Week 8 • October 17, 2025, 11:00 PM UTC
4-1
ACC
Power Rank: 15.0
24 FINAL 21
5-0
ACC
Power Rank: 22.1
Louisville covered by 16.5 | Game went Under by 8.5

Louisville defeated Miami 24–21 in a nail-biter. Louisville covered the spread; the game went Under. Blue Chip Analytics had rated Miami 7.1 points stronger on a neutral field.

Louisville @ Miami Preview

General Information

Week: Week 8
Kick Off (at stadium): 07:00 PM EDT
Stadium: Hard Rock Stadium
Capacity: 64,767
Elevation: 43 ft
HFA Rating: 1.9
Playing Surface: Unknown

Betting Information

Spread Miami -13.5
Total (O/U) 53.5
Expected Score LOU 20.0 - 33.5 MIA
Power Rank Implied Line Miami +7.1
Prediction Markets Miami 82% Win Chance (Kalshi)

Weather Conditions

Forecast for: February 02, 2026
Clear

Clear

50.4°F

Wind Chill: 47.4°F
Wind: 7.4 mph NNW
Gusts: 10.1 mph
Precipitation: 0.0"
Humidity: 23%
Rain Chance: 0%
Snow Chance: 0%

Travel & Rest

Louisville (Away)

This Week: 903.4 miles
Last Week: No Game
Season Total: 1591.9 miles
Body Clock Time: 19:00
Rest Days: 13

Miami (Home)

This Week: 0.0 miles
Last Week: No Game
Season Total: 2788.7 miles
Body Clock Time: 19:00
Rest Days: 13

Line Value Calculator

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Your line Miami +7.1
Implied value
Betting
Current line Miami -13.5
Total (O/U) 53.5
Power ratings — adjust if you disagree
Louisville 15.0
Miami 22.1
Travel impact
Away travel 903 mi
Home travel 0 mi
Rest Even
Home field — Hard Rock Stadium
Capacity 64,767
Elevation 43 ft
Weather: Clear
Temperature 50.4°F
Wind speed 7.4 mph

Positive adjustment = favours home team

What are the key factors for Louisville vs Miami?

Louisville: Key Factors

Miami: Key Factors

What happened in the game?

Louisville travels 903 miles to this game, a significant road trip.

Louisville won by 3 in a nail-biter.

Louisville covered the spread comfortably.

The total went Under by 8.5 points.

How do Louisville and Miami compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favour Miami (22.1) over Louisville (15.0) by 7.1 points on a neutral field. After adding home field advantage, the rating-implied line may differ meaningfully from the market spread. Miami brings a modest home field advantage to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 1.9). 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.

Sources

Weather

Louisville won and Louisville covered the spread.