What channel is Louisville vs Tennessee basketball on today? Time, TV schedule, odds

November 9, 2024College Basketball

Louisville basketball will try to score the first signature win of the Pat Kelsey era today against No. 12 Tennessee at the KFC Yum! Center.

This matchup, the first installment of a home-and-home series, is a much-needed test for the Cardinals (1-0), who dismantled Morehead State, 93-45, in Monday’s season opener, and should have their 22,090-seat arena reaching decibels it hasn’t in several years.

“It makes an impact on that game that’s really indescribable,” Kelsey said Friday when asked about what’s shaping up to be a raucous home environment. “I know the energy is going to be electric.”

The Volunteers (1-0), fresh off a 27-9 season and a trip to the Elite Eight this past spring, kicked off Year 10 under coach Rick Barnes with an 80-64 win over Gardner-Webb on Monday. They are led by senior point guard Zakai Zeigler, who was an All-SEC selection and the conference’s Defensive Player of the Year in 2023-24.

Here’s what you need to know to follow along from home:

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Louisville Cardinals guard J’Vonne Hadley (1) slams down two in the first half against Spalding University at the Cardinals second exhibition game at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Kentucky Monday, Oct. 28, 2024.

U of L and Tennessee are scheduled to tip off at noon today inside the Yum! Center.

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Louisville men’s head basketball coach Pat Kelsey talks to his team during a time-out as the Cards easily defeated Young Harris College 106-59 in the Louisville Cards’ first exhibition game at the KFC Yum! Center in downtown Louisville, Ky. Oct. 21, 2024.

Betting odds: Louisville is a 1 ½-point underdog (-105) on BetMGM, which set the over-under at 154 ½ points (-110).

Score predictions: KenPom.com gives the Cards a 46% chance of winning and projects a 77-75 final score in Tennessee’s favor. BartTorvik.com is also forecasting a Vols victory (58%), with a projected final score of 80-78.