Tale of The Tape & Prediction: Louisville vs. Prairie View A&M

The Cardinals close out the month of November by hosting the Panthers at the KFC Yum! Center.

(Photo of Carlik Jones: Scott Utterback/Courier Journal via Imagn Content Services, LLC)

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville (2-0, 0-0 ACC) is set to face Prairie View A&M (1-1, 0-0 SWAC) on Sunday, Nov. 29 at 6:00 p.m. EST at the KFC Yum! Center. Here's how the Cardinals stack up against the Panthers:

- Rankings:

	Prairie View A&M	Louisville
AP/USA TODAY	NR/NR	RV/RV
NET	N/A	N/A
RPI	T-90th	61st
SOS	T-91st	T-79th
KenPom	313th	25th
Sagarin	287th	19th

- Team Leaders:

	Prairie View A&M	Louisville
Points	Jawaun Daniels (13.5)	Carlik Jones (18.0)
Rebounds	Jawaun Daniels (6.5)	Carlik Jones (9.5)
Assists	Faite Williams (3.5	Carlik Jones (6.5)
Steals	Jeremiah Gambrell, Jr. (2.5)	Carlik Jones & Dre Davis (1.0)
Blocks	Jerroda Briscoe (1.0)	Dre Davis (1.5)

- Scoring:

	Prairie View A&M	Louisville
Points Per Game	65.0	75.0
Field Goal%	44.6%	50.5%
FGM/FGA Per Game	25.0/56.0	28/50.5
Three Point %	35.1%	26.7%
3PTM/3PTA Per Game	6.5/18.5	4/15
Free Throw %	65.4%	75.0%

- Rebounding:

	Prairie View A&M	Louisville
Rebounds Per Game	34.0	43.5
Off. Reb. Per Game	13.0	8.5
Def. Reb. Per Game	21.0	35.0
Rebound Margin	-3.5	+13.0

- Defense:

	Prairie View A&M	Louisville
Opp. Points Per Game	66.0	57.0
Opp. FG%	39.3%	31.9%
Opp. 3PT%	25.0%	24.5%
Steals Per Game	9.5	2.5
Blocks Per Game	2.5	2.5

- Ball Handling:

	Prairie View A&M	Louisville
Assists Per Game	11.5	14.0
Turnovers Per Game	20.0	10.5
Turnover Margin	-3.0	-1.0
Assist/Turnover Ratio	0.6	1.3

- KenPom Prediction:

Per KenPom.com, the Cardinals have a 99% chance to take down the Panthers, with a projected final score of 81-57 in favor of Louisville. According to KenPom, Prairie View A&M's Adjusted Efficiency Margin ranking of 312 is the second-lowest among Louisville's 2020-21 opponents (Evansville - No. 321).

- Personal Prediction: Louisville 75, Seton Hall 51.

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