Louisville basketball: 3 bold predictions for Cards vs. Notre Dame

By Taron Long | Jan 10, 2020

CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - MARCH 13: John Mooney #33 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish competes for a rebound against Steven Enoch #23 of the Louisville Cardinals during their game in the second round of the 2019 Men's ACC Basketball Tournament at Spectrum Center on March 13, 2019 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /

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Louisville basketball heads north to face the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in a pivotal ACC matchup.

Louisville basketball ended their brief two-game skid with a 74-58 win over Miami on Tuesday night, thanks to Jordan Nwora’s 19 points and 12 rebounds.

The Cards (12-3, 3-1 in the ACC) travel up to South Bend, Indiana for a Saturday showdown with the Fighting Irish. Mike Brey’s squad is once again banged up, but we’ve grown accustomed to Brey doing more with less. While lacking depth, Notre Dame presents a very difficult for challenge behind their double-double machine of a big man in John Mooney and the combination of guards in TJ Gibbs, Prentiss Hubb, and Dane Goodwin.

Notre Dame (10-5, 1-3 in ACC) is coming off a 68-73 road loss at North Carolina State on Wednesday after leading by as many as 12 points.

This will be the 40th all-time meeting between the two programs, with Louisville leading the series 24-15 and having won the last four meetings. The last time these two teams met in South Bend, the Cards came away with an 82-78 2OT victory in January of 2018.

Here are three bold predictions for when the Cards square off against the Irish on Saturday.

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