Week 13 • November 22, 2025, 05:00 PM UTC
7-3
ACC
Power Rank: 15.6
6 FINAL 38
7-3
ACC
Power Rank: 12.7
SMU covered by 28.5 | Game went Under by 9.5

SMU defeated Louisville 38–6 in a dominant performance.

Louisville @ SMU Preview

General Information

Week: Week 13
Kick Off (at stadium): 11:00 AM CST
Stadium: Gerald J. Ford Stadium
Capacity: 32,000
Elevation: 594 ft
HFA Rating: 3.2
Playing Surface: Artifical Turf

Betting Information

Spread SMU -3.5
Total (O/U) 53.5
Expected Score LOU 25.0 - 28.5 SMU
Power Rank Implied Line Louisville +2.9
Prediction Markets SMU 63% Win Chance (Kalshi)

Weather Conditions

Forecast for: February 02, 2026
Sunny

Sunny

53.9°F

Wind Chill: 52.1°F
Wind: 6.7 mph SSW
Gusts: 11.2 mph
Precipitation: 0.0"
Humidity: 37%
Rain Chance: 0%
Snow Chance: 0%

Travel & Rest

Louisville (Away)

This Week: 722.5 miles
Last Week: Home Game
Season Total: 3818.4 miles
Body Clock Time: 12:00
Rest Days: 7

SMU (Home)

This Week: 0.0 miles
Last Week: No Game
Season Total: 10387.2 miles
Body Clock Time: 11:00
Rest Days: 14

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Betting Information
Current Line SMU -3.5
Total Points 53.5
Blue Chip Analytics Power Rating
Louisville 15.6
SMU 12.7
Travel Impact
Away Team Travel 722 mi
Home Team Travel 0 mi
Rest SMU +7
HFA: Gerald J. Ford Stadium
Capacity 32,000
Elevation 594 ft
Weather: Sunny
Temperature 53.9°F
Wind Speed 6.7 mph
Your Line SMU -2.9
Implied Value

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What happened in the game?

Louisville travels 722 miles to this game, a moderate road trip.

Louisville arrives with a 1-hour body clock shift.

SMU won by 32 in a dominant performance.

SMU covered the spread, covering the spread comfortably.

The total went Under by 9.5 points.

How do Louisville and SMU compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favour Louisville (15.6) over SMU (12.7) by 2.9 points on a neutral field. Despite playing at home, SMU faces a power rating deficit. Check whether the market spread accounts for this gap. SMU brings one of the stronger home environments in the FBS to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 3.2). Add this to the neutral-site differential to arrive at a venue-adjusted line.

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings represent expected point margin against an average FBS opponent on a neutral field, calculated from game data sourced via CollegeFootballData.com (CFBD). They are one input — cross-reference with the travel, rest, and weather data above before drawing conclusions.

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SMU won and SMU covered the spread.