Louisville at Wake Forest - 2019 Matchup Preview
Louisville logo

Louisville Cardinals at Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Wake Forest logo
Saturday, October 12th 2019 (7:30 PM EDT)
Wake Forest -7 (65.0)
Louisville 62 - Wake Forest: 59  (ACC)

 
Cardinals (8 - 5) (8 - 5 - 0)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 30 - 21 (23 - 26 on Road)
'19 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
WAKE coming off BYE
Our Line: -3.5  (SP+ WAKE -2)

Projected Score: LOU: 23 - WAKE: 26 (49)
WAKE Win prob: 70% | Cover: 49%
LOU Travel: 335 miles
Demon Deacons (8 - 5) (5 - 7 - 1)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 28 - 22 (28 - 17 @ Home)
'19 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
 
Louisville's 2019 Schedule
DateMatchupSpreadTotalResultO/UCover
Mon 9/2 Louisville vs Notre Dame+19.055.0L 17 - 35UY
Sat 9/7 Louisville vs Eastern Kentucky-21.060.0W 42 - 0UY
Sat 9/14 Louisville vs Western Kentucky-10.549.0W 38 - 21OY
Sat 9/21 Louisville at Florida State+6.561.0L 24 - 35UN
BYE WEEK
Sat 10/5 Louisville vs Boston College-3.561.0W 41 - 39ON
Sat 10/12 Louisville at Wake Forest+7.065.0W 62 - 59OY
Sat 10/19 Louisville vs Clemson+24.062.0L 10 - 45UN
Sat 10/26 Louisville vs Virginia+4.551.0W 28 - 21UY
BYE WEEK
Sat 11/9 Louisville at Miami+6.549.0L 27 - 52ON
Sat 11/16 Louisville at NC State-4.552.0W 34 - 20OY
Sat 11/23 Louisville vs Syracuse-9.064.0W 56 - 34OY
Sat 11/30 Louisville at Kentucky+3.551.0L 13 - 45ON
Mon 12/30 Louisville vs Mississippi State+5.064.5W 38 - 28OY

Total: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
Played: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
Future: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
Wins: Elite: , Good: , Avg: , Bad: , Poor:
Losses: Elite: , Good: , Avg: , Bad: , Poor:

Predictions for Louisville's Schedule
Wake Forest's 2019 Schedule
DateMatchupSpreadTotalResultO/UCover
Fri 8/30 Wake Forest vs Utah State-5.061.0W 38 - 35ON
Fri 9/6 Wake Forest at Rice-20.059.5W 41 - 21ON
Fri 9/13 Wake Forest vs North Carolina-3.065.0W 24 - 18UY
Sat 9/21 Wake Forest vs Elon-29.558.5W 49 - 7UY
Sat 9/28 Wake Forest at Boston College-4.569.0W 27 - 24UN
BYE WEEK
Sat 10/12 Wake Forest vs Louisville-7.065.0L 59 - 62ON
Sat 10/19 Wake Forest vs Florida State+3.069.0W 22 - 20UY
BYE WEEK
Sat 11/2 Wake Forest vs NC State-7.560.0W 44 - 10UY
Sat 11/9 Wake Forest at Virginia Tech-3.061.0L 17 - 36UN
Sat 11/16 Wake Forest at Clemson+35.059.0L 3 - 52UN
Sat 11/23 Wake Forest vs Duke-6.550.0W 39 - 27OY
Sat 11/30 Wake Forest at Syracuse-6.568.0L 30 - 39ON
Fri 12/27 Wake Forest vs Michigan State+3.550.5L 21 - 27UN

Total: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
Played: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
Future: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
Wins: Elite: , Good: , Avg: , Bad: , Poor:
Losses: Elite: , Good: , Avg: , Bad: , Poor:

Predictions for Wake Forest's Schedule
Important Stats (2018)
 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.0841%29.943%2.6714237%2112.79.3252%21.253%48%4.4766.52.11.1
WAKE.1643%28.144%3.1421540%2364.03.1942%22.141%41%4.1541.81.51.2
 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
WAKE0%0%000%000%0%0%0000



