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The fans at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium will be treated to a game between the Charlotte 49ers and the Louisville Cardinals when they take their seats on Thursday.

TopBet sportsbook opened the Cardinals as -39.5-point favorites versus the 49ers, while the game's total opened at 59.5.

Last time out for Louisville, they were a 27-21 winner as they battled Aggies at home. Louisville covered in the match as a -3-point favorite, while 48 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.

In their last action, Charlotte was a 27-7 loser on the road against Owls. They failed to cover the +11-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (34) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.

CHARLOTTE 49ERS
PASSING: Kevin Olsen 15/30 CP-ATT, 110 YD, 0.6 TD, 2.4 INT
RUSHING: Kalif Phillips 22 RUSH, 53 YD, 0.3 TD
RECEIVING: Trent Bostick 3 REC, 27 YD, 0.1 TD

LOUISVILLE CARDINALS
PASSING: Lamar Jackson 17/26 CP-ATT, 220 YD, 2.4 TD, 0.8 INT
RUSHING: Lamar Jackson 13 RUSH, 83 YD, 1.1 TD
RECEIVING: Jamari Staples 4 REC, 66 YD, 0.4 TD

The public is 70% on the Louisville Cardinals to cover the spread. The point spread opened at LVILLE -37.5. The line movement indicates more money is being placed on the side of the Louisville Cardinals to cover.

CURRENT SEASON RECORDS
The Charlotte 49ers are not a good team to back based on their 2-7, -570 record against the spread. The Louisville Cardinals are an average team against the spread (6-6). Charlotte 49ers games have come under more than over with an O-U record of 5-6. Louisville Cardinals games have gone over more than under with an O-U record of 6-5. SportsLine picks have generated a +260 unit profit going 7-4.

Charlotte:
Team record: 2-10 SU,3-6-3 ATS
Current Streak: lost 10 straight games.

Louisville:
Team record: 8-5 SU,7-6 ATS

Next up:
Charlotte home to Elon Saturday, September 10
Louisville at Syracuse Friday, September 9