Clemson at Louisville - 2017 Matchup Preview

(#12)Clemson Tigers at Louisville Cardinals

Saturday, September 16th 2017 (8:00 PM EDT)
Clemson -3 (61.0) (0) Open: 0.0
Clemson 47 - Louisville: 21 (ACC)

Tigers (12 - 2) (8 - 5 - 1)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 33 - 14 (35 - 21 on Road)
Wins: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Losses: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Future: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Our Line: -1 (SP+ CLEM -7)
Projected Score: CLEM: 28 - LOU: 26 (54)
CLEM Win prob: 56% | Cover: 47%
CLEM Travel: 293 miles

Cardinals (8 - 5) (5 - 8 - 0)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 38 - 27 (42 - 23 @ Home)
Wins: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Losses: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Future: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Matchup
Schedules
CLEM Players
LOU Players
Stats
Run/Pass
Ratings
Scoring
History

Clemson's 2017 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 9/2	Clemson vs Kent State	-38.0	52.0	W 56 - 3	O	Y
Sat 9/9	Clemson vs Auburn	-6.0	54.5	W 14 - 6	U	Y
Sat 9/16	Clemson at Louisville	-3.0	61.0	W 47 - 21	O	Y
Sat 9/23	Clemson vs Boston College	-33.5	53.0	W 34 - 7	U	N
Sat 9/30	Clemson at Virginia Tech	-7.0	48.0	W 31 - 17	U	Y
Sat 10/7	Clemson vs Wake Forest	-21.0	50.5	W 28 - 14	U	N
Fri 10/13	Clemson at Syracuse	-24.0	58.0	L 24 - 27	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/28	Clemson vs Georgia Tech	-14.0	49.5	W 24 - 10	U	N
Sat 11/4	Clemson at NC State	-9.5	51.0	W 38 - 31	O	N
Sat 11/11	Clemson vs Florida State	-16.5	44.5	W 31 - 14	O	Y
Sat 11/18	Clemson vs The Citadel	-47.5
Sat 11/25	Clemson at South Carolina	-13.5	46.5	W 34 - 10	U	Y
Sat 12/2	Clemson vs Miami	-12.5	47.5	W 38 - 3	U	Y
Mon 1/1	Clemson vs Alabama	+3.5	46.5	L 6 - 24	U	N

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Played: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
Future: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
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Predictions for Clemson's Schedule

Louisville's 2017 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 9/2	Louisville vs Purdue	-25.5	67.5	W 35 - 28	U	N
Sat 9/9	Louisville at North Carolina	-11.5	65.5	W 47 - 35	O	Y
Sat 9/16	Louisville vs Clemson	+3.0	61.0	L 21 - 47	O	N
Sat 9/23	Louisville vs Kent State	-41.5	56.0	W 42 - 3	U	N
Sat 9/30	Louisville vs Murray State	-49.0	63.5	W 55 - 10	O	N
Thu 10/5	Louisville at NC State	-3.5	67.0	L 25 - 39	U	N
Sat 10/14	Louisville vs Boston College	-20.0	60.0	L 42 - 45	O	N
Sat 10/21	Louisville at Florida State	+7.0	58.0	W 31 - 28	O	Y
Sat 10/28	Louisville at Wake Forest	-3.0	66.5	L 32 - 42	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/11	Louisville vs Virginia	-14.0	66.5	W 38 - 21	U	Y
Sat 11/18	Louisville vs Syracuse	-15.0	69.0	W 56 - 10	U	Y
Sat 11/25	Louisville at Kentucky	-10.0	68.0	W 44 - 17	U	Y
Sat 12/30	Louisville vs Mississippi State	-6.5	62.0	L 27 - 31	U	N

Important Stats (2017)

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
CLEM	.19	47%	33.3	47%	3.15	194	45%	236	4.07	-.04	34%	13.6	36%	30%	2.42	43.4	1.1	1.4
LOU	.33	50%	38.1	52%	3.62	245	47%	300	4.05	.16	46%	27.4	46%	44%	3.15	51.1	1.6	1.7

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
CLEM	#21 (.27)	47% (24)		50% (12)	3.28 (29)	174	45% (36)	279	4.33 (29)	#52 (.14)	40% (48)		43% (68)	38% (36)	3.64 (48)	47.6	0.7	1.9
LOU	#15 (.31)	46% (26)		48% (20)	3.09 (56)	173	45% (30)	251	4.27 (31)	#73 (.18)	40% (49)		40% (44)	40% (65)	3.98 (87)	46.1	0.8	1.2

Overall Stats 2017

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
CLEM Offense	14	33.3	34.8	46.7%	4.07	1.1	22	430	194	236	4.7	51%	48%	47%	45%	15%	.19
LOU Defense	13	27.4	22.7	45.9%	3.15	1.7	-	-	-	-	-	52%	47%	46%	44%	18%	.16

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
CLEM Defense	14	13.6	21.2	33.5%	2.42	1.4	-	-	-	-	-	50%	49%	36%	30%	22%	-.04
LOU Offense	13	38.1	42.3	50.1%	4.05	1.6	27	545	245	300	6.4	47%	51%	52%	47%	15%	.33

Additional Stats 2017

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
Clemson	14	30:40	22.1	46%	72%	4.9	43.4	1.1	1.4	7.9	3.3	4	33
Louisville	13	30:25	27.1	44%	63%	6.3	51.1	1.6	1.7	6.1	2.1	2	28.3

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
CLEM Offense	14	51%	47%	41.3	194.1	4.7	40	.19	3.15	71%	9%	0.97
LOU Defense	13	52%	46%	-	-	-	-	.1	2.86	74%	11%	0.89