Overall Stats 2018
 Teams                  GamesPPGPPG H/RSuccess RatePts PerOppTO1stD PGTotalYds PGRushYds PGPassYdsPGRYPARun RatePass RateRun SuccessPass SuccessHavoc RateTotal PPA
LOU Offense1229.92340.8%2.792.1173531422114.247%52%43%37%19%.08
WAKE Defense1322.117.341.5%4.151.2 - - - - - 48%52%41%41%15%.19
 Teams                  GamesPPGPPG H/RSuccess RatePts PerOppTO1stD PGTotalYds PGRushYds PGPassYdsPGRYPARun RatePass RateRun SuccessPass SuccessHavoc RateTotal PPA
LOU Defense1221.225.552.1%4.471.1 - - - - - 61%38%53%48%9%.32
WAKE Offense1328.128.343.5%4.031.5254512152364.551%47%44%40%15%.16

Additional Stats 2018
 Teams                  GamesPossession Time1st Downs PG3rd Down %4th Down %Penalties PGPenalty Yds PGOff TO PGDef TO PGTFL PGSacks PGD/ST TDsAvg Field Pos
Louisville1227:1617.137%36%7.666.52.11.13.40.9227.5
Wake Forest1328:1224.642%58%4.241.81.51.26.41.9427.9
Run Game Stats (2019)
 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 Offense1247%43%33.6141.54.218.052.6761%14%0.9
WAKE Defense1348%41% - - - - .132.784%10%1.1
 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 Defense1261%53% - - - - .263.388%6%0.95
WAKE Offense1351%44%48.1214.94.521.123.1484%9%0.83

Pass Game Stats (2019)
 Teams                  GamesPassPlay RatePassPlay SuccessComp PGAtt PGYds PGYds PAYds PCTDs    Ints    PassPlays PPAPassPlays ExplPassDowns RatePassDowns Succ RatePassDowns PPADB HavocPassDowns Expl
LOU Offense1252%37%17.532.8211.16.512.11015.111.436%28%.186%1.8
WAKE Defense1352%41% - - - - - - 5.251.635%33%.386%1.9
 Teams                  GamesPassPlay RatePassPlay SuccessComp PGAtt PGYds PGYds PAYds PCTDs    Ints    PassPlays PPAPassPlays ExplPassDowns RatePassDowns Succ RatePassDowns PPADB HavocPassDowns Expl
LOU Defense1238%48% - - - - - - 6.421.627%37%.443%1.9
WAKE Offense1347%40%1934236.16.912.42513.231.735%35%.286%1.6

Louisville's Power Ratings
Louisville's Power Rating: NR
Louisville's Offense Rating: NR
Louisville's Defense Rating: NR
2019 Talent Rating:  #43
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% NR
Louisville's 2019 Expected Record: -
Louisville's 2019 Overall SP+ Rating: 0.2  #61
Louisville's Offense SP+ Rating: 34.6  #29
Louisville's Defense SP+ Rating: 33.6  #98

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

Power Ratings Matchup
Louisville:    Wake Forest: 3.5

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Louisville: 0.2   Wake Forest: 2.0




Wake Forest's Power Ratings
Wake Forest's Power Rating: 3.5 NR
Wake Forest's Offense Rating: NR
Wake Forest's Defense Rating: NR
2019 Talent Rating:  #66
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 NR
Wake Forest's 2019 Expected Record: -
Wake Forest's 2019 Overall SP+ Rating: 2.0  #55
Wake Forest's Offense SP+ Rating: 29.4  #60
Wake Forest's Defense SP+ Rating: 28.6  #68

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 2019 Record
Record: 8 - 5
Record vs Spread: 8 - 5 - 0
Over/Under Record: 8 - 5
Record on Road: 3 - 3
Record vs Spread on Road: 2 - 3 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 5 - 4 - 0
Record as Road Dog vs Spread: 1 - 3 - 0
Projected Score
Wake Forest 26
Louisville 23


Projected Total Points: 49
Wake Forest Scoring
Offense: 28.1 PPG
Offense at Home: 28.3
Defense: 22.1 PPG
Defense at Home: 17.3

Wake Forest's 2019 Record
Record: 8 - 5
Record vs Spread: 5 - 7 - 1
Over/Under Record: 5 - 8
Record at home: 6 - 1
Record vs Spread at home: 5 - 2 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 4 - 5 - 1
Record as Home Fav vs Spread: 4 - 2 - 0


