Louisville at Clemson - 2018 Matchup Preview
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Saturday, November 3rd 2018 (12:00 PM EDT)
Clemson -38 (61.0)
Clemson 77 - Louisville: 16  (ACC)

 
Cardinals (2 - 10) (1 - 10 - 0)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 30 - 21 (23 - 26 on Road)
'18 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Our Line: -22  (SP+ CLEM -39)
Projected Score: LOU: 24 - CLEM: 25 (49)
CLEM Win prob: 100% | Cover: 60%
LOU Travel: 293 miles
Tigers (15 - 0) (9 - 6 - 0)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 27 - 21 (28 - 24 @ Home)
'18 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
 
Louisville's 2018 Schedule
DateMatchupSpreadTotalResultO/UCover
Sat 9/1 Louisville vs Alabama+23.560.5L 14 - 51ON
Sat 9/8 Louisville vs Indiana State-19
Sat 9/15 Louisville vs Western Kentucky-24.553.0W 20 - 17UN
Sat 9/22 Louisville at Virginia+4.551.5L 3 - 27UN
Sat 9/29 Louisville vs Florida State+4.547.5L 24 - 28OY
Fri 10/5 Louisville vs Georgia Tech+5.556.0L 31 - 66ON
Sat 10/13 Louisville at Boston College+11.056.5L 20 - 38ON
BYE WEEK
Sat 10/27 Louisville vs Wake Forest-3.068.0L 35 - 56ON
Sat 11/3 Louisville at Clemson+38.061.0L 16 - 77ON
Fri 11/9 Louisville at Syracuse+20.068.5L 23 - 54ON
Sat 11/17 Louisville vs NC State+16.065.0L 10 - 52UN
Sat 11/24 Louisville vs Kentucky+17.053.0L 10 - 56ON

Total: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
Played: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
Future: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
Wins: Elite: , Good: , Avg: , Bad: , Poor:
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Predictions for Louisville's Schedule
Clemson's 2018 Schedule
DateMatchupSpreadTotalResultO/UCover
Sat 9/1 Clemson vs Furman-50.558.5W 48 - 7UN
Sat 9/8 Clemson at Texas A&M-12.050.5W 28 - 26ON
Sat 9/15 Clemson vs Georgia Southern-31.550.0W 38 - 7UN
Sat 9/22 Clemson at Georgia Tech-16.055.0W 49 - 21OY
Sat 9/29 Clemson vs Syracuse-24.564.5W 27 - 23UN
Sat 10/6 Clemson at Wake Forest-20.560.0W 63 - 3OY
BYE WEEK
Sat 10/20 Clemson vs NC State-17.558.0W 41 - 7UY
Sat 10/27 Clemson at Florida State-18.049.5W 59 - 10OY
Sat 11/3 Clemson vs Louisville-38.061.0W 77 - 16OY
Sat 11/10 Clemson at Boston College-17.551.5W 27 - 7UY
Sat 11/17 Clemson vs Duke-29.559.0W 35 - 6UN
Sat 11/24 Clemson vs South Carolina-25.558.5W 56 - 35ON
Sat 12/1 Clemson vs Pittsburgh-27.053.0W 42 - 10UY
Sat 12/29 Clemson vs Notre Dame-10.558.0W 30 - 3UY
Mon 1/7 Clemson vs Alabama+5.556.5W 44 - 16OY

Total: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
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Predictions for Clemson's Schedule
Important Stats (2017)
 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
LOU.3350%29.952%3.6224547%3004.05.1646%21.246%44%3.1551.11.61.7
CLEM.1947%27.247%3.1519445%2364.07-.0434%20.536%30%2.4243.41.11.4
 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
LOU0%0%000%000%0%0%0000
CLEM0%0%000%000%0%0%0000



