Fri, Oct 9, 7:00 PM ET· Cardinal Stadium· Louisville -6.5 · O/U 58
Rest 6d / 6dTravel 543 mi / 0 miForecast: 69°F · wind 5 mph · Partially cloudy
Market context
Louisville -6.5 · O/U 58
Records vs the spread and total, in each team’s role for this game.
Florida State as road underdog
2026 overall: 2-2-1 ATS (5 games) · 1-4 O/U (5 games)
2026 as road underdog: 1-0 ATS (1 game) · 1-0 O/U (1 game)
Last season (2025): 0-2 ATS (2 games) · 1-1 O/U (2 games)
Since 2020: 6-11-1 ATS (18 games) · 8-9-1 O/U (18 games)
Louisville as home favorite
2026 overall: 3-2 ATS (5 games) · 4-1 O/U (5 games)
2026 as home favorite: 2-1 ATS (3 games) · 2-1 O/U (3 games)
Last season (2025): 1-8 ATS (9 games) · 5-4 O/U (9 games)
Since 2020: 22-15 ATS (37 games) · 17-20 O/U (37 games)
Away
Home
2026 · TraditionalFlorida State · 5 of 9
419.0
Yards / game
486.0
3.10
Points / drive
2.97
4.2
TDs / game
5.0
42.6
3rd-down %
45.6
81.0
RZ TD %
66.7
-0.4
Turnover margin
0.8
3.4
Sacks / game
1.6
7.2
TFL / game
3.6
15.0
Havoc / game
11.2
37.9 / 62.1
Pass / Rush split
45.2 / 54.8
2026 · Situational matchup
When Florida State has the ball
Florida State's early-down offense ranks 43rd of 138. Louisville's early-down defense ranks 134th of 138.
Florida State's passing-down offense ranks 11th of 138. Louisville's passing-down defense ranks 123rd of 138.
Florida State's third-down offense ranks 12th of 138. Louisville's third-down defense ranks 39th of 138.
Florida State's red-zone offense ranks 25th of 138. Louisville's red-zone defense ranks 46th of 138.
When Louisville has the ball
Louisville's early-down offense ranks 17th of 138. Florida State's early-down defense ranks 60th of 138.
Louisville's passing-down offense ranks 10th of 138. Florida State's passing-down defense ranks 84th of 138.
Louisville's third-down offense ranks 18th of 138. Florida State's third-down defense ranks 138th of 138.
Louisville's red-zone offense ranks 94th of 138. Florida State's red-zone defense ranks 29th of 138.
What’s changed
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best. Offense form is EPA per play gained.
▲Offense form0.209 last 3 vs 0.152 season (+0.057)
Defense formabout the same(0.083 last 3 vs 0.104 season)
Offense formabout the same(0.173 last 3 vs 0.192 season)
Defense formabout the same(0.121 last 3 vs 0.094 season)
Away
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingAshton Daniels — 1111 yd, 6 TD
RushingOusmane Kromah — 477 yd, 5 TD
ReceivingDuce Robinson — 280 yd, 2 TD
Home
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingLincoln Kienholz — 1394 yd, 9 TD
RushingKeyjuan Brown — 367 yd, 3 TD
ReceivingTre Richardson — 445 yd, 2 TD
2026 · Collision map
Where each offense meets the other defense — FBS rank first, season value after.
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Early downs
Florida State offense
43rdof 1380.068226 plays
vs
Louisville defense · allowed
134thof 1380.178Florida State defense · allowed
60thof 138-0.050vs
Louisville offense
17thof 1380.190240 plays
Passing downs
Florida State offense
11thof 1380.30798 plays
vs
Louisville defense · allowed
123rdof 1380.216125 plays
Florida State defense · allowed
84thof 1380.028138 plays
vs
Louisville offense
10thof 1380.31197 plays
Third down
Florida State offense
12thof 1380.39961 plays
vs
Louisville defense · allowed
39thof 138-0.12872 plays
Florida State defense · allowed
138thof 1380.69374 plays
vs
Louisville offense
18thof 1380.33658 plays · small sample
Red zone
Florida State offense
25thof 1380.23964 plays
vs
Louisville defense · allowed
46thof 138-0.16643 plays · small sample
Florida State defense · allowed
29thof 138-0.27631 plays · small sample
vs
Louisville offense
94thof 138-0.07650 plays · small sample
Field advancement
Florida State offense
55thof 13852.6%vs
Louisville defense · allowed
112thof 13849.0%Florida State defense · allowed
116thof 13849.4%vs
Louisville offense
36thof 13855.2%Away
Home
Florida State Offense vs Louisville DefenseFlorida State · 10 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
0.19#27
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#94-0.07
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.144#29
291 plays
EPA/Play
#1190.098
allowed · 339 plays
0.112#40
115 plays
EPA/Pass
#1240.193
allowed · 153 plays
0.164#19
176 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#830.019
allowed · 186 plays
48.8%#47
291 plays
Success Rate
#8346.0%
allowed · 339 plays
44.3%#82
Pass Success Rate
#9745.2%
allowed
51.7%#35
Rush Success Rate
#5545.2%
allowed
52.6%#55
Available Yards %
#11249.0%
allowed
72.4#106
Net Field Position
#6771.7
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
0.068#43
226 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#1340.178
allowed
6.2#21
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#1076.7
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Florida State Defense vs Louisville OffenseLouisville · 9 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
0.00#73
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#320.16
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.128#127
allowed · 294 plays
EPA/Play
#210.167
298 plays
0.207#127
allowed · 149 plays
EPA/Pass
#110.288
136 plays
0.047#92
allowed · 145 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#540.066
162 plays
48.0%#107
allowed · 294 plays
Success Rate
#4449.0%
298 plays
45.0%#94
allowed
Pass Success Rate
#2551.5%
48.0%#88
allowed
Rush Success Rate
#8446.9%
49.4%#116
allowed
Available Yards %
#3655.2%
73.3#39
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
Net Field Position
#8271.4
-0.050#60
allowed
Early Downs EPA/Play
#170.190
240 plays
8.5#9
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#1227.9
2026 · Situational EPAEven · 3-3-0
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
0.144
291 plays
Non-garbage · Off
0.171
306 plays
0.133
296 plays
Non-garbage · Def (allowed)
0.098
339 plays
0.239
64 plays
Red Zone · Off
-0.076
50 plays · small sample
-0.276
31 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Def (allowed)
-0.166
43 plays · small sample
0.399
61 plays
3rd Down · Off
0.336
58 plays · small sample
0.693
74 plays
3rd Down · Def (allowed)
-0.128
72 plays