The 12th ranked Louisville Cardinals host the Clemson Tigers in an ACC game that will take place at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Kentucky at 9 PM ET. Clemson has won 11 of their 17 games on the season and they have failed to cover the spread in eight of the 15 games that have had a posted line. Louisville has won 15 of their 18 games this season and they have covered the spread in 11 of the 16 games that have had a posted line.
Clemson is coming off a 77-73 loss to a ranked Virginia team in their last game where they failed to cover the spread as a 2-point underdog. The total number of points scored in the game was 150, which was well over the closing line of 125. In the Tigers last four games they have failed to cover the spread and the total has gone over every time. Clemson has lost four in a row and three of those losses came against ranked teams.
Louisville is coming off a 78-69 win over a ranked Duke team in their last game where they covered 3.5-point line. The total number of points scored in the game was 147, which was over the closing line of 146.5. The Cardinals have covered the spread in two of their last three games and in their last four games, including their last two, the total has gone over. Overall, Louisville has won their last three games.
Offensively, Clemson is putting up 76.6 points per game on a 45% FG average. On the defensive side of things the Tigers are allowing 67.8 points per game on a 42.6% FG average.
Louisville is putting up 75.8 points per game on a 43.8% FG average. On defense the Cardinals are allowing 62.3 points per game, which ranks 17th in the nation, on a 37.9% FG average, which ranks 8th in the nation.
Last season in the lone match up between these teams, which was held at Clemson, the Tigers beat the Cardinals 66-62.
Clemson Tigers vs. Louisville Cardinals Betting Trends
- Clemson is 1-4 against the spread in their last 5 games.
- The Tigers are 8-17 straight up in their last 25 road games.
- The game total has gone under in 4 of Clemson’s last 6 road games.
- Louisville is 10-2 straight up in their last 12 games.
- The Cardinals are 16-1 straight up in their last 17 home games.
Public Money Consensus
In this NCAAB matchup between Clemson and Louisville have the public leaning heavily to the Cardinals getting the 7 points with over 70%. The over/under bettors are leaning slightly to this game going over the 137.5 points with just over 50%.
