The 2025-26 college basketball season is just days away, and all the experts and insiders are making their bold predictions for the upcoming season. Louisville basketball is expected to be one of the top contenders in the nation as it opens the season with +2000 odds to win the National Title, which is the 10th-best odds in the country.
The Cards went 1-1 in their exhibition games, but it was clear they used that loss to Kansas as a huge learning experience. The Cardinals bounced back from their 90-82 loss to Kansas with an impressive 99-76 victory over Bucknell, which included lights-out shooting from beyond the arc.