The Louisville Cardinals (2-3, 0-3 ACC) will be trying to pick up their first conference win of the season when they face the Virginia Cavaliers (2-3, 0-2 ACC) on Saturday afternoon. The Cardinals are coming off a 34-33 loss to Boston College as 13.5-point favorites. The Cavaliers are coming off a 38-17 loss to Duke as two-point underdogs.
Louisville and Virginia split their eight meetings.
The Cardinals followed up their win over USF with a loss to the Eagles in their last game, which dropped them under .500 for the season. They will try to bounce back from the loss with a win over the Cavaliers, which will give them their third win in six games and their first conference win of the season.
Louisville is averaging 26.4 points per game. They are throwing for 221 yards and rushing for 209 yards per game.
Malik Cunningham completed 68 percent of his passes for 186 yards and one touchdown in the loss to the Eagles before leaving with an injury. He also had 62 rushing yards and three touchdowns. He is listed as questionable for this game.
Brock Domann completed one of eight passes for 19 yards and one interception in relief of Cunningham. Tiyon Evans had eight carries for 48 yards, while Trevion Cooley had six carries for 14 yards. Both backs a re also questionable for this game. Tyler Hudson led the team with four catches for 50 yards.
Louisville has played well defensively, giving up 23.4 points per game. They haven’t played well against the run and will need to improve their run defense to give themselves a chance in this game.