UNC Predicted to Have Tough Time With Louisville This Week

The North Carolina Tar Heels will be taking on the Louisville Cardinals this week, giving them a chance to grab another win.

North Carolina is coming off a victory over the UConn Huskies last week, improving their record to 5-4 on the season. The Tar Heels have gone 2-3 in ACC play this season, with the group trying to improve that record this week.

As for the Cardinals, the team has a record of 6-3 on the season, going 5-2 in ACC games so far. Louisville won't be an easy team for the Tar Heels to face at all, and the Cardinals are looking to extend its winning streak to five games.

North Carolina will be at home for the game, but that hasn't helped this program this season, with the Tar Heels going 1-3 in front of their fans. As for Louisville, they have gone 2-1 on the road so far this season.

If the Tar Heels were to get a victory this week, it would make the team bowl eligible, which could help the program out. North Carolina has been trying to build the program up under head coach Bill Belichick, and this could be a strong start.

Before kickoff between the two sides, Bleacher Report's college football analyst David Kenyon predicted the outcome of the game. In the prediction, Kenyon had the Tar Heels falling to Louisville by a score of 34-27.

One area of the game that the Tar Heels will need to focus on is for quarterback Billy Edwards Jr. to keep playing well. Edwards has seen a surge of late for North Carolina, and it has allowed the offense to take off.

Last week against the Huskies, Edwards threw for 255 yards with three touchdowns and one interception to lead the Tar Heels. The veteran signal-caller has looked much more confident in the pocket, pushing the ball down the field, which has allowed the entire North Carolina offense to explode.

For the year, Edwards has thrown for 2,127 yards with 18 touchdowns and six interceptions for this team. Against Louisville, Edwards is going to be a major key if the Tar Heels are going to pull off the win.

North Carolina has the tools to win this game against the Cardinals, but this group is going to have to execute at the highest level for 60 mins. If the Tar Heels can do this, the bowl game drought could come to an end this week.