Take a look at how the Cardinals stack up against the Panthers for their Saturday matchup, and who the statistical models favor:

Putting a poor shooting performance earlier in the week in the rearview mirror, Reyne Smith helped carry Louisville to a hard-earned 82-78 victory over Pittsburgh on Saturday afternoon as the

Louisville basketball added a Quad 1 win to its NCAA Tournament resume at Pitt. Pat Kelsey's Louisville Cardinals have now won six straight games.

PITTSBURGH, PA - JANUARY 11: Louisville Cardinals guard Reyne Smith (6) shoots during the second half of the college basketball game between the Louisville Cardinals and Pittsburgh Panthers on January 11, 2025, at the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, PA. (Photo by Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

PITTSBURGH — Reyne Smith knocked down a career-best seven 3-pointers and Louisville defeated Pittsburgh 82-78 on Saturday, the sixth straight win for the Cardinals. The loss snapped Pittsburgh's 15-game home win streak that included eight wins over Atlantic Coast Conference opponents. Pitt had won its last five meetings with Louisville.

Pitt took on the Louisville Cardinals in an ACC battle at the Petersen Events Center. The Panthers looked to Jaland Lowe and Damian Dunn to lead the way offensively, as Lowe finished with _ points and Dunn added _.

"A NCAA tournament win by first-year head coaches at West Virginia, Utah State, Louisville and Ohio State would make the supporters of those programs feel as if they were ahead-of-schedule in their respective rebuilding efforts," staff writer Myron Medcalf wrote.

Assists_Louisville 12 (Curry 3, Russell 3), Pittsburgh 11 (Battle 4). Fouled Out_Pittsburgh Faye. Rebounds_Louisville 38 (Harris 8), Pittsburgh 35 (Elmore 9). Total Fouls_Louisville 19 ...

The Hall of Fame coach arrived at Arkansas with significant fanfare, but the Razorbacks are in danger of missing out on March Madness.

Receptions Per Game

Time to shuffle the teams and file another weekly ballot in the Associated Press Top 25 poll. 1. Auburn (17-1) — Freshman guard Tahaad Pettiford, a 44% three-point shooter, carried the Tigers past Georgia. They’re off until Tennessee visits Saturday.

A Virginia developer is planning to build Kentucky’s first “hyperscale” data center in Louisville, an operation that could eventually use as much electricity as one of the state’s power plants produces.