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Louisville Cardinals

#26 FBS · 4-3
G&W Power Rating+10.17#26 of 138
Record4-3
Exp W%59.9%what the scoring says
Luck−2.8%winning less than the scoring says
Close W-L1-3games decided by 8 or less

Through games of Oct 27

Team stats

Scoring
For/G35.316th of 138
Agst/G29.898th of 138
Diff/G+5.5045th of 138
Adj. Margin+13.8631st of 138
SOS+8.99
Efficiency
Off EPA/play (raw)0.24711th of 138
Def EPA/play (raw)0.12184th of 138
Net EPA/play (raw)+0.12628th of 138
Off SR49.1%42nd of 138
Def SR49.5%105th of 138

League ranks among 138 FBS teams. Green = top third, red = bottom third. Same numbers as the NCAAF power rankings table (2026).

Schedule and results

3-3 ATS · O/U 5-1
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Result vs the close: against the consensus closing spread (covered / missed) and the closing total (O = over, U = under). Against-the-spread and over/under records exclude the postseason and count the 6 of 7 games with a closing line on file. Preview and Recap open the game page.

Team leaders

Passing leader · QB
Lincoln Kienholz
121/180, 1844 YDS, 10 TD, 3 INT
Rushing leader · RB
Isaac Brown
83 CAR, 568 YDS, 4 TD
Receiving leader · WR
Lawayne McCoy
25 REC, 513 YDS, 4 TD

Season to date, all games.

Louisville Cardinals players on G&W

Against the market

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3-3 against the close · +1.0 pts

Against the close3-3avg cover margin +0.2
Beat the close by+1.0 ptsover 6 games
Against the bet-time line3-3+1.0 pts in total
Totals vs the close5-1avg +7.8 pts vs the total
Sep 6: +3.5Sep 19: +7.0Sep 26: −14.5Oct 3: −8.5Oct 9: +20.0Oct 17: −6.5+20.0 pts−14.5Sep 6Oct 17
Each game vs the closeRunning total vs the closeRunning total vs the bet-time line

Last 4 games: −2.4 pts a game vs the close.

Home 3Road 2
2-1Against the close0-2
+4.2Avg cover margin−7.5
2-1Over/under2-0
+5.8Total vs the close+3.0
Favorite 5Underdog 1
2-3Against the close1-0
−0.5Avg cover margin+3.5
4-1Over/under1-0
+4.7Total vs the close+23.5
G&W vs the market for the Louisville Cardinals, game by game, is part of Official Plays.See plans ›

Cover margin: the team's final margin plus its closing spread. Positive means they beat the number by that many points. The bet-time line is the consensus line on the morning of the bet window (Tuesday for football, game day for most other sports). The close is the consensus line just before the start. Every game uses only lines captured before it began. Regular season only.

Our record on this team

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Every graded official play that involved this team, on either side, at the price it was sent. The same plays as the Pick Archive and Results.

About these numbers

G&W Power Rating: how many points (goals, runs) better than an average team on a neutral field. The rank and every stat match the NCAAF power rankings table.

Exp W% is the win percentage the Louisville Cardinals scoring margin says they should have. Luck is actual win % minus Exp W%: positive means winning more than the scoring says, which tends to even out. Close W-L is the record in one-score games.

Closing line. The consensus spread, total and moneyline just before the game started. Each game page shows the full market for that game.