Clemson Tigers at Louisville Cardinals Free Pick and Betting Odds. The 0-2 Louisville Cardinals are all set for action as they welcome the 2-0 Clemson Tigers to Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky. 5Dimes has labelled the away team as favourites, with a -7 point start on the spread with odds of +110. Total points offered are 54. Kick off for this game is scheduled for 19:30 ET on Thursday, 17th September.
Betting Odds
Point Spread: Clemson -6/Louisville +6
Total Line: 54
The Clemson Tigers have certainly been on a roll so far, claiming two victories in the 2015 season. Their last game saw them crush the Appalachian State Mountaineers in a 41-10 victory, and such a score means they have won their first two games by an average of 35 points. Of course, without such a strong offensive line as Clemson holds, none of this would have been possible. Number four quarterback, Deshaun Watson played another stellar game against the Mountaineers, completing 19 of the 26 passes he attempted for 248 yards, as well as three touchdowns and a single interception. Charone Peake proved his worth on the field as well, catching four of Watson’s passes for 85 yards, and claiming two touchdowns himself.
Such great play from the away team has seen them complete a total of 51 passes so far this season. For the 68 attempted, this gives them a completed percentage of 75%, with the aforementioned Watson completing 37 overall so far. A total of 87 carries for 362 yards have been recorded, while six offensive and five defensive touchdowns have been completed as well. Placekicker, Greg Huegel has claimed 11 extra points for the team, as well as two out of three fields goals.
For Louisville, the 2015 season has been a completely different story so far. They suffered their second loss at the hands of the Houston Cougars on Saturday,, with the final score being 34-31. Unfortunately, the Cardinals weren’t able to subdue Houston’s star quarterback Greg Ward Jr., who pushed the Cougars’ score up in the fourth quarter to claim the victory. Louisville were the favoured team in that match, and this loss places them 0-2 for the first time in 17 years. The team really needs to focus on their weak defence line for their game against Clemson, as they gave away 452 yards to the Cougars this past week. Quarterback, Lamar Jackson will also need to step up his offensive game to outdo the Tigers.
According to official statistics for the 2015 season, Louisville have attempted 78 passes in their games so far, but have completed just 44 of them for 492 yards. While Jackson has been responsible for 26 of those completed, as well as 28 of the 74 carries for 308 yards, his game needs to improve on a higher level to successfully do battle against the streaking Clemson team. Receptions have been generally quite weak across the defence side, with Micky Crum, Ja’Quay Savage and Traveon Samuel each taking eight, while the first two have claimed a single touchdown each.
Clemson at Louisville Betting Trends
The Tigers are 5-0 in their last 5 games overall.
Clemson is 2-4 against the spread in their last 6 road games.
The game total has gone under in 4 of Clemson’s last 5 road games.
Louisville is 0-5 against the spread in their last 5 home games.
The Cardinals are 18-4 straight up in their last 22 home games.
Injury Report
CLEMSON
Mike Williams WR Out Indefinitely (neck)
LOUISVILLE
James Quick WR Questionable September 17 (ankle)
Consensus Pick (ATS)
Clemson: 79%
Louisville: 21%
Free College Football Pick
A 2-0 team versus a 0-2 team has the public jumping all over the road favorite. While we do think Clemson is the superior team we’re willing to take the 6 points and back the home squad. The Tigers didn’t take on top flight competition in their two games this season and it is a step up in competition and they’re on the road against a divisional foe.
Take the Louisville Cardinals +6 @ BETONLINE.AG (WIN)
