Week 5 • September 27, 2025, 04:00 PM UTC
3-0
ACC
Power Rank: 13.7
34 FINAL 27
2-1
ACC
Power Rank: 10.9
Louisville covered by 3.5 | Game went Over by 4.5

Louisville defeated Pittsburgh 34–27 in a one-score game.

Louisville @ Pittsburgh Preview

General Information

Week: Week 5
Kick Off (at stadium): 12:00 PM EDT
Stadium: Acrisure Stadium
Capacity: 68,400
Elevation: 719 ft
HFA Rating: 2.6
Playing Surface: Grass

Betting Information

Spread Louisville -3.5
Total (O/U) 56.5
Expected Score LOU 30.0 - 26.5 PITT
Power Rank Implied Line Louisville +2.8
Prediction Markets Louisville 62% Win Chance (Kalshi)

Weather Conditions

Forecast for: February 02, 2026
Overcast

Overcast

26.8°F

Wind Chill: 17.1°F
Wind: 10.5 mph SW
Gusts: 13.8 mph
Precipitation: 0.0"
Humidity: 81%
Rain Chance: 0%
Snow Chance: 0%

Travel & Rest

Louisville (Away)

This Week: 344.2 miles
Last Week: Home Game
Season Total: 344.2 miles
Body Clock Time: 12:00
Rest Days: 7

Pittsburgh (Home)

This Week: 0.0 miles
Last Week: No Game
Season Total: 110.1 miles
Body Clock Time: 12:00
Rest Days: 14

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Betting Information
Current Line Louisville -3.5
Total Points 56.5
Blue Chip Analytics Power Rating
Louisville 13.7
Pittsburgh 10.9
Travel Impact
Away Team Travel 344 mi
Home Team Travel 0 mi
Rest Pittsburgh +7
HFA: Acrisure Stadium
Capacity 68,400
Elevation 719 ft
Weather: Overcast
Temperature 26.8°F
Wind Speed 10.5 mph
Your Line Pittsburgh -2.8
Implied Value

What are the key factors for Louisville vs Pittsburgh?

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Pittsburgh: Key Factors

What happened in the game?

Louisville travels 344 miles to this game, a short road trip.

Louisville won by 7 in a one-score game.

Louisville covered the spread, covering the spread.

The total went Over by 4.5 points.

Does weather affect this game at Acrisure Stadium?

At 26.8°F, this is a cold-weather game. Cold conditions below 35°F historically compress scoring and reduce passing efficiency, favouring unders and run-heavy offences.

Full conditions are shown in the data panel above. Forecast data sourced from WeatherAPI.com. Use the Line Value Calculator to apply a manual weather adjustment to your projected line.

How do Louisville and Pittsburgh compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favour Louisville (13.7) over Pittsburgh (10.9) by 2.8 points on a neutral field. Despite playing at home, Pittsburgh faces a power rating deficit. Check whether the market spread accounts for this gap. Pittsburgh brings a meaningful home field advantage to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 2.6). 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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Louisville won and Louisville covered the spread.