Louisville Cardinals vs. Virginia Tech Hokies Picks & Preview | NCAAFB Week 10

Star runner Jawhar Jordan and the Louisville Cardinals (7-1) meet the Virginia Tech Hokies (4-4) on Saturday at 3:30 PM ET at L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium.

The Cardinals are significant favorites (-9.5) in their matchup against the Hokies, with the over/under being 48.5 points. (In terms of the moneyline, the Cardinals are -376 and the Hokies are +290.)

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Game Info for Louisville vs. Virginia Tech

• Game Day: Saturday, November 4, 2023
• Game Time: 3:30 PM ET
• TV Channel: ACC Network
• Location: Louisville, Kentucky
• Stadium: L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium

Louisville Pick Insights

• Louisville has posted a 4-3-1 record against the spread this season.
• Louisville is 2-1 against the spread when favored by 9.5 points or more this season.
• The teams have hit the over in three of Louisville’s eight games with a set total.

Louisville Stats & Insights

• Louisville has been a tough matchup for opposing teams, ranking top-25 in both total offense (24th-best with 449.9 yards per game) and total defense (15th-best with 303.4 yards allowed per game) this year.
• On the defensive side of the ball, Louisville has been a top-25 unit, ranking 19th-best by allowing just 18 points per game. The offense ranks 36th (32.8 points per game).
• Offensively, Louisville ranks 43rd in the FBS with 264.6 passing yards per game. Meanwhile, the defense ranks 45th in passing yards allowed per contest (212).
• Louisville sports the 31st-ranked offense this season in terms of rushing yards (185.3 per game), and has been more effective defensively, ranking 10th-best with only 91.4 rushing yards allowed per game.
• Louisville ranks 85th in third-down percentage this season (37.8%), but has been playing really well on the other side of the ball, ranking seventh-best in the FBS with a 29% third-down percentage allowed.
• Louisville has forced 15 total turnovers (17th in the FBS) this season and have turned it over 11 times (66th in the FBS) for +4a turnover margin of +4, 27th-ranked in college football.

Louisville’s Best Players

• Jack Plummer has 2,018 yards passing for Louisville, completing 63.8% of his passes and recording 13 touchdowns and eight interceptions this season.
• The team’s top rusher, Jordan, has carried the ball 110 times for 824 yards (103 per game), scoring 10 times. He’s also caught 10 passes for 174 yards and one touchdown.
• Isaac Guerendo has been handed the ball 60 times this year and racked up 252 yards (31.5 per game) with three touchdowns. He’s also contributed in the pass game with 12 grabs for 133 yards
• Jamari Thrash’s leads his squad with 712 yards as a receiver. He’s racked up that yardage on 46 receptions (out of 67 targets) and scored six touchdowns.
• Chris Bell has hauled in 12 passes while averaging 28.6 yards per game and scoring two touchdowns.
• Kevin Coleman Jr. has been the target of 26 passes and compiled 17 grabs for 207 yards, an average of 25.9 yards per contest. He’s found the end zone one time through the air this season.
• Ashton Gillotte has 7.5 sacks to lead the team, and also has seven TFL and 19 tackles.
• TJ Quinn, Louisville’s tackle leader, has 50 tackles this year.
• Devin Neal has a team-leading three interceptions to go along with 29 tackles and three passes defended.

Virginia Tech Betting Insights

• Virginia Tech is 5-3-0 ATS this season.
• When it has played as at least 9.5-point underdogs this season, Virginia Tech is 1-0 against the spread.
• Virginia Tech has gone over in five of their eight games with a set total (62.5%).

Virginia Tech Pick Insights

• Virginia Tech ranks 72nd in the FBS with 380.9 total yards per contest, but it has been carried by its defense, which ranks 21st-best by giving up only 316 total yards per game.
• With 26.1 points per game on offense, Virginia Tech ranks 77th in the FBS. On defense, it ranks 50th, allowing 22.9 points per contest.
• Virginia Tech’s pass defense has been paving the way for the team, as it ranks seventh-best in the FBS with 165.4 passing yards surrendered per contest. In terms of offense, it is posting 218.4 passing yards per game, which ranks 82nd.
• Virginia Tech ranks 60th in the FBS with 162.5 rushing yards per contest on offense, and it ranks 82nd with 150.6 rushing yards surrendered per game on the defensive side of the ball.
• Virginia Tech’s third-down offense has been bottom-25 this season, posting a 33.6% third-down percentage, which ranks 24th-worst in the FBS. On the defensive side of the ball, it ranks 36th with a 34.6% third-down rate allowed.
• After forcing nine turnovers (93rd in the FBS) and turning the ball over eight times (25th in the FBS) this season, Virginia Tech sports the 57th-ranked turnover margin of +1.

Virginia Tech’s Best Players

• Kyron Drones has thrown for 1,237 yards (154.6 ypg) to lead Virginia Tech, completing 58.6% of his passes and collecting seven touchdown passes and one interception this season. He is also a playmaker on the ground, racking up 400 yards (50 ypg) on 99 carries with four touchdowns.
• Bhayshul Tuten is his team’s leading rusher with 110 carries for 478 yards, or 59.8 per game. He’s found paydirt four times on the ground, as well. Tuten has also chipped in with 21 catches for 215 yards and two receiving touchdowns.
• Jaylin Lane paces his team with 413 receiving yards on 27 catches with five touchdowns.
• Da’Quan Felton has put up a 312-yard season so far with four touchdowns. He’s caught 20 passes on 48 targets.
• Stephen Gosnell has racked up 234 reciving yards (29.3 ypg) this season.
• Antwaun Powell has collected nine sacks to pace the team, while also recording eight TFL and 28 tackles.
• So far Keli Lawson leads the team in both tackles and interceptions. He has racked up 58 tackles, four TFL, 1.5 sacks, and one interception this season.