Published: March 10, 2010

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It will be the Cincinnati Bearcats facing off with the Louisville Cardinals in the second round of the Big East Tournament on Wednesday night. They tip off this college basketball game at 9:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by ESPN.

The LVSC college basketball odds makers have set the opening line in this game and it was the Louisville Cardinals coming in as a 6 point betting favorite with the over under coming in at 138.

This game saw no early movement from the college basketball bettors, as the Louisville Cardinals are currently 6 point betting favorites. Totals players will find movement from the betting public coming downward, as the game is lined at 137.

Louisville Cardinals money line players can lay –260 odds with the underdog Cincinnati Bearcats bringing back +280 to win straight up with no need for points on their side.

These Big East conference foes are meeting for the second time this regular season. It was the Louisville Cardinals with the 68-60 home victory over the Cincinnati Bearcats as a 9-point betting favorite back on January 24th. The Cardinals held the Bearcats to 43.4% shooting in victory. The Bearcats were very sloppy with the ball as they lost the turnover margin 15-7 in defeat. There was also a huge free throw shooting discrepancy in that contest as the Cardinals got to the line 19 times to the Bearcats just 4 trips to the charity stripe.

Louisville enters play in the Big East conference tournament with a 20-11 overall record and 11-7 in league play. The team finished tied for fifth in conference and sits in great shape for an at large bid into the NCAA Tournament. Louisville has played well down the stretch winners of 5 of their past 7 games. The Cardinals pulled out the upset win over the #1 team in the nation by defeating Syracuse 78-68 on Saturday as a 1-½ point home underdog. Cardinals shot well against a very good Orange defense by hitting on 46.2% of their shots in victory. Guard Kyle Kuric had a solid game off the bench against Syracuse with 22 points on 9 of 11 shooting from the field and 4 of 6 from beyond the arc.

Cincinnati enters the second round of the Big East Tournament with a 17-14 overall record and 7-11 in Big East play. The team sits outside the bubble and an extreme longshot for an at large bid into the NCAA Tournament. The Bearcats struggled down the stretch losing 5 of 6 entering the Big East Tournament. The Bearcats survived a struggle against Rutgers with a 69-68 victory as an 8-point favorite on Tuesday night. It was another poor shooting night for Cincinnati as they team could only convert on 37.7% of their shots. Cincinnati has hit no better than 39.4% of their shots over their past 4 games. Guard Jaquon Parker led the Bearcats with 13 points on 3 of 6 from three against the Scarlet Knights in victory.

Trend: Cincinnati Bearcats are 1-6 ATS in their past 7 games

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