Sat, Nov 14, 7:00 PM ET· Kenan Stadium· Louisville -3 · O/U 60.5
Rest 7d / 7dTravel 403 mi / 0 miForecast: 42°F · wind 10 mph · Clear
Market context
Louisville -3 · O/U 60.5
Records vs the spread and total, in each team’s role for this game.
Louisville as road favorite
2026 overall: 6-3 ATS (9 games) · 7-2 O/U (9 games)
2026 as road favorite: 1-2 ATS (3 games) · 2-1 O/U (3 games)
Last season (2025): 2-0 ATS (2 games) · 1-1 O/U (2 games)
Since 2020: 8-14 ATS (22 games) · 15-7 O/U (22 games)
North Carolina as home underdog
2026 overall: 6-3 ATS (9 games) · 5-4 O/U (9 games)
2026 as home underdog: 2-0 ATS (2 games) · 2-0 O/U (2 games)
Last season (2025): 1-2-1 ATS (4 games) · 3-1 O/U (4 games)
Since 2020: 4-8-1 ATS (13 games) · 8-5 O/U (13 games)
Away
Home
2026 · TraditionalLouisville · 7 of 9
488.1
Yards / game
353.0
3.31
Points / drive
2.48
5.2
TDs / game
3.2
44.4
3rd-down %
45.9
69.4
RZ TD %
69.7
0.8
Turnover margin
-0.1
2.6
Sacks / game
2.0
5.3
TFL / game
3.8
13.9
Havoc / game
10.8
42.8 / 57.2
Pass / Rush split
50.5 / 49.5
2026 · Situational matchup
When Louisville has the ball
Louisville's early-down offense ranks 2nd of 138. North Carolina's early-down defense ranks 99th of 138.
Louisville's passing-down offense ranks 2nd of 138. North Carolina's passing-down defense ranks 30th of 138.
Louisville's third-down offense ranks 7th of 138. North Carolina's third-down defense ranks 103rd of 138.
Louisville's red-zone offense ranks 60th of 138. North Carolina's red-zone defense ranks 56th of 138.
When North Carolina has the ball
North Carolina's early-down offense ranks 75th of 138. Louisville's early-down defense ranks 127th of 138.
North Carolina's passing-down offense ranks 60th of 138. Louisville's passing-down defense ranks 90th of 138.
North Carolina's third-down offense ranks 57th of 138. Louisville's third-down defense ranks 14th of 138.
North Carolina's red-zone offense ranks 27th of 138. Louisville's red-zone defense ranks 26th of 138.
What’s changed
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best. Offense form is EPA per play gained.
▲Offense form0.344 last 3 vs 0.267 season (+0.077)
▲Defense form-0.125 last 3 vs 0.019 season (-0.143)
▲Offense form0.143 last 3 vs 0.055 season (+0.089)
▼Defense form0.135 last 3 vs 0.010 season (+0.126)
Away
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingLincoln Kienholz — 2276 yd, 14 TD
RushingIsaac Brown — 745 yd, 8 TD
ReceivingTre Richardson — 685 yd, 3 TD
Home
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingBilly Edwards Jr. — 2127 yd, 18 TD
RushingBenjamin Hall — 377 yd, 1 TD
ReceivingJordan Shipp — 642 yd, 4 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
Louisville offense
2ndof 1380.257425 plays
vs
North Carolina defense · allowed
99thof 1380.037Louisville defense · allowed
127thof 1380.112vs
North Carolina offense
75thof 138-0.004404 plays
Passing downs
Louisville offense
2ndof 1380.373172 plays
vs
North Carolina defense · allowed
30thof 138-0.114210 plays
Louisville defense · allowed
90thof 1380.048230 plays
vs
North Carolina offense
60thof 1380.039173 plays
Third down
Louisville offense
7thof 1380.411100 plays
vs
North Carolina defense · allowed
103rdof 1380.139135 plays
Louisville defense · allowed
14thof 138-0.234136 plays
vs
North Carolina offense
57thof 1380.092109 plays
Red zone
Louisville offense
60thof 1380.029100 plays
vs
North Carolina defense · allowed
56thof 138-0.07886 plays
Louisville defense · allowed
26thof 138-0.21679 plays
vs
North Carolina offense
27thof 1380.16286 plays
Field advancement
Louisville offense
20thof 13855.7%vs
North Carolina defense · allowed
112thof 13849.7%Louisville defense · allowed
93rdof 13846.8%vs
North Carolina offense
65thof 13848.3%Away
Home
Louisville Offense vs North Carolina DefenseLouisville · 11 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)
0.41#10
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#570.06
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.248#3
522 plays
EPA/Play
#830.011
allowed · 614 plays
0.306#5
228 plays
EPA/Pass
#54-0.068
allowed · 290 plays
0.204#9
294 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#1030.082
allowed · 324 plays
52.5%#10
522 plays
Success Rate
#11848.5%
allowed · 614 plays
52.6%#14
Pass Success Rate
#9244.6%
allowed
52.4%#21
Rush Success Rate
#13252.5%
allowed
55.7%#20
Available Yards %
#11249.7%
allowed
70.0#57
Net Field Position
#11069.5
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
0.257#2
425 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#990.037
allowed
7.6#119
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#1306.2
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Louisville Defense vs North Carolina OffenseNorth Carolina · 8 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)
0.03#68
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#310.18
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.032#98
allowed · 598 plays
EPA/Play
#560.038
520 plays
0.085#105
allowed · 293 plays
EPA/Pass
#300.122
265 plays
-0.018#63
allowed · 305 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#104-0.049
255 plays
45.7%#69
allowed · 598 plays
Success Rate
#3349.4%
520 plays
43.2%#78
allowed
Pass Success Rate
#1651.7%
46.8%#68
allowed
Rush Success Rate
#8447.1%
46.8%#93
allowed
Available Yards %
#6548.3%
71.8#54
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
Net Field Position
#5970.1
0.112#127
allowed
Early Downs EPA/Play
#75-0.004
404 plays
6.8#94
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#156.1
2026 · Situational EPALouisville · 4 of 6
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
0.244
523 plays
Non-garbage · Off
0.038
520 plays
0.031
583 plays
Non-garbage · Def (allowed)
0.011
614 plays
0.029
100 plays
Red Zone · Off
0.162
86 plays
-0.216
79 plays
Red Zone · Def (allowed)
-0.078
86 plays
0.411
100 plays
3rd Down · Off
0.092
109 plays
-0.234
136 plays
3rd Down · Def (allowed)
0.139
135 plays