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The Morehead State Eagles played their way into the first round of the NCAA tournament by beating Alabama State in the opener on Tuesday, setting up another game with the top-seeded Louisville Cardinals. No top seed has ever lost to a No. 16.

Even worse, no Morehead team has beaten the Cardinals in 52 years.

The last dozen times they’ve played, Louisville has won by an average of 32 points. There was a 107-71 win in 1993, a 119-61 win in 1995, and a 104-40 win in 2004. When they played at Freedom Hall on Nov. 22,

Louisville pulled away to a 79-41 victory even though the Cardinals were a work in progress. So it’s not like the 21-point underdog Eagles don’t know what they’re up against.

Will this be the game the Eagles finally win? Highly unlikely, and if they were to score a victory it would be one of the biggest upsets ever. Be sure to get your NCAA basketball odds with Bodog today.