Louisville football is taking on the North Carolina Tar Heels Saturday evening in a crucial road matchup. Louisville remains in the race to return to the ACC Championship Game, as the Cards are 6-3 on the season and 5-2 in conference play. Louisville got good news Thursday, as one of its star offensive weapons is expected to return.
Lawayne McCoy was listed as probable on the initial injury report, which is a major boost to this explosive offense. McCoy suffered a knee injury in the Syracuse matchup and missed the past two games, but with the 4-star transfer listed as probable, he appears to be trending in the right direction to play this weekend.
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Louisville basketball's ACC Title odds after Duke's first loss
Louisville basketball is currently 2-0 and is ranked No. 10 in the nation. Pat Kelsey and the Cardinals are coming off a dominant second half in which they defeated Morehead State 107-57. The Cardinals entered the season with their eyes set on a few goals, including winning their first ACC Title.
After the first couple of weeks of basketball, Louisville still has the third-highest odds to win the ACC Title, at +480. Despite Duke’s loss to Michigan State, the Blue Devils are still the favorite at -120, according to FanDuel, and the Virginia Cavaliers are just ahead of Louisville at +380.
Behind these three, rounding out the top five is Miami with +1000 odds and Virginia Tech at +2700.
Read full story: Louisville has a real shot at the ACC crown, but two teams stand in the way
Louisville vs UNC injury updates and more
The Cardinals take on UNC Saturday evening in Chapel Hill, marking the first time these two programs will play each other since 2017. Louisville won that previous matchup 47-35, and the Cards have won the last two games and four of the last five.
Now, they will try and win their sixth straight game and keep their ACC Championship dreams alive. The Cardinals got a key injury update that star wide receiver Lawayne McCoy is probable and likely to play, while North Carolina got a crushing update that starting linebacker Jonathan Agumadu is out.
The Cardinals are currently 3.5-point road favorites, and ESPN Analytics gives UofL a 60% chance of winning this Saturday night game in Chapel Hill.
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