Overall Stats 2017
 Teams                  GamesPPGPPG H/RSuccess RatePts PerOppTO1stD PGTotalYds PGRushYds PGPassYdsPGRYPARun RatePass RateRun SuccessPass SuccessHavoc RateTotal PPA
LOU Offense1329.92350.1%4.051.6275452453006.447%51%52%47%15%.33
CLEM Defense1420.52433.5%2.421.4 - - - - - 50%49%36%30%22%-.04
 Teams                  GamesPPGPPG H/RSuccess RatePts PerOppTO1stD PGTotalYds PGRushYds PGPassYdsPGRYPARun RatePass RateRun SuccessPass SuccessHavoc RateTotal PPA
LOU Defense1321.225.545.9%3.151.7 - - - - - 52%47%46%44%18%.16
CLEM Offense1427.22846.7%4.071.1224301942364.751%48%47%45%15%.19

Additional Stats 2017
 Teams                  GamesPossession Time1st Downs PG3rd Down %4th Down %Penalties PGPenalty Yds PGOff TO PGDef TO PGTFL PGSacks PGD/ST TDsAvg Field Pos
Louisville1330:2527.144%63%6.351.11.61.76.12.1228.3
Clemson1430:4022.146%72%4.943.41.11.47.93.3433
Run Game Stats (2018)
 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
LOU Offense1347%52%38.1245.16.433.343.6270%9%1.14
CLEM Defense1450%36% - - - - -.042.4372%14%0.83
 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
LOU Defense1352%46% - - - - .12.8674%11%0.89
CLEM Offense1451%47%41.3194.14.740.193.1571%9%0.97

Pass Game Stats (2018)
 Teams                  GamesPassPlay RatePassPlay SuccessComp PGAtt PGYds PGYds PAYds PCTDs    Ints    PassPlays PPAPassPlays ExplPassDowns RatePassDowns Succ RatePassDowns PPADB HavocPassDowns Expl
LOU Offense1351%47%21.335.7299.88.414.12910.341.631%44%.56%1.8
CLEM Defense1449%30% - - - - - - 14-.031.637%23%.078%1.7
 Teams                  GamesPassPlay RatePassPlay SuccessComp PGAtt PGYds PGYds PAYds PCTDs    Ints    PassPlays PPAPassPlays ExplPassDowns RatePassDowns Succ RatePassDowns PPADB HavocPassDowns Expl
LOU Defense1347%44% - - - - - - 13.251.630%31%.297%2
CLEM Offense1448%45%22.133.6235.5710.7179.211.327%31%.276%1.7

Louisville's Power Ratings
Louisville's Power Rating: NR
Louisville's Offense Rating: NR
Louisville's Defense Rating: NR
2018 Talent Rating:  #40
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% NR
Louisville's 2018 Expected Record: -
Louisville's 2018 Overall SP+ Rating: -9.1  #98
Louisville's Offense SP+ Rating: 24.5  #101
Louisville's Defense SP+ Rating: 33.6  #99

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

Power Ratings Matchup
Louisville:    Clemson: 17.35

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Louisville: -9.1   Clemson: 29.7




Clemson's Power Ratings
Clemson's Power Rating: 17.35 NR
Clemson's Offense Rating: NR
Clemson's Defense Rating: NR
2018 Talent Rating:  #5
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 NR
Clemson's 2018 Expected Record: -
Clemson's 2018 Overall SP+ Rating: 29.7  #3
Clemson's Offense SP+ Rating: 43.0  #5
Clemson's Defense SP+ Rating: 12.6  #3

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


Louisville Scoring
Offense: 29.9 PPG
Offense on Road: 23
Defense: 21.2 PPG
Defense on Road: 25.5

Louisville's 2018 Record
Record: 2 - 10
Record vs Spread: 1 - 10 - 0
Over/Under Record: 8 - 4
Record on Road: 0 - 4
Record vs Spread on Road: 0 - 4 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 1 - 8 - 0
Record as Road Dog vs Spread: 0 - 4 - 0
Projected Score
Clemson 25
Louisville 24

Projected Total Points: 49
Clemson Scoring
Offense: 27.2 PPG
Offense at Home: 28
Defense: 20.5 PPG
Defense at Home: 24

