation, and two of those games were part of their opening five contests. Tonight, they will need to severely limit the chances they give the Cardinals, because this is a very potent offense they are facing. However, Louisville will still be missing stud freshman Mikel Brown Jr. who remains injured on the sidelines. Can the other Cardinal guards step up in his absence?</p>
<p>The Cardinals have lost four games, and I&#8217;ll forgive them on three of them. They lost on the road to Arkansas and Tennessee and then to the Duke Blue Devils at home. However, losing to Stanford does not look great. Coming off a home win against Boston College, do they have what it takes to take down this top 12 team.</p>
<h3>Matchup Information &#8211; Virginia vs. Louisville &#8211; January 13</h3>
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<li>Venue &amp; Location: KFC Yum! Center (Louisville, KY)</li>
<li>Date: Tuesday, January 13, 2025</li>
<li>Kick Off: 7:00 p.m. Eastern</li>
<li>Broadcast: ESPN2</li>
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<h3>Virginia vs. Louisville Betting Odds</h3>
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<h4>Spread</h4>
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<li>Virginia +3 (-107)</li>
<li>Louisville -3 (-113)</li>
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<h4>Moneyline</h4>
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<li>Virginia +132</li>
<li>Louisville -160</li>
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<h4>Total</h4>
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<li>Over 155 (-112)</li>
<li>Under 155 (-108)</li>
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<p>Louisville is going to try and run, and they take a bunch of threes. Lucky for them, they shoot almost 10% better from deep and inside the arc at home compared to on the road. Will Virginia have the defense to slow them down?</p>
<h2><a href="/ncaab/matchup/2026-01-13-virginia_cavaliers-louisville_cardinals-n-1/">#16 Virginia vs. #20 Louisville NCAA Basketball Picks and Predictions</a></h2>
<div id="attachment_95037" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-95037" class="size-full wp-image-95037" src="https://wp.bettingnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/isaac-mcneely-louisville-basketball-1.jpg" alt="Isaac McNeely shoots over 42% from deep at home this season - Louisville Virginia Picks" width="1024" height="790" srcset="https://wp.bettingnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/isaac-mcneely-louisville-basketball-1.jpg 1024w, https://wp.bettingnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/isaac-mcneely-louisville-basketball-1-300x231.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><p id="caption-attachment-95037" class="wp-caption-text">Isaac McNeely shoots over 42% from deep at home this season</p></div>
<h3>Virginia vs. Louisville Prediction: Louisville Wins and Covers, Over 155</h3>
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<p>As much as I lean with Louisville and the over, I&#8217;ve chosen to back Isaac McNeely to put the ball in the hoop. This is a bit of a &#8220;personal revenge&#8221; game, as he spent his first three years of collegiate hoops playing for Virginia. I see him shining against his former team.</p>
<p>I originally looked at his threes, which is listed at over 2.5 for the same price. However, I see him doing whatever it takes to score. No Mikel Brown, and Ryan Conwell is a little banged up, so the Cardinals should turn to their shooter to put up plenty of points. He leads the team in minutes, averaging 29 per game, but he&#8217;s played at least 30 in six straight, averaging closer to 34 minutes per game during that stretch. He shoots 42.9% from deep at home, and 84% of his shots come from downtown, but obviously Virginia knows this. They will do whatever it takes to make him put the ball on the floor instead of getting good looks off the pass from downtown.</p>
<p>However I don&#8217;t think it matters. McNeely takes 1.4 more threes at home than he does on the road, he&#8217;s had a minimum of five three point attempts in 14/16 games this year, and has cleared this line in half his contests, ending with 11 points twice. I will be kicking myself if he knocks down three threes and goes 2/2 from the stripe, but I see him taking enough shots to clear this line with ease.</p>
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