Houston at Louisville - 2015 Matchup Preview
Houston logo Houston Cougars at Louisville CardinalsLouisville logo
Saturday, September 12th 2015 (12:00 PM EDT)
Louisville -12.5 (55.5) (0)  Open: 0.0
Houston 34 - Louisville: 31

 
Cougars (13 - 1) (9 - 4 - 1)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 40 - 21 (38 - 18 on Road)
Wins: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Losses: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Future: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Our Line: -2.5  (SP+ -0)
Projected Score: HOU: 33 - LOU: 28 (61)
LOU Win prob: 81% | Cover: 53%
HOU Travel: 803 miles, 1 hrs behind
Cardinals (8 - 5) (7 - 6 - 0)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 29 - 24 (32 - 20 @ Home)
Wins: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Losses: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Future: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
 
Houston's 2015 Schedule
DateMatchupSpreadTotalResultO/UCover
Sat 9/5 Houston vs Tennessee Tech-37.5
Sat 9/12 Houston at Louisville+12.555.5W 34 - 31OY
BYE WEEK
Sat 9/26 Houston vs Texas State-16.573.0W 59 - 14UY
Sat 10/3 Houston at Tulsa-9.580.0W 38 - 24UY
Thu 10/8 Houston vs SMU-21.070.0W 49 - 28ON
Fri 10/16 Houston at Tulane-16.057.5W 42 - 7UY
Sat 10/24 Houston at UCF-18.553.0W 59 - 10OY
Sat 10/31 Houston vs Vanderbilt-13.549.5W 34 - 0UY
Sat 11/7 Houston vs Cincinnati-9.070.5W 33 - 30UN
Sat 11/14 Houston vs Memphis-5.069.5W 35 - 34UN
Sat 11/21 Houston at UConn-10.050.0L 17 - 20UN
Fri 11/27 Houston vs Navy-1.559.0W 52 - 31OY
Sat 12/5 Houston vs Temple-7.052.5W 24 - 13UY
Thu 12/31 Houston vs Florida State+6.5

Total: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
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Predictions for Houston's Schedule
Louisville's 2015 Schedule
DateMatchupSpreadTotalResultO/UCover
Sat 9/5 Louisville vs Auburn+10.554.0L 24 - 31OY
Sat 9/12 Louisville vs Houston-12.555.5L 31 - 34ON
Thu 9/17 Louisville vs Clemson+5.054.0L 17 - 20UY
Sat 9/26 Louisville vs Samford-29.5
Sat 10/3 Louisville at NC State+5.047.5W 20 - 13UY
BYE WEEK
Sat 10/17 Louisville at Florida State+9.047.0L 21 - 41ON
Sat 10/24 Louisville vs Boston College-8.537.0W 17 - 14UN
Fri 10/30 Louisville at Wake Forest-9.544.0W 20 - 19UN
Sat 11/7 Louisville vs Syracuse-12.050.5W 41 - 17OY
Sat 11/14 Louisville vs Virginia-8.548.0W 38 - 31ON
Sat 11/21 Louisville at Pittsburgh+1.548.5L 34 - 45ON
Sat 11/28 Louisville at Kentucky-4.051.5W 38 - 24OY
Wed 12/30 Louisville vs Texas A&M+2.5

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Predictions for Louisville's Schedule
Important Stats (2015)
 Teams                  Off Explosive.Off SuccessPPGRush SuccessOL Yds Per AttRush YPGPass SuccessPass YPGOff ScoreZoneDef Explosive.Def SuccessDef PPGRunD SuccessPass D SuccessDef ScoreZonePenalty YPGTO PGDef TO PG
HOU.2545%40.443%2.9623646%2484.25.0940%20.738%40%2.8855.912.5
LOU.1643%28.744%2.917140%2453.31.1139%24.138%39%3.2862.62.12
 Teams                  Off Explosive.Off SuccessPPGRush SuccessOL Yds Per AttRush YPGPass SuccessPass YPGOff ScoreZoneDef Explosive.Def SuccessDef PPGRunD SuccessPass D SuccessDef ScoreZonePenalty YPGTO PGDef TO PG
HOU#133 (-)35% (129)35% (130)2.52 (129)13737% (115)1532.57 (134)#51 (.14)40% (41)40% (41)39% (49)3.52 (41)51.92.31.6
LOU#15 (.31)46% (26)48% (20)3.09 (56)17345% (30)2514.27 (31)#73 (.18)40% (49)40% (44)40% (65)3.98 (87)46.10.81.2



Overall Stats 2015
 Teams                  GamesPPGPPG H/RSuccess RatePts PerOppTO1stD PGTotalYds PGRushYds PGPassYdsPGRYPARun RatePass RateRun SuccessPass SuccessHavoc RateTotal PPA
HOU Offense1440.43845%4.251244842362484.956%42%43%46%1%.25
LOU Defense1324.119.838.9%3.282 - - - - - 50%49%38%39%3%.11
 Teams                  GamesPPGPPG H/RSuccess RatePts PerOppTO1stD PGTotalYds PGRushYds PGPassYdsPGRYPARun RatePass RateRun SuccessPass SuccessHavoc RateTotal PPA
HOU Defense1420.718.439.6%2.882.5 - - - - - 45%53%38%40%4%.09
LOU Offense1328.731.543%3.312.1214161712454.549%49%44%40%3%.16

Additional Stats 2015
 Teams                  GamesPossession Time1st Downs PG3rd Down %4th Down %Penalties PGPenalty Yds PGOff TO PGDef TO PGTFL PGSacks PGD/ST TDsAvg Field Pos
Houston1431:1923.750%50%6.155.912.500631.5
Louisville1329:2920.838%47%7.562.62.1200230.3
Run Game Stats (2015)
 Teams                  GamesRun Play RateRun Play SuccessRush Att PGRush Yds PGRush Yds Per AttRushing TDsRun Pred Pts AddedOL Yds Per Att3rd/4th & ShortFront 7 HavocRun Play Explosivness
HOU Offense1456%43%47.8235.84.946.182.9667%0%1.15
LOU Defense1350%38% - - - - -.012.5766%0%0.88
 Teams                  GamesRun Play RateRun Play SuccessRush Att PGRush Yds PGRush Yds Per AttRushing TDsRun Pred Pts AddedOL Yds Per Att3rd/4th & ShortFront 7 HavocRun Play Explosivness
HOU Defense1445%38% - - - - -.052.5474%0%0.85
LOU Offense1349%44%37.81714.523.172.968%0%1.12

Pass Game Stats (2015)
 Teams                  GamesPassPlay RatePassPlay SuccessComp PGAtt PGYds PGYds PAYds PCTDs    Ints    PassPlays PPAPassPlays ExplPassDowns RatePassDowns Succ RatePassDowns PPADB HavocPassDowns Expl
HOU Offense1442%46%20.430.9248.48.112.2227.381.630%37%.491%2
LOU Defense1349%39% - - - - - - 17.231.736%31%.293%1.9
 Teams                  GamesPassPlay RatePassPlay SuccessComp PGAtt PGYds PGYds PAYds PCTDs    Ints    PassPlays PPAPassPlays ExplPassDowns RatePassDowns Succ RatePassDowns PPADB HavocPassDowns Expl
HOU Defense1453%40% - - - - - - 21.221.737%31%.214%1.9
LOU Offense1349%40%17.531.5245.17.8142115.161.634%37%.33%1.7

Houston's Power Ratings
Houston's Power Rating: NR
Houston's Offense Rating: NR
Houston's Defense Rating: NR
2015 Talent Rating:  #65
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% NR
Houston's 2015 Expected Record: -
Houston's 2015 Overall SP+ Rating: NR
Houston's Offense SP+ Rating: NR
Houston's Defense SP+ Rating: NR

Average Talent
Average Big 12 Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 482

Power Ratings Matchup
Houston:    Louisville: 2.5

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Houston:    Louisville:




Louisville's Power Ratings
Louisville's Power Rating: 2.5 NR
Louisville's Offense Rating: NR
Louisville's Defense Rating: NR
2015 Talent Rating:  #36
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 NR
Louisville's 2015 Expected Record: -
Louisville's 2015 Overall SP+ Rating: NR
Louisville's Offense SP+ Rating: NR
Louisville's Defense SP+ Rating: NR

Average Talent
Average ACC Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 482


Houston Scoring
Offense: 40.4 PPG
Offense on Road: 38
Defense: 20.7 PPG
Defense on Road: 18.4

