19th-ranked Cardinals battle Blazers at Freedom Hall

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12/27/2008 - Louisville, KY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 19th-ranked Louisville Cardinals will play host to former Conference USA rival UAB this afternoon at Freedom Hall.

UAB has won its last three games to improve to 8-3 overall. The Blazers are fresh off a 76-43 romp over Florida Atlantic on Monday, and all three of their losses thus far have come by 10 or fewer points. The most impressive victory came over a strong Arizona squad by one point back in mid-November.

Louisville dropped a 70-64 decision to Minnesota last Saturday, and that setback halted a five-game win streak. The Cardinals have played a rather weak schedule thus far as the best win on their resume' came against an Ole Miss squad decimated by injury. Clearly, Rick Pitino's club will face plenty of challenges when the Big East Conference slate begins.

Louisville owns an 11-4 series lead over UAB, and the teams last met in 2005 when both were members of C-USA.

UAB, which is generating 75.1 ppg, is limiting opponents to 67.5 ppg on 40.2 percent shooting from the floor. There are three players on the roster averaging double figures in scoring, and considering that the fourth-leading scorer on the team is netting only 6.5 ppg, the importance of the standout trio can not be overlooked. Robert Vaden currently paces UAB with 19.4 ppg, and Paul Delaney III adds 16.8 ppg. As for Lawrence Kinnard, he provides 16.6 ppg to go with 9.1 rpg. In the blowout victory over Florida Atlantic, the Blazers limited the Owls to 28.6 percent shooting from the floor. Delaney III showed his all-around ability in posting 16 points, eight rebounds and six assists. Vaden netted 12 points, while Kinnard and Crawford pitched in 10 points. Kinnard also pulled down 12 rebounds for the Blazers.

Louisville connected on only 37.7 percent of its field goal attempts in the loss to Minnesota last weekend. The Cardinals finished with 16 turnovers and shot a disappointing 20-of-33 from the foul line. Terrence Williams scored a team-high 17 points in defeat, and the versatile forward also had six rebounds and five assists. Earl Clark pitched in with 16 points and 11 rebounds, and Jerry Smith added 12 points. Samuels is just a freshman, but he is scoring 15.0 ppg on 54.8 percent shooting from the floor. Clark provides 13.6 ppg and 9.3 rpg, and Williams adds 10.9 ppg and 8.8 rpg. The rebounding ability of those three players makes Louisville tough to beat. The Cardinals are grabbing 6.8 rpg more than the opposition while outscoring foes by 18.9 ppg on average.

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