Tale of The Tape, Prediction: Louisville vs. Southeastern Louisiana

Take a look at how the Cardinals stack up against the Lions for their Tuesday matchup, and who the statistical models favor:

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville (6-3, 1-0 ACC) is set to face Southeastern Louisiana (4-6, 0-0 Southland) on Tuesday, Dec. 14 at 6:00 p.m. EST. Here's how the Cardinals stack up against the Lions:

- Rankings:

	SLU	Louisville
AP/USA TODAY	NR/NR	NR/NR
NET	293rd	71st
RPI	337th	34th
SOS	312th	8th
KenPom	308th	44th
Sagarin	312th	45th

- Team Leaders:

	SLU	Louisville
Points	Gus Okafor (13.5)	Noah Locke (10.7)
Rebounds	Jalyn Hinton (7.2)	Malik Williams (9.7)
Assists	Keon Clergeot (3.5)	Jarrod West (3.7)
Steals	Joe Kasperzyk (2.2)	Malik Williams (1.9)
Blocks	Jalyn Hinton (2.1)	Malik Williams (0.8)

- Scoring:

	SLU	Louisville
Points Per Game	80.6	69.0
Field Goal %	44.9%	40.8%
FGM/FGA Per Game	28.6/63.7	25.2/61.9
Three Point %	34.8%	29.3%
3PTM/3PTA Per Game	9.4/27.0	7.8/26.6
Free Throw %	73.3%	68.8%

- Rebounding:

	SLU	Louisville
Rebounds Per Game	36.7	42.6
Off. Reb. Per Game	11.6	12.3
Def. Reb Per Game	25.1	30.2
Rebound Margin	-1.0	+6.1

- Defense:

	SLU	Louisville
Opp. Points Per Game	73.0	64.8
Opp. FG%	44.1%	38.4%
Opp. 3PT%	33.5%	30.3%
Steals Per Game	9.6	7.8
Blocks Per Game	3.9	3.0

- Ball Handling:

	SLU	Louisville
Assists Per Game	16.3	12.7
Turnovers Per Game	14.1	14.8
Turnover Margin	3.4	-1.3
Assist/Turnover Ratio	1.2	0.9

- ESPN Prediction: Per ESPN's Basketball Power Index, Louisville has an 95.1 percent chance to win against Southeastern Louisiana.

- KenPom Prediction: Per KenPom.com, the Cardinals have an 98 percent chance to take down the Lions, with a projected final score of 80-57 in favor of Louisville. Per current metrics, Southern Louisiana is the lowest ranked opponent Louisville will face all season.

- Personal Prediction: Louisville 76, Southeastern Louisiana 52.

(Photo of Louisville Players: Jamie Rhodes - USA TODAY Sports)

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