Something has gone horribly wrong with the Louisville basketball team.
For the third-straight home game, the Cardinals have lost by one point to a team they really should’ve beaten.
After losing to Bellarmine and Wright State by a point, the team lost yet again at home in another “buy” game to Appalachian State, 61-60. The Cardinals had a chance to actually be on the other side a close contest, but the team’s last-second bucket to grab a final lead didn’t get off until after the final buzzer.
The KFC Yum! Center is down bad, and this third-straight loss doesn’t inspire much hope in Louisville returning to prominence this year.
LOUISVILLE AT THE BUZZER… but didn't get it off in time 😅
Cardinals drop to 0-3 as App State (+200 ML) hangs on for the win pic.twitter.com/yTokBexZ0W
— Action Network (@ActionNetworkHQ) November 16, 2022
The celebrating and smiles from Louisville surely turning to shocks and frowns is just too much to bear (unless you’re a cackling Kentucky fan).
The Cardinals entered the game -250 on the moneyline, but the public hammered App State at +6.5. Bettors seemed to have a better understanding of how this game might go than the Cardinals, who earned quite a bad beat on the evening.
There are no easy answers for how Louisville gets better from here, but they’re going to have to rethink the whole “buy game” strategy after these three absolute nosedives.
Feature image courtesy of ESPN.
