Miami Hurricanes vs Louisville Cardinals NCAAF Betting Prediction

NCAAF Miami Hurricanes vs Louisville Prediction 10/19/2024

The Miami Hurricanes (6-0) face off against the Louisville Cardinals (4-2) on Saturday, October 19th. This game will be played at L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium in Louisville and televised on ABC. Both team’s come into this one having won their previous games. Kickoff is set for 12:00 ET.

Miami Hurricanes vs Louisville Cardinals

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Miami Offense Breakdown

Miami’s offense has been the best in college football in terms of scoring, leading the nation with 47.7 points per game heading into week 8. They also lead the country in third down conversions, with a 60.3% success rate. Our power rankings place them as the 5th best offense overall.

Cam Ward has thrown for 2,219 yards and 20 touchdowns, giving Miami the 2nd best passing attack in the nation, averaging 400 yards per game. Ward’s passer rating is 124. Xavier Restrepo has 585 receiving yards and five touchdowns.

Louisville Offense Breakdown

Louisville’s offense is averaging 36.2 points per game, placing them 19th in the nation, and they are ranked 16th in our offensive power rankings heading into week 8. Tyler Shough has thrown for 1,674 yards, with a passer rating of 111, and has 14 touchdowns to 3 interceptions.

Overall, Louisville is 20th in passing yards per game, averaging 291.3 yards. Ja’Corey Brooks leads the receiving corps with 572 yards and six touchdowns. On the ground, the Cardinals are averaging 178.8 rushing yards per game.

Miami Team Defense

Miami’s defense has been strong this season, ranking 22nd nationally by allowing just 18.8 points per game. They’ve been particularly effective against the run, giving up only 91.2 rushing yards per game, which ranks 15th in the country. Opposing teams have averaged just 26.7 rushing attempts per game, the 6th fewest in the nation.

In their last game, Miami’s defense allowed 38 points but held California to just 63 rushing yards. Cal did manage 272 passing yards, completing 27 of 37 attempts. For the season, Miami’s defense has allowed 192.8 passing yards per game, with opposing quarterbacks posting a passer rating of 61.6, the 9th lowest in the country.

Miami Team Defense

Louisville’s defense has been solid this season, ranking 26th nationally by allowing just 19.7 points per game. Against Virginia, they gave up 20 points and allowed 449 total yards, including 301 passing yards.

On average, opposing quarterbacks have completed 66% of their passes for 216.5 yards per game against Louisville. The Cardinals’ defense is also giving up 120.7 rushing yards per game, ranking 47th in the country.

Miami vs Louisville Trends

  • Through their last ten road games, Miami has an ATS record of just 6-4. However, their overall record was 6-4 while averaging 31 points per game.
  • When looking at their past three home matchups, Louisville has an ATS record of 0-3 while averaging 25 per game. The team went 1-2 overall in these games.
  • Looking back on the team’s last five games as the underdog, the Louisville Cardinals have a straight up record of 1-4. Their record vs the spread in these games was 1-4.
  • Against the spread, the Miami Hurricanes have put together of 2-3 in their last five games as the betting favorite. In these same games, they went 5-0 straight up.

Hurricanes vs Cardinals Prediction

Our projections have Louisville winning this matchup 31-22 as they face off against Miami in week eight of the college football season. Louisville comes into this game as the +4.5 point underdogs, and we like their chances to pull off the upset and cover the spread.

With the over/under line set at 60.5 points, we recommend taking the under, as our model suggests a combined score of 53 points.


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