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
CLEM Defense	14	50%	36%	-	-	-	-	-.04	2.43	72%	14%	0.83
LOU Offense	13	47%	52%	38.1	245.1	6.4	33	.34	3.62	70%	9%	1.14

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
CLEM Offense	14	48%	45%	22.1	33.6	235.5	7	10.7	17	9	.21	1.3	27%	31%	.27	6%	1.7
LOU Defense	13	47%	44%	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	.25	1.6	30%	31%	.29	7%	2

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
CLEM Defense	14	49%	30%	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	-.03	1.6	37%	23%	.07	8%	1.7
LOU Offense	13	51%	47%	21.3	35.7	299.8	8.4	14.1	29	10	.34	1.6	31%	44%	.5	6%	1.8

Clemson's Power Ratings
Clemson's Power Rating: NR
Clemson's Offense Rating: NR
Clemson's Defense Rating: NR
2017 Talent Rating: #9
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% NR
Clemson's 2017 Expected Record: -
Clemson's 2017 Overall SP+ Rating: 26.4 #5
Clemson's Offense SP+ Rating: 36.5 #20
Clemson's Defense SP+ Rating: 8.3 #2

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

Power Ratings Matchup
Clemson: Louisville: 12.1

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Clemson: 26.4 Louisville: 19.2

Louisville's Power Ratings
Louisville's Power Rating: 12.1 NR
Louisville's Offense Rating: NR
Louisville's Defense Rating: NR
2017 Talent Rating: #36
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 NR
Louisville's 2017 Expected Record: -
Louisville's 2017 Overall SP+ Rating: 19.2 #14
Louisville's Offense SP+ Rating: 43.3 #2
Louisville's Defense SP+ Rating: 24.9 #47

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

Clemson Scoring
Offense: 33.3 PPG
Offense on Road: 34.8
Defense: 13.6 PPG
Defense on Road: 21.2

Clemson's 2017 Record
Record: 12 - 2
Record vs Spread: 8 - 5 - 1
Over/Under Record: 4 - 10
Record on Road: 4 - 1
Record vs Spread on Road: 3 - 2 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 8 - 4 - 1
Record as Road Fav vs Spread: 3 - 2 - 0

Projected Score
Clemson 28
Louisville 26

Total Points: 54

Based on Last 4 Games
Clemson 26
Louisville 23

Total Points: 49

Based on Entire Season
Clemson 29
Louisville 29

Total Points: 58

Louisville Scoring
Offense: 38.1 PPG
Offense at Home: 42.3
Defense: 27.4 PPG
Defense at Home: 22.7

Louisville's 2017 Record
Record: 8 - 5
Record vs Spread: 5 - 8 - 0
Over/Under Record: 6 - 7
Record at home: 4 - 2
Record vs Spread at home: 2 - 4 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 1 - 2 - 0
Record as Home Dog vs Spread: 0 - 1 - 0

Year	Date	Home	Score	Away	Score	Spread	Cover	Total	O/U
2025	11/14	Louisville	19	Clemson	20	Louisville -1.5	Clemson	50.5	Under
2024	11/02	Clemson	21	Louisville	33	Clemson -11	Louisville	62.5	Under
2022	11/12	Clemson	31	Louisville	16	Clemson -7	Clemson	52.0	Under
2021	11/06	Louisville	24	Clemson	30	Clemson -3.5	Clemson	46.0	Over
2019	10/19	Louisville	10	Clemson	45	Clemson -24	Clemson	62.0	Under
2018	11/03	Clemson	77	Louisville	16	Clemson -38	Clemson	61.0	Over
2017	09/16	Louisville	21	Clemson	47	Clemson -3	Clemson	61.0	Over
2016	10/01	Clemson	42	Louisville	36	Clemson -3.5	Clemson	64.0	Over
2015	09/17	Louisville	17	Clemson	20	Clemson -5	Louisville	54.0	Under
2014	10/11	Clemson	23	Louisville	17	Clemson -6.5	Louisville	0

Team	Wins	Covers	O/U
Louisville	1	3	4 Overs
Clemson	9	7	5 Unders

	Wins	Covers	Favs	Dogs
Home Teams	4 - 6	4 - 6	3 - 3	1 - 3
Road Teams	6 - 4	6 - 4	3 - 1	3 - 3

(#) CLEM at (#) LOU

Overall StatsOvr
CategoryCat	CLEM	LOU
Net PPPPPP	NR	NR
Power RatePwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#5	#14
Perf GradeGrade	NR	NR
OffenseOff	NR	NR
DefenseDef	NR	NR
Spec TeamsST	NR	NR
TalentTal	#9	#36
Blue ChipsBC%	NR	NR

Clemson Injury Report

Louisville Injury Report

Clemson on Offense


CategoryCat	CLEM Off	LOU Def
PPPOffPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	NR	NR
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#20	#47
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

Clemson Run Game


CategoryCat	CLEM Off	LOU 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

Clemson Pass Game


CategoryCat	CLEM Off	LOU 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

Louisville on Offense


CategoryCat	LOU Off	CLEM Def
PPPDefPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	NR	NR
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#2	#2
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

Louisville Run Game


CategoryCat	LOU Off	CLEM 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

Louisville Pass Game


CategoryCat	LOU Off	CLEM 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
LOU 5 Year Profile: Improving Poor G5
'17 Profile: Down to CFP Hopefuls

CLEM 5 Year Profile: Improving Poor G5
'17 Profile: Down to CFB Elites

Weather Forecast
Playing in Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
Conditions:
Temp: 81°

Rematch from Week 3
Clemson 3.0 (61.0)
Clemson won at Louisville this year (47-21)

Previous Matchups
Louisville beat Clemson last year (33-21)
Clemson beat Louisville in 2022 (31-16)

CLEM'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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CLEM's DC ()

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

LOU'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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LOU's DC ()

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD