4:03 pm
March 26

NCAAW Tournament Wichita Region: #4 Tennessee v. #1 Louisville

Who will WIN this matchup?

#4 Tennessee Lady Volunteers (23-8)

#1 Louisville Cardinals (25-4)

 

Current odds:

Tennessee Lady Volunteers: (+255)

Louisville Cardinals: (-315)

 

• The spread for the game is Louisville by 7.5 points.

• Louisville has averaged 72.4 points per game this season while Tennessee gives up 60.6 per contest. The Cardinals are 24-1 when they score over 61 points. The Cardinals are a solid offensive rebounding team this season, averaging 13.1 per game. That mark is good enough for fourth in the ACC.

• The Lady Volunteers score 70.2 points per game, more than the 55 Louisville allows. When Tennessee gets to the 55-point mark, it is 21-3 on the year. The Lady Volunteers have created 13.4 takeaways per game this season while averaging 17 giveaways a contest. Louisville is 14-3 this season when committing more than 13 turnovers.

• Van Lith leads Louisville in scoring and puts up 14 points per game. Kianna Smith paces the squad with 2.9 assists and averages 11.9 points, while Emily Engstler leads the Cardinals with 9.1 rebounds per game and adds 11.7 points. Smith’s 1.9 made three-pointers per contest makes her Louisville’s most prolific three-point shooter. She connects on 38 percent of her shots from beyond the arc.

• Jordan Horston leads Tennessee in scoring (16.1 points per game), rebounding (9.3 rebounds per game) and assisting (4.0 assists per game). Rae Burrell tacks on 11.8 points for the Lady Volunteers, and Tamari Key averages 10.7 points, eight rebounds and 3.5 blocks per game. Tess Darby helps space the floor for Tennessee, leading the Lady Volunteers by averaging 1.4 made three-pointers per game while shooting 38 percent from downtown.

6/10
Confidence
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#1 Louisville Cardinals
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