Sat, Oct 31, 2026, 3:15 PM EDTWeek 9 · at Louisville · Conference game
3-4 · Power #97
17
projected
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4-3 · Power #23
41
projected
STAN 3%
97% LOU
Spread
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Total
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model 58
Model line
LOU -26.5
LOU 97% to win
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Market

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Model view

Power-rating model, before kickoff
Model Favorite
Louisville 97%
Projected STAN 17 – LOU 41 · Model Favorite won 73.7% in backtest
Model line
LOU -26.5
Market —
Against the spread
No lean
No market line yet
Total
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Model 58
How the model gets there (points from LOU’s side; the model line rounds to the half point)
SpreadLOU rating edge+22.1+Home field+2.5+Travel+2.0=Model marginLOU by 26.6
TotalScoring ratings58.1=Model total58.1

Signals

The data signal, and no trends and market moves behind it
No clear signal on the spread
No clear signal on the total

None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.

No notable trends or market moves for this game.

Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 138 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
STAN−2.6 →−7.9▼ 5.3#98
LOU+9.5 →+12.4▲ 2.9#22
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW8

STAN
Longer bar = better
LOU
#105
Offense
LOU better ▶
#15
#131
Defense
LOU better ▶
#86
0.0 #73
Turnovers
LOU better ▶
+0.9 #14
65 plays #83
Pace
◀ STAN faster
63 plays #104
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When STAN has the ball
Even matchup
STAN offLOU defEdge
Points / game 18.3 #127 27.4 #102 LOU
Yards / play 5.33 #110 5.60 #81 LOU
PPA / play +0.15 #69 +0.10 #80 Even
Success rate 39% #114 42% #82 LOU
When LOU has the ball
Advantage: LOU offense
LOU offSTAN defEdge
Points / game 38.7 #15 36.6 #133 LOU
Yards / play 7.67 #3 6.50 #128 LOU
PPA / play +0.32 #15 +0.31 #137 LOU
Success rate 48% #25 47% #124 LOU

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 138 FBS teams
STAN scoring against the LOU defense
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STAN scored
2.4
#125
5.3
#118
7.7
#129
6.7
#52
3.9
#125
10.6
#101
LOU allowed
5.7
#92
10.1
#117
15.9
#110
6.0
#88
5.6
#53
11.6
#74
LOU scoring against the STAN defense
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LOU scored
7.9
#38
9.4
#62
17.3
#47
11.4
#4
10.0
#14
21.4
#2
STAN allowed
7.6
#122
11.7
#126
19.3
#131
7.0
#105
10.3
#133
17.3
#128

Game conditions

Before kickoff
Home field
LOU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
No forecast
Venue not known yet
Rest
STAN8d
LOU14d bye
LOU +6 days
Tempo
Average 128 plays
slowavg 133fast
Travel
STAN 1,975 mi
Model moves the line 2.0 pts

News & sentiment

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