Louisville vs. Virginia Prediction: Louisville Predicted to Win College Basketball Matchup [1/4/2025]

College basketball action continues on Saturday at 4:00PM ET as the favored Louisville squares off with Virginia in college basketball action at John Paul Jones Arena.

Based on updated simulations, Dimers' advanced college basketball model (see Dimers Pro for full access) projects Louisville as the most likely winner of today's game.

"Our team has used the latest data to run 10,000 simulations of Saturday's Louisville-Virginia game," said Dimers' Chief Content Officer, Nick Slade.

"By incorporating recent updates and various other inputs, we estimate that Louisville is more likely to win, while Virginia has a lower chance of victory."

For further insights into Saturday's matchup, including the predicted score, best bets and an expanded look at the predicted final score, visit our interactive Louisville vs. Virginia predictions page.

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Louisville vs. Virginia Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Saturday's college basketball game between Virginia and Louisville at John Paul Jones Arena is scheduled to commence at 4:00PM ET.

• Who: Louisville vs. Virginia
• Date: Saturday, January 4, 2025
• Time: 4:00PM ET/1:00PM PT
• Venue: John Paul Jones Arena
• Tickets: Get tickets for the game on Ticketmaster

Dimers.com's in-depth preview of Saturday's Louisville vs. Virginia matchup includes our prediction, picks and the latest betting odds.

Before making any Louisville vs. Virginia picks, be sure to check out the latest college basketball predictions and betting advice from Dimers Pro.

Louisville vs. Virginia Prediction: Who Will Win, Cover the Spread?

Using innovative machine learning and data, we have simulated the result of Saturday's NCAA basketball matchup between Louisville and Virginia 10,000 times as part of our college basketball predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model gives Louisville a 67% chance of defeating Virginia. Our predicted final score has Louisville winning 67-63.

According to our model, Virginia (+5.5) has a 58% chance of covering the spread, while the 130.5-point over/under has an equal 50-50 chance of hitting.

Louisville vs. Virginia Odds

We have sourced the best betting odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

Bet Type	Louisville	Virginia
Spread	-5.5 (-106)	+5.5 (-110)
Moneyline	-225	+190
Total	o130.5 (-115)	u130.5 (-105)

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Louisville vs. Virginia Picks

Our model's biggest edge in today's Louisville vs. Virginia matchup is on the total.

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Conclusion

We predict Louisville, with a 67% win probability, will likely beat Virginia on Saturday.

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