The Louisville Cardinals will end its disappointing 2007 season Thursday night if they don’t figure out how to beat Ray Rice and the Rutgers Scarlet Knights when they visit Papa Johns’s Cardinal Stadium in Louisville, Ky., in both schools final regular season game. Louisville at 5-6 needs a win to become bowl eligible and avoid a losing season under first year coach Steve Kragthorpe. The game will be televised on ESPN with kick-off time set for 7:45 p.m. ET.
Oddsmakers at online sports wagering giant Bodog (Bodoglife.com) currently have the Cardinals listed as 3-point favorites versus the Scarlet Knights, while the game's total is sitting at 60.
Rutgers enters the game at 7-4 overall and 3-3 in BIG EAST action following a 20-16 win over Pittsburgh on Nov. 17. Sophomore cornerback Devin McCourty intercepted a pass from Pittsburgh quarterback Pat Bostick in the end zone with 19 seconds remaining to seal the win, while junior Ray Rice rushed for 112 yards and a touchdown. The Scarlet Knights are in search of their third consecutive victory to close out the regular season. Rutgers is bowl-eligible for the third straight season and will play in the post-season for the first time in school history for the third consecutive year.
The Cards dropped their second straight game on Nov. 17 when they fell to USF 55-17 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla. It was the third straight loss at USF for U of L since the two schools began playing each other in 2003. USF forced seven turnovers in the contest and intercepted quarterback Brian Brohm three times. Brohm was held to 213 yards passing – his lowest output of the season.
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