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Austin Peay Governors @ Louisville Cardinals

Current Records: Austin Peay 0-0, Louisville 0-0

How To Watch

  • When: Saturday, August 31, 2024 at 12 p.m. ET
  • Where: L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium -- Louisville, Kentucky
  • TV: ACC Network
  • Follow: CBS Sports App
  • Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
  • Ticket Cost: $14.00

What to Know

The Austin Peay Governors will hit the road to start this year's campaign against the Louisville Cardinals. Kickoff is scheduled at 12:00 p.m. ET on Saturday at L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium.

A big factor in this game might be rushing touchdowns, as these two were some of the best in the league in that department last year. Louisville were ranked 18th in the nation last season, with 27 over the course of the season. Austin Peay did even better, as they were ranked fourth with 18 in total.

Looking back to last season, Louisville had a phenomenal run, finishing with a superb 10-3 record. Similarly, Austin Peay also had a stellar season and finished 9-3.

Looking forward, Louisville is probably looking forward to this one considering their 39.5 advantage in the spread. They finished last season with an even 6-6-1 record against the spread.

Louisville ought to be happy about their advantage in the spread: the team was a solid 9-3 when favored last season. Betting on them to win was the most profitable play last year, as bettors who put $100 on that outcome in every game walked away with $214.45. Sadly, Austin Peay will open their season as the underdog, and the team was 0-2 as such last year.

Odds

Louisville is a big 39.5-point favorite against Austin Peay, according to the latest college football odds.

The line on this game has moved quite a bit since it opened, as it started out with the Cardinals as a 26.5-point favorite.


The over/under is 54.5 points.

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Injury Report for Louisville

  • Jimmy Calloway: out (Undisclosed)
  • Caullin Lacy: out (Collarbone)
  • Jordan Guerad: out (Undisclosed)
  • Ahmari Huggins-Bruce: doubtful (Not Injury Related)

Injury Report for Austin Peay

  • Davion Hood: out (Transfer Portal)