Big Red Louie
Fansided

Louisville Basketball: Previewing The Cards Brutal Next Five Games

By Derek Snyder

Dec 27, 2014; Louisville, KY, USA; The Louisville Cardinals battle the Kentucky Wildcats during the first half at KFC Yum! Center. Kentucky defeated Louisville 58-50. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Rhodes-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 27, 2014; Louisville, KY, USA; The Louisville Cardinals battle the Kentucky Wildcats during the first half at KFC Yum! Center. Kentucky defeated Louisville 58-50. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Rhodes-USA TODAY Sports /
facebooktwitterreddit
Prev
2 of 5
Next
Nov 13, 2016; Lexington, KY, USA; Kentucky Wildcats guard De
Nov 13, 2016; Lexington, KY, USA; Kentucky Wildcats guard De /

#6 Kentucky Wildcats at #11 Louisville Cardinals

Out of all the games that Louisville will be playing at the end of the month, I feel like this is going to be the hardest one to win. As Cardinals fans, we just had to admit, John Calipari just has Rick Pitino’s number. The Wildcats have won four games in a row in the series and look primed to beat the Cards again this season.

2016 Wins: Stephen F. Austin, Canisius, #13 Michigan State, Duquesne, Cleveland State, Tennessee-Martin, Arizona State, Valparaiso, and Hofstra

2016 Losses: #11 UCLA

What you need to keep in mind is that those rankings above reflect when the two teams played. For example, UCLA is now the second ranked team in the country after beating Kentucky a few weekends ago.

With that being said, as talented as this UK team is, they have played a cupcake of a schedule so far in 2016. Michigan State has turned out to be awful, as they are currently unranked and you would be hard-pressed to find a legit win after that one.

If there is any reason to bash the Cats, it’s that they haven’t performed great against a high-level team yet this season.

Next: Virginia

Home/Louisville Basketball