The Cards are coming off a terrific win last night over the #21 ranked N.C. State Wolfpack, the fan base is as energized as it has been in what feels like an eternity, and the team has to follow up with an early Saturday afternoon sleeper against a middle-of-the-road conference foe. This normally would be a recipe for disaster and the perfect hangover game for the Pitt Panthers to pounce on when they come to town. But in a strange way Louisville may be lucky that Pitt was able to squeak by and end their 12-game slump against Louisville two weeks ago in Pittsburgh. Instead of Cardinal fans going into tomorrow’s game terrified that their squad is primed for an upset, this game is not being overlooked by anyone and everyone’s ready for a revenge game.



Since UofL joined the ACC in 2014, the Cards are 5-3 in revenge games, with all 3 revenge game losses coming to, of course, Virginia. While at Xavier, Coach Mack held an impressive 16-10 record in revenge games, with a majority of those losses coming at the hands of arguably this decade’s best program, Villanova.

While Pittsburgh is certainly not Villanova, although they’re from the same state, Pitt is certainly not the same Panthers team we have gotten used to seeing over the last few years. Jeff Capel and his squad will be rolling into the Yum! tomorrow with a 1-3 record since we last saw them. Don’t let those three losses fool you, however. Two of those losses came on the road against Top 25 N.C. State and the always unpredictable Syracuse Orange. The other loss came from Duke, which doesn’t require any explanation. Pittsburgh also holds top 70 ratings in all three major computer polls (Sagarin, KenPom, NET).

This game should make everyone nervous. It has all the makings of your typical trap game. But I find it very hard to believe that Coach Mack and the Cardinals are looking past tomorrow’s game. Especially with revenge on their minds. Let’s hope that the Cards get the job done and tie the program’s best start in ACC play since joining the conference.

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