With only two regular season games under each team’s belt, there are so many uncertainties when trying to handicap Tuesday night’s matchup between Kentucky and Louisville. We just don’t have that many data points on either team.
KenPom is a reliable source. Even though Kentucky is the top team in the efficiency rankings, KenPom gives Louisville a one-point edge.
Out in the desert, Louisville opened as a 2.5-point favorite. After about 18 hours, that number is growing. Louisville is now a 6.5-point favorite on BetMGM.
Lines move all the time. What’s peculiar about this is that more than 70% of bets placed on DraftKings are on Kentucky, yet the big money is backing Louisville.