CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Louisville basketball begins ACC Tournament play today with a chance to reach its semifinal round for the first time since joining the conference in 2014.

To get there, Pat Kelsey‘s No. 2-seeded Cardinals (25-6, 18-2) must win a rematch of their regular-season finale against No. 7 seed Stanford (20-12, 12-9) at the Spectrum Center. If they do, it’ll be the program’s first tournament victory since beating Georgia Tech on March 8, 2022, in Greensboro, North Carolina.

From there, U of L would play either No. 3 Clemson or No. 6 SMU at approximately 9:30 p.m. Friday with a spot in the championship game on the line.

Stanford reached today’s quarterfinal round by taking down No. 15 California on Wednesday night, 78-73.

Louisville was 20 points better than the Cardinal, 68-48, the last time these teams met at the KFC Yum! Center.

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Here’s what you need to know to follow today’s game from home:

Louisville vs Stanford basketball start time

U of L and Stanford are scheduled to tip off at 7 p.m. today inside the Spectrum Center.

Louisville vs Stanford basketball betting odds, score predictions

Betting odds: Louisville is a 10½-point favorite (-110) on DraftKings, which set the over/under at 144½ points (-110). The money line odds are U of L -485, Stanford +370. 

Score predictions: KenPom.com gives the Cards an 80% chance of winning and projects a 77-68 final score in their favor. BartTorvik.com is also forecasting a Louisville victory (82%), with a projected final score of 77-67.

What channel is Louisville vs Stanford basketball on?

U of L vs. Stanford will air on ESPN2, which is channel 606 on AT&T U-Verse; 209 on DirecTV; 143 on Dish; and 509 on Spectrum.

Kevin Brown (play-by-play) and Jon Crispin (analyst) will be on the call.

If you subscribe to a cable package, you’ll be able to livestream the game via ESPN.com and the ESPN app. If you don’t have cable, you can livestream the game via Fubo, which offers a free trial here.

How to listen to Louisville basketball vs Stanford on the radio

Paul Rogers (play-by-play) and Jody Demling (analyst) will have the call today on the Cardinal Sports Network (WLCL 93.9-FM and WGTK 970-AM in Louisville).

You can also listen online via GoCards.com.

ACC Tournament 2025 schedule, with game times and TV channels

Here’s a look at what’s left of the ACC Tournament schedule:

(Note: All game times are Eastern)

Thursday, March 13

• Game 8: No. 1 Duke vs. No. 8 Georgia Tech, noon (ESPN)
• Game 9: No. 4 Wake Forest vs. No. 5 North Carolina, 2:30 p.m.* (ESPN)
• Game 10: No. 2 Louisville vs. No. 7 Stanford, 7 p.m. (ESPN2)
• Game 11: No. 3 Clemson vs. No. 6 SMU, 9:30 p.m.* (ESPN2)

Friday, March 14

• Game 12: Game 8 winner vs. Game 9 winner, 7 p.m. (either ESPN or ESPN2)
• Game 13: Game 10 winner vs. Game 11 winner, 9:30 p.m.* (either ESPN or ESPN2)

Saturday, March 15

• Championship: Game 12 winner vs. Game 13 winner, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

*Denotes approximate start times

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