Louisiana Tech at South Carolina - 2017 Matchup Preview

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at South Carolina Gamecocks

Saturday, September 23rd 2017 (3:30 PM EDT)
South Carolina -9 (50.5) (0) Open: 0.0
South Carolina 17 - Louisiana Tech: 16

Bulldogs (7 - 6) (7 - 6 - 0)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 27 - 21 (19 - 25 on Road)
'17 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

LT 2nd straight Road Game
SC 2nd straight Home Game
SC is playing their 4th straight game
LT is playing their 4th straight game
Our Line: -9 (SP+ SC -13)
Projected Score: LT: 22 - SC: 24 (46)
SC Win prob: 74% | Cover: 48%
LT Travel: 679 miles, 1 hrs behind

Gamecocks (9 - 4) (7 - 5 - 1)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 23 - 22 (25 - 21 @ Home)
'17 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Matchup
Schedules
LT Players
SC Players
Stats
Run/Pass
Ratings
Scoring
History

Louisiana Tech's 2017 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 9/2	Louisiana Tech vs Northwestern State	-39.5
Sat 9/9	Louisiana Tech vs Mississippi State	+10.5	67.5	L 21 - 57	O	N
Sat 9/16	Louisiana Tech at Western Kentucky	+4.5	62.0	W 23 - 22	U	Y
Sat 9/23	Louisiana Tech at South Carolina	+9.0	50.5	L 16 - 17	U	Y
Sat 9/30	Louisiana Tech vs South Alabama	-11.5	57.5	W 34 - 16	U	Y
Sat 10/7	Louisiana Tech at UAB	-9.5	65.5	L 22 - 23	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/21	Louisiana Tech vs Southern Miss	-1.5	55.5	L 27 - 34	O	N
Sat 10/28	Louisiana Tech at Rice	-12.0	51.5	W 42 - 28	O	Y
Sat 11/4	Louisiana Tech vs North Texas	-1.5	67.0	L 23 - 24	U	N
Sat 11/11	Louisiana Tech vs Florida Atlantic	+3.5	68.5	L 23 - 48	O	N
Sat 11/18	Louisiana Tech at UTEP	-16.5	48.5	W 42 - 21	O	Y
Sat 11/25	Louisiana Tech vs UTSA	+1.0	52.5	W 20 - 6	U	Y
Wed 12/20	Louisiana Tech vs SMU	+4.0	70.5	W 51 - 10	U	Y

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Predictions for Louisiana Tech's Schedule

South Carolina's 2017 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 9/2	South Carolina vs NC State	-7.5	50.0	W 35 - 28	O	N
Sat 9/9	South Carolina at Missouri	+2.5	71.0	W 31 - 13	U	Y
Sat 9/16	South Carolina vs Kentucky	-6.0	48.5	L 13 - 23	U	N
Sat 9/23	South Carolina vs Louisiana Tech	-9.0	50.5	W 17 - 16	U	N
Sat 9/30	South Carolina at Texas A&M	+8.0	50.0	L 17 - 24	U	Y
Sat 10/7	South Carolina vs Arkansas	+3.5	45.0	W 48 - 22	O	Y
Sat 10/14	South Carolina at Tennessee	+2.5	45.0	W 15 - 9	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/28	South Carolina vs Vanderbilt	-7.0	42.5	W 34 - 27	O	N
Sat 11/4	South Carolina at Georgia	+23.5	45.0	L 10 - 24	U	Y
Sat 11/11	South Carolina vs Florida	-4.5	41.5	W 28 - 20	O	Y
Sat 11/18	South Carolina vs Wofford	-24.0
Sat 11/25	South Carolina vs Clemson	+13.5	46.5	L 10 - 34	U	N
Mon 1/1	South Carolina vs Michigan	+9.0	42.5	W 26 - 19	O	Y

Important Stats (2016)

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
LT	.36	53%	27.3	51%	3.12	151	53%	363	4.41	.25	48%	20.8	49%	47%	4.7	48.2	1.2	1.4
SC	.11	40%	22.7	41%	2.73	134	38%	213	3.36	.12	45%	22.1	46%	43%	3.35	46.6	1.5	2.1

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
LT		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0
SC		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0

Overall Stats 2016

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
LT Offense	14	27.3	18.8	53.1%	4.41	1.2	26	515	151	363	5.1	38%	59%	51%	53%	15%	.36
SC Defense	13	22.1	20.6	45.4%	3.35	2.1	-	-	-	-	-	55%	44%	46%	43%	15%	.12

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
LT Defense	14	20.8	25.3	48.3%	4.7	1.4	-	-	-	-	-	47%	52%	49%	47%	16%	.25
SC Offense	13	22.7	24.9	40.4%	3.36	1.5	19	348	134	213	3.7	49%	50%	41%	38%	20%	.11

Additional Stats 2016

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs	Avg Field Pos
Louisiana Tech	14	28:22	25.6	50%	60%	5.1	48.2	1.2	1.4	6.4	3.1	4	29.8
South Carolina	13	29:56	18.5	34%	52%	5	46.6	1.5	2.1	5.4	1.6	1	29.6

Run Game Stats (2017)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
LT Offense	14	38%	51%	29.8	151.4	5.1	30	.2	3.12	77%	7%	0.98
SC Defense	13	55%	46%	-	-	-	-	.1	3.11	64%	10%	0.85

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
LT Defense	14	47%	49%	-	-	-	-	.17	2.99	75%	10%	0.91
SC Offense	13	49%	41%	36.5	134.4	3.7	20	.06	2.73	67%	14%	0.91