Houston's 2015 Record
Record: 13 - 1
Record vs Spread: 9 - 4 - 1
Over/Under Record: 4 - 10
Record on Road: 5 - 1
Record vs Spread on Road: 4 - 1 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 2 - 0 - 0
Record as Road Dog vs Spread: 1 - 0 - 0
Projected Score
Houston 33
Louisville 28

Total Points: 61

Based on Last 4 Games
Houston 36
Louisville 31

Total Points: 66

Based on Entire Season
Houston 30
Louisville 25

Total Points: 55
Louisville Scoring
Offense: 28.7 PPG
Offense at Home: 31.5
Defense: 24.1 PPG
Defense at Home: 19.8

Louisville's 2015 Record
Record: 8 - 5
Record vs Spread: 7 - 6 - 0
Over/Under Record: 7 - 6
Record at home: 4 - 2
Record vs Spread at home: 3 - 3 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 3 - 4 - 0
Record as Home Fav vs Spread: 2 - 3 - 0


YearDateHomeScoreAwayScoreSpreadCoverTotalO/U
201611/17Houston36Louisville10Louisville -16Houston68.0Under
201509/12Louisville31Houston34Louisville -12.5Houston55.5Over
201311/16Louisville20Houston13Louisville -16.5Houston0
200411/20Houston27Louisville65
200311/22Louisville66Houston45
200111/10Louisville34Houston10
200011/17Houston13Louisville32
TeamWinsCoversO/U
Louisville501 Overs
Houston231 Unders

WinsCoversFavsDogs
Home Teams4 - 31 - 20 - 21 - 0
Road Teams3 - 42 - 10 - 12 - 0

(#) HOU at (#) LOU
Overall StatsOvr
CategoryCatHOULOU
Net PPPPPPNRNR
Power RatePwrNRNR
SP+SP+NRNR
Perf GradeGradeNRNR
OffenseOffNRNR
DefenseDefNRNR
Spec TeamsSTNRNR
TalentTal #65 #36
Blue ChipsBC%NRNR
Houston on Offense
CategoryCat
HOU OffLOU Def
PPPOffPPPNRNR
Perf GradePerfNRNR
SuccessSucNRNR
ExplosiveExpNRNR
PPAPPANRNR
PowerPwrNRNR
SP+SP+NRNR
Pts POPPONRNR
HavocHavNRNR
Houston Run Game
CategoryCat
HOU OffLOU Def
Run GameRunNRNR
Run SuccessRSucNRNR
Run ExplRExpNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Run BlockR BlkNR -
OL YdsOLYNRNR
Stuff RateStuffNRNR
TackleTak - NR
Houston Pass Game
CategoryCat
HOU OffLOU Def
Pass GamePassNRNR
Pass SuccessPSucNRNR
Pass ExplPExlNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Pass Rush/BlockP BlkNRNR
F7 HavocF7NRNR
DB HavocDBNRNR
Louisville on Offense
CategoryCatLOU OffHOU Def
PPPDefPPPNRNR
Perf GradePerfNRNR
SuccessSucNRNR
ExplosiveExpNRNR
PPAPPANRNR
PowerPwrNRNR
SP+SP+NRNR
Pts POPPONRNR
HavocHavNRNR
Louisville Run Game
CategoryCat
LOU OffHOU Def
Run GameRunNRNR
Run SuccessRSucNRNR
Run ExplRExpNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Run BlockR BlkNR -
OL YdsOLYNRNR
Stuff RateStuffNRNR
TackleTak - NR
Louisville Pass Game
CategoryCatLOU OffHOU Def
Pass GamePassNRNR
Pass SuccessPSucNRNR
Pass ExplPExlNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Pass Block/RushP BlkNRNR
F7 HavocF7NRNR
DB HavocDBNRNR
Program Comparison
LOU 5 Year Profile: Consistent Poor G5
'15 Profile: Remains Poor G5

HOU 5 Year Profile: Consistent Poor G5
'15 Profile: Remains Poor G5

Weather Forecast
Playing in Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
Conditions:
Temp: 66° - Wind: 9 mph
Rematch from Week 2
Louisville -12.5 (55.5)
Houston won at Louisville this year (34-31)

No Matchups Past 4 Years
  
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