The Cardinals have lost two straight games and are 1-1 and in seventh place in the ACC standings. Meanwhile, the Cavaliers have won their last two games and are 2-0 in the league, tied for second place in the ACC.

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Will Bettridge scores his second field goal of the day, a 23-yarder, to cut the Cardinals’ lead.

The Cavaliers score their first points since the first quarter with a 30-yard field goal from Will Bettridge.

Isaac Brown scores the 14-yard touchdown for his second score of the day. The one-play drive was initiated by an errant Virginia punt.

Brock Travelstead hits a 31-yard field goal to give U of L its first lead of the game. This ended an 8-play, 67-yard drive that saw the Cardinals enter the red zone for the third time in the game.

Isaac Brown puts the Cards on the scoreboard with a 7-yard TD run. Brown had 42 yards on three carries during the drive.

Cavaliers backup quarterback Grady Brosterhous rushes into the end zone for a 1-yard touchdown as Virginia converts from 1st to fourth-and-goal. The Cavaliers’ first drive went 75 yards in 11 plays.

• Date: Saturday, October 12th
• Time: 3:30 p.m
• Location: Scott Stadium; Charlottesville, Va

• TV channels: ACC Network
• Streaming: ESPN+
• Radio: Louisville Sports Network (93.9 FM and 970 AM)

Louisville vs. Virginia will be broadcast nationally on ACC Network. Chris Cotter and Mark Herzlich will referee the game from the dressing room at Scott Stadium, with Coley Harvey reporting from the sidelines.

• Series record: Louisville leads 7-5
• Louisville’s last win: 2023 (31-24)
• Virginia’s last victory: 2021 (34-33)

Louisville 35, Virginia 21. Although the Cardinals have struggled recently, coach Jeff Brohm appears to have recognized the issues with the team’s slow start and is working to fix them. It will be enough to get U of L back in the win column.

BetMGM lines and odds as of today:

• Spread: Louisville at 7
• Over/under: 53 ½
• Money line: Louisville, -275 / Virginia, +225

The high temperature will be 79 degrees with mostly sunny skies.

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• Saturday, August 31st: Louisville 62, Austin Peay 0
• Saturday September 7th: Louisville 49, Jacksonville State 14
• Saturday September 14th: BYE
• Saturday September 21st: Louisville 31, Georgia Tech 19*
• Saturday September 28th: Notre Dame 31, Louisville 24
• Saturday, October 5th: SMU 34, Louisville 27*
• Saturday, Oct. 12: Louisville, Virginia* | 3:30 p.m
• Saturday, Oct. 19: Louisville vs. No. 6 Miami* | Midday
• Friday, October 25th: Louisville at Boston College* | 7:30 p.m
• Saturday November 2nd: Louisville, No. 11 Clemson*
• Saturday November 9th: BYE
• Saturday November 16th: Louisville at Stanford*
• Saturday November 23rd: Louisville vs. No. 24 Pittsburgh*
• Saturday November 30th: Louisville, Kentucky

*ACC game

• Saturday, August 31st: Virginia 34, Richmond 13
• Saturday September 7th: Virginia 31, Wake Forest 30*
• Saturday September 14th: Maryland 27, Virginia 13
• Saturday September 21st: Virginia 43, Carolina Coast 24
• Saturday September 28th: BYE
• Saturday, October 5th: Virginia 24, Boston College 14*
• Saturday, Oct. 12: Virginia vs. Louisville* | 3:30 p.m
• Saturday, Oct. 19: Virginia at No. 11 Clemson* | Midday
• Saturday, Oct. 26: Virginia vs. North Carolina*
• Saturday November 2nd: BYE
• Saturday November 9th: Virginia ranked #24 Pittsburgh*
• Saturday November 16th: Virginia at Notre Dame No. 12 | 3:30 p.m
• Saturday November 23rd: Virginia vs. No. 25 SMU*
• Saturday November 30th: Virginia at Virginia Tech*

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