Pass Game Stats (2017)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
LT Offense	14	59%	53%	25.9	38.8	363.4	9.4	14.1	43	9	.49	1.5	28%	44%	.54	7%	1.9
SC Defense	13	44%	43%	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	.16	1.5	30%	35%	.36	6%	1.8

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
LT Defense	14	52%	47%	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	.35	1.6	28%	38%	.47	6%	1.9
SC Offense	13	50%	38%	19.1	30.9	213.2	6.9	11.2	12	7	.15	1.5	34%	29%	.26	6%	1.9

Louisiana Tech's Power Ratings
Louisiana Tech's Power Rating: NR
Louisiana Tech's Offense Rating: NR
Louisiana Tech's Defense Rating: NR
2017 Talent Rating: #86
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% NR
Louisiana Tech's 2017 Expected Record: -
Louisiana Tech's 2017 Overall SP+ Rating: -5.5 #92
Louisiana Tech's Offense SP+ Rating: 26.8 #79
Louisiana Tech's Defense SP+ Rating: 32.7 #95

Average Talent
Average Sun Belt Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 715.76

Power Ratings Matchup
Louisiana Tech: South Carolina: 6.4

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Louisiana Tech: -5.5 South Carolina: 7.8

South Carolina's Power Ratings
South Carolina's Power Rating: 6.4 NR
South Carolina's Offense Rating: NR
South Carolina's Defense Rating: NR
2017 Talent Rating: #25
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 NR
South Carolina's 2017 Expected Record: -
South Carolina's 2017 Overall SP+ Rating: 7.8 #41
South Carolina's Offense SP+ Rating: 28.4 #69
South Carolina's Defense SP+ Rating: 19.7 #22

Average Talent
Average SEC Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 715.76

Louisiana Tech Scoring
Offense: 27.3 PPG
Offense on Road: 18.8
Defense: 20.8 PPG
Defense on Road: 25.3

Louisiana Tech's 2017 Record
Record: 7 - 6
Record vs Spread: 7 - 6 - 0
Over/Under Record: 5 - 8
Record on Road: 4 - 2
Record vs Spread on Road: 4 - 1 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 4 - 2 - 0
Record as Road Dog vs Spread: 2 - 0 - 0

Projected Score
South Carolina 24
Louisiana Tech 22

Projected Total Points: 46

South Carolina Scoring
Offense: 22.7 PPG
Offense at Home: 24.9
Defense: 22.1 PPG
Defense at Home: 20.6

South Carolina's 2017 Record
Record: 9 - 4
Record vs Spread: 7 - 5 - 1
Over/Under Record: 5 - 8
Record at home: 5 - 2
Record vs Spread at home: 2 - 4 - 1
Record as Fav vs Spread: 1 - 4 - 1
Record as Home Fav vs Spread: 1 - 3 - 1

Year	Date	Home	Score	Away	Score	Spread	Cover	Total	O/U
2017	09/23	South Carolina	17	Louisiana Tech	16	South Carolina -9	Louisiana Tech	50.5	Under

Team	Wins	Covers	O/U
South Carolina	1	0	0 Overs
Louisiana Tech	0	1	1 Unders

	Wins	Covers	Favs	Dogs
Home Teams	1 - 0	0 - 1	0 - 1	0 - 0
Road Teams	0 - 1	1 - 0	0 - 0	1 - 0

(#) LT at (#) SC

Overall StatsOvr
CategoryCat	LT	SC
Net PPPPPP	NR	NR
Power RatePwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#92	#41
Perf GradeGrade	NR	NR
OffenseOff	NR	NR
DefenseDef	NR	NR
Spec TeamsST	NR	NR
TalentTal	#86	#25
Blue ChipsBC%	NR	NR

Louisiana Tech Injury Report

South Carolina Injury Report

Louisiana Tech on Offense


CategoryCat	LT Off	SC Def
PPPOffPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	NR	NR
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#79	#22
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

Louisiana Tech Run Game


CategoryCat	LT Off	SC Def
Run GameRun	NR	NR
Run SuccessRSuc	NR	NR
Run ExplRExp	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Run BlockR Blk	NR	-
OL YdsOLY	NR	NR
Stuff RateStuff	NR	NR
TackleTak	-	NR

Louisiana Tech Pass Game


CategoryCat	LT Off	SC Def
Pass GamePass	NR	NR
Pass SuccessPSuc	NR	NR
Pass ExplPExl	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Pass Rush/BlockP Blk	NR	NR
F7 HavocF7	NR	NR
DB HavocDB	NR	NR

South Carolina on Offense


CategoryCat	SC Off	LT Def
PPPDefPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	NR	NR
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#69	#95
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

South Carolina Run Game


CategoryCat	SC Off	LT Def
Run GameRun	NR	NR
Run SuccessRSuc	NR	NR
Run ExplRExp	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Run BlockR Blk	NR	-
OL YdsOLY	NR	NR
Stuff RateStuff	NR	NR
TackleTak	-	NR

South Carolina Pass Game


CategoryCat	SC Off	LT Def
Pass GamePass	NR	NR
Pass SuccessPSuc	NR	NR
Pass ExplPExl	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Pass Block/RushP Blk	NR	NR
F7 HavocF7	NR	NR
DB HavocDB	NR	NR

Program Comparison
SC 5 Year Profile: Improving Poor G5
'17 Profile: Down to Below Avg P4

LT 5 Year Profile: Improving Poor G5
'17 Profile: Down to Average G5

Weather Forecast
Playing in Williams-Brice Stadium
Conditions:
Temp: 0°

Rematch from Week 4
South Carolina -9.0 (50.5)
South Carolina won vs Louisiana Tech this year (17-16)

No Matchups Past 4 Years

LT's OC ()

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

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LT's DC ()

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

SC's OC ()

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

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SC's DC ()

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD