3. Louisville splashes 12 or more 3-pointers
Louisville has shown through its four games (including two preseason games) that it lives and dies by the 3-point line. The biggest X-factor for this game is whether Louisville can shoot consistently, as they did against Bucknell when they splashed 26 3-pointers, or as they did in the two regular-season games where they made 10 or more 3-pointers.
The 3-point line is going to be crucial for Louisville tonight, and if McKneely, Conwell, and Brown Jr. can get hot from beyond the arc, that is the recipe for success. Louisville is going to splash at least 12 3-pointers tonight and is going to be led by its big 3. Louisville has to put up a lot of points to beat Kentucky, and they showed against Kansas that they can get good looks against good teams. Now, tonight, they have to show they can make those looks.
Louisville is going to put on a shooting clinic tonight and show the nation why everyone talked about them this offseason as one of the best 3-point shooting teams.