As much as we would like to believe Phil Steele and Ron Zook on their prediction of Kentucky beating Louisville this Sunday, the Wildcats are still a 14 point underdog by Las Vegas.
CBS Sports’ Evan Hilbert has [URL=”http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/blog/college-football-rapidreports/19995102/preview-kentucky-wildcats-at-louisville-cardinals”]written a preview of the Governor’s Cup [/URL]and looks at some of the important numbers going into the matchup.
[QUOTE][COLOR=#333333][FONT=arial][B]Magic number for Louisville: [/B]2. The Cardinals had sustained a level of dominance over the Wildcats during the Bobby Petrino era, however all that good was undone when Steve Kragthorpe arrived. He lost three straight to the ‘Cats, but now head coach Charlie Strong is trying to make it two wins in a row.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#333333][FONT=arial][B]Magic number for Kentucky: [/B]2,060. That’s the number of tickets the University of Kentucky returned unsold to Louisville. Usually Wildcat fans cram into Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium, but not this year. Louisville will have a decided home-field advantage.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#333333][FONT=arial][B]The game comes down to: [/B]Composure. If the young Cardinals can mantain their composure in the rain, they win easily. They are the superior team on both sides of the ball. One area of concern, however: kicking. If the game comes down to a field goal, Strong is not confident in his place kickers.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#333333][FONT=arial][B]Prediction: [/B]Louisville 30, Kentucky 17[/FONT][/COLOR]
[/QUOTE]
