Vegas ACC Predictions
Murray State at No. 25 Louisville
What a way for the Louisville Cardinals to start the Bobby Petrino era part two! With a new quarterback and a new system, they took complete control of the game against a very talented Miami Hurricanes team, and both teams were very different from the teams that met last year in the Russell Athletic Bowl. Now Petrino has the Cardinals hyped up to become one of the ACC’s elite, but to do that they still need to work out some issues, most notably consistency from Will Gardner at quarterback. Gardner needs to work on his pocket presence and not fumbling the ball when he’s hit, but this isn’t a great game to solve those problems.
Murray State is a team all about offense that went 6-6 last year and is now 1-0, but it’s all about offense. This team plays no defense will try to match the Cardinals score for score if it is to pull off the major upset.
Prediction
The Louisville Cardinals with Petrino’s offense and their veteran defense will absolutely destroy Murray State. This game will never be close, and expect the dismantling to start early. But unfortunately, the offense won’t be able to improve on anything playing against air.
Louisville: 68 Murray State: 7