Tale of The Tape & Prediction: Louisville vs. Virginia Tech

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

(Photo of David Johnson, Wabissa Bede: Jamie Rhodes/USA TODAY Sports)

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville (7-1, 2-0 ACC) is set to face No. 19 Virginia Tech (8-1, 2-0 ACC) on Wednesday, Jan. 6th at 6:30 p.m. EST at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Ky. Here's how the Cardinals stack up against the Hokies:

- Rankings:

	Virginia Tech	Louisville
AP/Coaches	19th/20th	RV/25th
NET	34th	33rd
RPI	47th	11th
SOS	113th	62nd
KenPom	42nd	25th
Sagarin	54th	16th

- Team Leaders:

	Virginia Tech	Louisville
Points	Keve Aluma (16.0)	Carlik Jones (16.4)
Rebounds	Keve Aluma (6.7)	Jae'Lyn Withers (6.9)
Assists	Wabissa Bede (3.1)	Carlik Jones (5.1)
Steals	Wabissa Bede (0.9)	David Johnson (1.1)
Blocks	Keve Aluma (1.2)	JJ Traynor (0.9)

- Scoring:

	Virginia Tech	Louisville
Points Per Game	75.6	70.1
Field Goal %	45.7%	47.2%
FGM/FGA Per Game	25.8/56.4	24.9/52.8
Three Point %	36.5%	33.8%
3PTM/3PTA Per Game	8.9/24.3	5.6/16.6
Free Throw %	69.7%	74.2%
FTM/FTA Per Game	15.1/21.7	14.8/19.9

- Rebounding:

	Virginia Tech	Louisville
Rebounds Per Game	36.4	38.1
Off. Reb. Per Game	10.6	9.5
Def. Reb. Per Game	25.9	28.6
Rebound Margin	+6.0	+7.3

- Defense:

	Virginia Tech	Louisville
Opp. Points Per Game	64.2	61.8
Opp. FG%	42.2%	38.6%
Opp. 3PT%	34.4%	31.8%
Steals Per Game	4.6	4.3
Blocks Per Game	3.3	2.4

- Ball Handling:

	Virginia Tech	Louisville
Assists Per Game	13.8	12.6
Turnovers Per Game	12.6	13.4
Turnover Margin	+0.2	-1.4
Assist/Turnover Ratio	1.1	0.9

- ESPN Prediction: Per ESPN's Basketball Power Index, Louisville has a 56.0% chance to win against Virginia Tech.

- KenPom Prediction:

Per KenPom.com, the Cardinals have a 62% chance to take down the Hokies, with a projected final score of 67-64 in favor of Louisville. Virginia Tech's Adjusted Efficiency Margin ranking of 42nd is the highest that Louisville will face until Monday, Jan. 18 vs. Florida State.

- Personal Prediction: Louisville 69, Virginia Tech 68.

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