YearDateHomeScoreAwayScoreSpreadCoverTotalO/U
202210/29Louisville48Wake Forest21Wake Forest -3Louisville66.5Over
202110/02Wake Forest37Louisville34Wake Forest -7Louisville64.5Over
202012/12Louisville45Wake Forest21Louisville -1.5Louisville62.5Over
201910/12Wake Forest59Louisville62Wake Forest -7Louisville65.0Over
201810/27Louisville35Wake Forest56Louisville -3Wake Forest68.0Over
201710/28Wake Forest42Louisville32Louisville -3Wake Forest66.5Over
201611/12Louisville44Wake Forest12Louisville -33Wake Forest56.5Under
201510/30Wake Forest19Louisville20Louisville -9.5Wake Forest44.0Under
201409/27Louisville20Wake Forest10Louisville -21Wake Forest0
200601/02Wake Forest13Louisville24
TeamWinsCoversO/U
Wake Forest356 Overs
Louisville742 Unders

WinsCoversFavsDogs
Home Teams6 - 44 - 51 - 53 - 0
Road Teams4 - 65 - 40 - 35 - 1

(#) LOU at (#) WAKE
Overall StatsOvr
CategoryCatLOUWAKE
Net PPPPPPNRNR
Power RatePwrNRNR
SP+SP+ #61 #55
Perf GradeGradeNRNR
OffenseOffNRNR
DefenseDefNRNR
Spec TeamsSTNRNR
TalentTal #43 #66
Blue ChipsBC%NRNR
Louisville on Offense
CategoryCat
LOU OffWAKE Def
PPPOffPPPNRNR
Perf GradePerfNRNR
SuccessSucNRNR
ExplosiveExpNRNR
PPAPPANRNR
PowerPwrNRNR
SP+SP+ #29 #68
Pts POPPONRNR
HavocHavNRNR
Louisville Run Game
CategoryCat
LOU OffWAKE Def
Run GameRunNRNR
Run SuccessRSucNRNR
Run ExplRExpNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Run BlockR BlkNR -
OL YdsOLYNRNR
Stuff RateStuffNRNR
TackleTak - NR
Louisville Pass Game
CategoryCat
LOU OffWAKE Def
Pass GamePassNRNR
Pass SuccessPSucNRNR
Pass ExplPExlNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Pass Rush/BlockP BlkNRNR
F7 HavocF7NRNR
DB HavocDBNRNR
Wake Forest on Offense
CategoryCatWAKE OffLOU Def
PPPDefPPPNRNR
Perf GradePerfNRNR
SuccessSucNRNR
ExplosiveExpNRNR
PPAPPANRNR
PowerPwrNRNR
SP+SP+ #60 #98
Pts POPPONRNR
HavocHavNRNR
Wake Forest Run Game
CategoryCat
WAKE OffLOU Def
Run GameRunNRNR
Run SuccessRSucNRNR
Run ExplRExpNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Run BlockR BlkNR -
OL YdsOLYNRNR
Stuff RateStuffNRNR
TackleTak - NR
Wake Forest Pass Game
CategoryCatWAKE OffLOU Def
Pass GamePassNRNR
Pass SuccessPSucNRNR
Pass ExplPExlNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Pass Block/RushP BlkNRNR
F7 HavocF7NRNR
DB HavocDBNRNR
Program Comparison
WAKE 5 Year Profile: Improving Poor G5
'19 Profile: Down to Below Avg P4

LOU 5 Year Profile: Improving Poor G5
'19 Profile: Down to Top G5

Weather Forecast
Playing in BB&T Field
Conditions:
Temp: 0°
Rematch from Week 7
Wake Forest -7.0 (65.0)
Louisville won at Wake Forest this year (62-59)

No Matchups Past 4 Years
  
LOU's OC ()
Player NameCOMPATTPCTYDSTDINTYPA
Player NameCARYDSTDYPCLONG
Player NameRECYDSTDYPCLONG

View Louisville's Full Roster

LOU's DC ()
Top DefTackTFLSACKSPRESSPD
SacksTackTFLSACKSPRESSPD
Pass DTackTFLSACKSPRESSPD

WAKE's OC ()
Player NameCOMPATTPCTYDSTDINTYPA
Player NameCARYDSTDYPCLONG
Player NameRECYDSTDYPCLONG

View Wake Forest's Full Roster

WAKE's DC ()
Top DefTackTFLSACKSPRESSPD
SacksTackTFLSACKSPRESSPD
Pass DTackTFLSACKSPRESSPD