Normally I wouldn't get involved with Boston College, but it's going to be very difficult for Louisville to be focused enough to cover this huge spread. The Cardinals may also not get many minutes out of leading scorer Damion Lee, who missed practice this week with a bruised knee. There is no reason for Lee to log much time in this matchup.

The Cardinals just knocked off No. 2 North Carolina. They play at Duke on Monday. So they don't care about this game. That is made even more clear following the news that the Cardinals have self-imposed a postseason ban in an attempt to lessen the blow of a potentially stiff NCAA penalty for rules violations.

The players and coach Rick Pitino just found out about this. They were in meetings on Friday. They obviously are devastated by this news. I envision an obvious letdown with the Cardinals' emotions at its lowest ebb. Certainly their minds are not on this opponent and this game right now.