Clemson's 2018 Record
Record: 15 - 0
Record vs Spread: 9 - 6 - 0
Over/Under Record: 7 - 8
Record at home: 7 - 0
Record vs Spread at home: 2 - 5 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 7 - 6 - 0
Record as Home Fav vs Spread: 2 - 5 - 0


YearDateHomeScoreAwayScoreSpreadCoverTotalO/U
202511/14Louisville19Clemson20Louisville -1.5Clemson50.5Under
202411/02Clemson21Louisville33Clemson -11Louisville62.5Under
202211/12Clemson31Louisville16Clemson -7Clemson52.0Under
202111/06Louisville24Clemson30Clemson -3.5Clemson46.0Over
201910/19Louisville10Clemson45Clemson -24Clemson62.0Under
201811/03Clemson77Louisville16Clemson -38Clemson61.0Over
201709/16Louisville21Clemson47Clemson -3Clemson61.0Over
201610/01Clemson42Louisville36Clemson -3.5Clemson64.0Over
201509/17Louisville17Clemson20Clemson -5Louisville54.0Under
201410/11Clemson23Louisville17Clemson -6.5Louisville0
TeamWinsCoversO/U
Clemson974 Overs
Louisville135 Unders

WinsCoversFavsDogs
Home Teams4 - 64 - 63 - 31 - 3
Road Teams6 - 46 - 43 - 13 - 3

(#) LOU at (#) CLEM
Overall StatsOvr
CategoryCatLOUCLEM
Net PPPPPPNRNR
Power RatePwrNRNR
SP+SP+ #98 #3
Perf GradeGradeNRNR
OffenseOffNRNR
DefenseDefNRNR
Spec TeamsSTNRNR
TalentTal #40 #5
Blue ChipsBC%NRNR
Louisville on Offense
CategoryCat
LOU OffCLEM Def
PPPOffPPPNRNR
Perf GradePerfNRNR
SuccessSucNRNR
ExplosiveExpNRNR
PPAPPANRNR
PowerPwrNRNR
SP+SP+ #101 #3
Pts POPPONRNR
HavocHavNRNR
Louisville Run Game
CategoryCat
LOU OffCLEM Def
Run GameRunNRNR
Run SuccessRSucNRNR
Run ExplRExpNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Run BlockR BlkNR -
OL YdsOLYNRNR
Stuff RateStuffNRNR
TackleTak - NR
Louisville Pass Game
CategoryCat
LOU OffCLEM Def
Pass GamePassNRNR
Pass SuccessPSucNRNR
Pass ExplPExlNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Pass Rush/BlockP BlkNRNR
F7 HavocF7NRNR
DB HavocDBNRNR
Clemson on Offense
CategoryCatCLEM OffLOU Def
PPPDefPPPNRNR
Perf GradePerfNRNR
SuccessSucNRNR
ExplosiveExpNRNR
PPAPPANRNR
PowerPwrNRNR
SP+SP+ #5 #99
Pts POPPONRNR
HavocHavNRNR
Clemson Run Game
CategoryCat
CLEM OffLOU Def
Run GameRunNRNR
Run SuccessRSucNRNR
Run ExplRExpNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Run BlockR BlkNR -
OL YdsOLYNRNR
Stuff RateStuffNRNR
TackleTak - NR
Clemson Pass Game
CategoryCatCLEM OffLOU Def
Pass GamePassNRNR
Pass SuccessPSucNRNR
Pass ExplPExlNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Pass Block/RushP BlkNRNR
F7 HavocF7NRNR
DB HavocDBNRNR
Program Comparison
CLEM 5 Year Profile: Improving Poor G5
'18 Profile: Down to CFB Elites

LOU 5 Year Profile: Improving Poor G5
'18 Profile: Down to Average G5

Weather Forecast
Playing in Memorial Stadium
Conditions:
Temp: 0°
Rematch from Week 10
Clemson -38.0 (61.0)
Clemson won vs Louisville this year (77-16)

Previous Matchups
Clemson beat Louisville last year (20-19)
Louisville beat Clemson in 2024 (33-21)

  
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