2023 Louisville Cardinals odds: Over/Under Win Total odds

Updated Sep. 1, 2023 3:41 a.m. ET

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With an over/under of eight wins, the Louisville Cardinals are expected to be competitive this season.

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Louisville Win Total Odds

Cardinals Betting Insights & 2022 Stats

• According to the current odds (-113), Louisville has a 53.1% chance of eclipsing its season win total over/under (eight).
• The Cardinals ranked 49th in total offense last season (406.1 yards per game), but they played really well on defense, ranking 24th-best in FBS with 406.1 yards allowed per game.
• The Cardinals had the 101st-ranked offense last year in terms of passing yards (205.1 passing yards per game), and they were more effective on defense, ranking 23rd-best with only 197.1 passing yards allowed per game.
• Louisville ranked 41st in run defense last season (134.4 rushing yards allowed per game), but it thrived on the offensive side of the ball, ranking 23rd-best in FBS with 201 rushing yards per game.
• The Cardinals sported the 87th-ranked offense last year in terms of third-down efficiency (37.3% conversion rate), and they were more effective on defense, ranking 23rd-best with a 33.5% third-down percentage allowed.

Louisville's 2023 Schedule

Louisville's Strength of Schedule

• Louisville will face the 20th-easiest schedule this season (based on last season's combined win total of opponents this season.)
• The Cardinals will have the good fortune of facing the 15th-easiest conference schedule in college football, based on their ACC opponents' combined win total last season (43).
• Louisville will play five games in 2023 against teams that finished above .500 in 2022 (zero of those teams won nine or more games and three of them recorded fewer than four wins).

Cardinals' Top Performers (2022)

• Last season Malik Cunningham put up 1,562 passing yards (120.2 per game), a 62.4% completion percentage (136-for-218), eight touchdowns, and only five interceptions. He also added 565 rushing yards on 114 carries with 12 rushing TDs (averaging 43.5 yards per game).
• Last year Jawhar Jordan went to work rushing, for 815 yards on 142 attempts (62.7 yards per game) and scored four times.
• Tyler Hudson amassed 69 receptions for 1,034 yards and two touchdowns last season. He was targeted 107 times, and averaged 79.5 yards per game.
• Marshon Ford tacked on 434 yards on 33 grabs with three touchdowns. He was targeted 52 times, and averaged 33.4 receiving yards per game.
• Ahmari Huggins-Bruce's stat line last season: 360 receiving yards, 30 catches, two touchdowns, on 49 targets.
• Yasir Abdullah's hard work last season put together a stat line of 9.5 sacks, 9.0 TFL, 50 tackles, and two interceptions.
• Last season MoMo Sanogo tallied 68 tackles, 7.0 TFL, and 4.5 sacks.
• Quincy Riley intercepted three passes last year while also totaling 22 tackles, 2.0 TFL, one sack, and three passes defended.

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