Virginia Opens as Home Underdogs Against Louisville

The oddsmakers predict the Cavaliers will suffer their first home loss of the season to the Cardinals on Saturday

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After a rough 0-2 start to ACC play, the Virginia Cavaliers (2-3, 0-2 ACC) return to Charlottesville for their first conference home game of the season against the Louisville Cardinals (2-3, 0-3 ACC) on Saturday at 12pm at Scott Stadium. 

For the third-consecutive game and fourth time this season, the oddsmakers have the Cavaliers as the underdog in the game, as UVA is currently a consensus 3.5-point underdog against Louisville. Virginia opened as a 5-point underdog on Caesars Sportsbook and a 5.5-point underdog on DraftKings, but both have since moved the line slightly in UVA's favor to +3.5. 

This is the first time Virginia is an underdog as home since the Cavaliers hosted Notre Dame last season in a game in which the Fighting Irish were favored by nine points. Notre Dame covered, beating UVA 28-3. 

Virginia is 1-4 against the spread so far this season:
Week 1: Virginia (-21.0) defeated Richmond 34-17
Week 2: Virginia (+4.0) lost to Illinois 24-3
Week 3: Virginia (-8.5) defeated Old Dominion 16-14
Week 4: Virginia (+9.5) lost to Syracuse 22-20
Week 5: Virginia (+2.0) lost to Duke 38-17

Louisville is 2-3 against the spread so far this season:
Week 1: Louisville (-6.0) lost to Syracuse 31-7
Week 2: Louisville (+5.5) defeated UCF 20-14
Week 3: Louisville (+2.5) lost to Florida State 35-31
Week 4: Louisville (-15.5) defeated USF 41-3
Week 5: Louisville (-13.5) lost to Boston College 34-33

The over/under is currently set at 52.

For more college football odds and lines, see SI Sportsbook.

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