Clemson Road Fave in ACC Clash
The fans at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium will be treated to an early season ACC clash. The 3rd-ranked Clemson Tigers and the 14th-ranked Louisville Cardinals battle on ABC on Saturday night. Kickoff is set for a few minutes after 8 pm EST.
The three previous games between the teams has been decided by six points or less. All have gone down to the final play. Clemson has won them all.
Oddsmakers have Clemson as a 3-point road favorite. The total has risen to 61 after opening at 58.
Clemson won its last outing, a 14-6 result against the Auburn Tigers on September 09. Clemson covered in that game as a -6-point favorite, while the 20 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
The key for Clemson will be containing Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson. He is the reigning Heisman Trophy winner. Jackson has been impressive in early wins against Purdue and North Carolina. The QB is averaging 505 yards per game, including 385.5 yards passing.
Louisville Looking for Statement
Last time out for Louisville, they were a 47-35 winner as they battled North Carolina Tar Heels on the road. Louisville earned a push in the match as a -12-point favorite, while 82 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Last Saturday Lamar Jackson became only the second player in FBS history to have at least 300 yards passing and 100 yards rushing in consecutive games. Jackson’s 525 yards of total offense were the most ever allowed by the Tar Heels.
In Louisville’s 42-36 loss last year at Clemson, Jackson almost single-handedly lifted Louisville to victory. He totaled 457 yards and accounted for four touchdowns. The game that wasn’t decided until Louisville came up one yard shy of a first down at the Clemson 3-yard line in the final seconds.
| Name |
Offense |
Defense |
Differential |
| CLEM |
13.56 |
26.33 |
-12.78 |
| LOUISV |
14.99 |
11.83 |
3.16 |
| Name |
Offense |
Defense |
Differential |
| CLEM |
11.04 |
5.71 |
5.33 |
| LOUISV |
14.02 |
10.92 |
3.1 |
| Name |
Offense |
Defense |
Differential |
| CLEM |
5.72 |
1.83 |
3.89 |
| LOUISV |
5.95 |
1.55 |
4.4 |
| Name |
Record |
Home |
Away |
ATS |
ATS Home |
ATS Away |
Offense |
Defense |
Diff |
| Overall |
2-0 |
2-0 |
0-0 |
2-0 |
2-0 |
0-0 |
35.00 |
4.50 |
30.50 |
| vs Conf |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Last 3 |
2-0 |
2-0 |
0-0 |
2-0 |
2-0 |
0-0 |
35.00 |
4.50 |
30.50 |
| Name |
Record |
Home |
Away |
ATS |
ATS Home |
ATS Away |
Offense |
Defense |
Diff |
| Overall |
2-0 |
0-0 |
2-0 |
0-1-1 |
0-0 |
0-1-1 |
41.00 |
31.50 |
9.50 |
| vs Conf |
1-0 |
0-0 |
1-0 |
0-0-1 |
0-0 |
0-0-1 |
47.00 |
35.00 |
12.00 |
| Last 3 |
2-0 |
0-0 |
2-0 |
0-1-1 |
0-0 |
0-1-1 |
41.00 |
31.50 |
9.50 |
| Title |
Stat |
Rank |
Stat |
Rank |
| Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense |
35.00 |
51 |
31.50 |
97 |
| Away Team Road Passing vs Home Team Home Passing Defense |
|
|
|
|
| Away Team Road Rushing vs Home Team Home Rushing Defense |
|
|
|
|
| Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense |
41.00 |
32 |
4.50 |
6 |
| Home Team Home Passing vs Away Team Road Passing Defense |
|
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|
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| Home Team Home Rushing vs Away Team Road Rushing Defense |
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| Name |
Record |
ATS |
OU |
Score |
Rush |
YPR |
PA |
CP |
PY |
TY |
TO +/- |
| Clemson |
3-0 |
1-2 |
1-2 |
28.33 |
158.33 |
4.57 |
33.33 |
63.00 |
220.67 |
379.00 |
3.00 |
| Louisville |
0-3 |
2-1 |
1-2 |
23.33 |
114.67 |
2.84 |
36.33 |
56.88 |
253.33 |
368.00 |
2.33 |
| Date |
Away |
Home |
Score |
Line |
Total |
OU Result |
ARY |
APY |
ATY |
ATT |
HRY |
HPY |
HTY |
HTT |
Away Team Attempts |
Home Team Attempts |
Away Team Completions |
Home Team Completions |
| Oct 1, 2016 |
LOUISV |
CLEM |
36-42 |
273 |
295 |
568 |
3 |
201 |
306 |
507 |
5 |
| Sep 17, 2015 |
CLEM |
LOUISV |
20-17 |
202 |
199 |
401 |
2 |
19 |
253 |
272 |
2 |
| Oct 11, 2014 |
LOUISV |
CLEM |
17-23 |
52 |
212 |
264 |
2 |
72 |
157 |
229 |
2 |
| Clemson is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games |
| Clemson is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games |
| The total has gone OVER in 6 of Clemson’s last 8 games |
| Clemson is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road |
| The total has gone OVER in 5 of Clemson’s last 5 games on the road |
| Louisville is 0-4-1 ATS in its last 5 games |
| Louisville is 17-5 SU in its last 22 games |
| The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Louisville’s last 6 games |
| Louisville is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home |
| Louisville is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games at home |
| Date |
Opponent |
score |
Result |
line |
ATS Result |
offensive rush yards |
offensive passing yards |
offensive total yards |
defensive rush yards |
defensive passing yards |
defensive total yards |
turnovers |
Location |
| Sep 9, 2017 |
AUBRN |
14-6 |
W |
-6/55 |
W/U |
99 |
185 |
284 |
38 |
79 |
117 |
2 |
H |
| Sep 2, 2017 |
KENT |
56-3 |
W |
-38/52 |
W/O |
353 |
312 |
665 |
119 |
1 |
120 |
1 |
H |
| Jan 9, 2017 |
ALAB |
35-31 |
W |
6.5/51 |
W/O |
91 |
420 |
511 |
221 |
155 |
376 |
2 |
A |
| Dec 31, 2016 |
OHIOST |
31-0 |
W |
1.5/57 |
W/U |
205 |
265 |
470 |
88 |
127 |
215 |
-1 |
H |
| Dec 3, 2016 |
VTECH |
42-35 |
W |
-10.5/59 |
L/O |
182 |
288 |
470 |
102 |
284 |
386 |
-1 |
A |
| Date |
Opponent |
score |
Result |
line |
ATS Result |
offensive rush yards |
offensive passing yards |
offensive total yards |
defensive rush yards |
defensive passing yards |
defensive total yards |
turnovers |
Location |
| Sep 9, 2017 |
UNC |
47-35 |
W |
-12/66 |
P/O |
312 |
393 |
705 |
17 |
384 |
401 |
0 |
A |
| Sep 2, 2017 |
PURDUE |
35-28 |
W |
-25.5/65.5 |
L/U |
146 |
378 |
524 |
51 |
293 |
344 |
-1 |
A |
| Dec 31, 2016 |
LSU |
9-29 |
L |
3/59 |
L/U |
67 |
153 |
220 |
177 |
217 |
394 |
0 |
H |
| Nov 26, 2016 |
KENTUC |
38-41 |
L |
-27.5/71.5 |
L/O |
280 |
281 |
561 |
229 |
352 |
581 |
2 |
H |
| Nov 17, 2016 |
HOUSTO |
10-36 |
L |
-17/67.5 |
L/U |
101 |
211 |
312 |
64 |
298 |
362 |
3 |
A |
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