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Prediction updated: Saturday, August 1, 2026
Louisville
Cardinals
ACC
29
54% win prob
Home
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
SMU
Mustangs
ACC
26
46% win prob
Away
POINT SPREAD
Louisville by 2.61
TOTAL POINTS
55
UPDATED
Saturday, August 1, 2026
PRESEASON RATINGS
Louisville
SMU
|
93
A-
|
Overall |
93
A-
|
|
92
A-
|
Power |
93
A-
|
|
93
A-
|
Offensive |
93
A-
|
|
92
A-
|
Defensive |
92
A-
|
|
96
A
|
SoS (Current) |
90
B+
|
|
96
A
|
SoS (Future) |
90
B+
|
PRESEASON RANKINGS
Louisville
SMU
| 23 | Overall | 22 |
| 24 | Power | 23 |
| 22 | Offensive | 23 |
| 27 | Defensive | 26 |
| 13 | SoS (Current) | 33 |
| 13 | SoS (Future) | 33 |
2025-2026 RECORDS
Louisville
SMU
|
0-1 (0%) |
Head to Head |
1-0 (100%) |
|
9-4 (69.2%) |
Overall |
9-4 (69.2%) |
|
5-3 (62.5%) |
Home |
5-1 (83.3%) |
|
3-1 (75%) |
Away |
3-3 (50%) |
|
1-1 (50%) |
Versus FBS Top 25 |
1-1 (50%) |
|
4-4 (50%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
5-3 (62.5%) |
|
5-0 (100%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
4-1 (80%) |
|
2-3 (40%) |
Last 5 Games |
4-1 (80%) |
2025-2026 SUPERLATIVES
Louisville
SMU
| #4 Miami FL | Best Win | #4 Miami FL |
| #75 California | Worst Loss | #84 Baylor |
| 41 pts vs #67 Kentucky | Largest MOV | 32 pts vs #37 Louisville |
| 32 pts vs #33 SMU | Largest MOD | 11 pts vs #23 TCU |
OTHER 2025-2026 STATISTICS
Louisville
SMU
| 29.9 | Points per Game | 32.2 |
| 21.2 | Points Against | 20.5 |
| 33.8 | Home PPG | 36 |
| 18.9 | Home PA | 19.2 |
| 23 | Away PPG | 29.8 |
| 25.5 | Away PA | 22.2 |
| 94-75 | Opponent Record | 87-80 |
| 95.5 | Avg Opponent Rank | 98.3 |
| W 4 | Longest Streak | W 3 |
| W 2 | Current Streak | W 1 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Louisville
SMU
| Dec 23 Toledo (8-5) W 27-22 | Jan 2 Arizona (9-4) W 24-19 |
| Nov 29 vs Kentucky (5-7) W 41-0 | Nov 29 at California (7-6) L 35-38 |
| Nov 22 at SMU (9-4) L 6-38 | Nov 22 vs Louisville (9-4) W 38-6 |
| Nov 14 vs Clemson (7-6) L 19-20 | Nov 8 at Boston College (2-10) W 45-13 |
| Nov 8 vs California (7-6) L 26-29 | Nov 1 vs (4) Miami FL (13-3) W 26-20 |
| Nov 1 at Virginia Tech (3-9) W 28-16 | Oct 25 at Wake Forest (9-4) L 12-13 |
| Oct 25 vs Boston College (2-10) W 38-24 | Oct 18 at Clemson (7-6) W 35-24 |
| Oct 17 at (4) Miami FL (13-3) W 24-21 | Oct 11 vs Stanford (4-8) W 34-10 |
| Oct 4 vs (25) Virginia (11-3) L 27-30 | Oct 4 vs Syracuse (3-9) W 31-18 |
| Sep 27 at Pittsburgh (8-5) W 34-27 | Sep 20 at (23) TCU (9-4) L 24-35 |
| Sep 20 vs Bowling Green (4-8) W 40-17 | Sep 13 at Missouri St (7-6) W 28-10 |
| Sep 5 vs James Madison (12-2) W 28-14 | Sep 6 vs Baylor (5-7) L 45-48 |
| Aug 30 vs Eastern Kentucky (5-7) W 51-17 | Aug 30 vs East Texas A&M (3-9) W 42-13 |
