Tale of The Tape & Prediction: Louisville vs. Miami

See how the Cardinals stack up against the Hurricanes, and who the statistical models favor.

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CORAL GABLES, Fla - No. 16 Louisville (9-1, 4-0 ACC) is set to face Miami (5-6, 1-5 ACC) on Saturday, Jan. 16th at 8:00 p.m. EST at the Watsco Center in Coral Gables, Fla. Here's how the Cardinals stack up against the Hurricanes:

- Rankings:

	Miami	Louisville
AP/Coaches	NR/NR	16/18
NET	126th	24th
RPI	160th	5th
SOS	90th	39th
KenPom	79th	27th
Sagarin	78th	18th

- Team Leaders:

	Miami	Louisville
Points	Isaiah Wong (16.5)	Carlik Jones (17.2)
Rebounds	Nysier Brooks (6.5)	Jae'Lyn Withers (6.8)
Assists	Harlond Beverly (3.6)	Carlik Jones (4.7)
Steals	Harlond Beverly (1.6)	Carlik Jones (1.1)
Blocks	Nysier Brooks (1.1)	JJ Traynor (1.0)

- Scoring:

	Miami	Louisville
Points Per Game	67.4	71.1
Field Goal %	43.1%	47.6%
FGM/FGA Per Game	23.9/55.5	25.4/53.4
Three Point %	26.9%	35.2%
3PTM/3PTA Per Game	5.0/18.5	5.8/16.5
Free Throw %	69.0%	74.0%
FTM/FTA Per Game	14.6/21.1	14.5/19.6

- Rebounding:

	Miami	Louisville
Rebounds Per Game	38.4	37.8
Off. Reb. Per Game	10.0	9.3
Def. Reb. Per Game	28.4	28.5
Rebound Margin	+4.4	+7.0

- Defense:

	Miami	Louisville
Opp.Points Per Game	66.3	63.0
Opp. FG%	40.3%	38.8
Opp. 3PT%	35.8%	30.7%
Steals Per Game	7.2	4.6
Blocks Per Game	4.6	2.5

- Ball Handling:

	Miami	Louisville
Assists Per Game	12.0	12.4
Turnovers Per Game	14.2	12.9
Turnover Margin	+0.36	-1.2
Assist/Turnover Ratio	0.9	1.0

- ESPN Prediction: Per ESPN's Basketball Power Index, Louisville has a 55.4% chance to win against Miami.

- KenPom Prediction:

Per KenPom.com, the Cardinals have a 63% chance to take down the Hurricanes, with a projected final score of 68-64 in favor of Louisville. Miamit's Adjusted Efficiency Margin ranking of 79th is the third-lowest out of the remaining opponents Louisville will face this season (88th- Boston College, 89th - Notre Dame).

- Personal Prediction: Louisville 69, Miami 62.

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