How to watch

You can watch Saturday’s game between the ‘Hoos and the Cardinals at 4:00 PM ET on ACCN. That means you can watch the game on ACCN on TV, ESPN.com, or the ESPN app with any television provider or via an ESPN+ subscription.

Location: Charlottesville, VA
Date: January 4th, 2025
Time: 4:00 PM ET
Channel: ACCN
Betting Line: Louisville -5.5

Game thread

Tipoff is at 4:00 – leave your pre-, in-, and post-game thoughts here and be sure to check back in for plenty of postgame content!

We’ll also be active on Twitter throughout the game and all season long so follow along on there for our staff’s live reactions.

Streaking the Lawn – @STL_UVA

Zach Carey – @Zach_Carey_

Dan Siegel – @DanSiegel_

Corbin Lathrop – @CorbinLathrop

John Kurcina – @JohnKurcina

Trey Kelleher – @TreyKelleher3

Gavin Booker – @GavinBookerPxP

Garrett Keogh – @Garrett_Keogh01

Pregame Content

Game Notes

Lastly, here are game notes from UVA:

All-Time vs. Louisville

• Virginia is 24-5 all-time vs. Louisville in a series that dates to 1923-24.

• UVA has a nine-game home win streak against Louisvlle and has won 18 of the last 19 meetings.

• The Cavaliers are 11-1 vs. the Cardinals in Charlottesville, including the 9-0 mark at JPJ.

• UVA is 19-2 vs. Louisville since the Cardinals joined the ACC.

Last Time vs. The Cardinals

• Ryan Dunn scored a career-high 19 points and added 11 rebounds in Virginia’s 69-52 win at Louisville on Jan. 27, 2024.

• UVA held Louisville to 4 of 20 shooting in the first half and led 41-13.

• UVA shot 50 percent and made 8 of 17 3-pointers in the win.

• Reece Beekman added nine points, nine assists and five steals, while Isaac McKneely and Jacob Groves each tallied nine points.

• UVA converted 18 Louisville turnovers into 24 points and out-scored the Cardinals 30-18 in the paint.