Tale of The Tape, Prediction: Louisville vs. Georgia Tech

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

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville (8-4, 2-0 ACC) is set to face Georgia Tech (6-5, 0-1 ACC) on Sunday, Jan 2 at 6:00 p.m. EST. Here's how the Cardinals stack up against the Yellow Jackets:

- Rankings:

	Georgia Tech	Louisville
AP/USA TODAY	NR/NR	NR/NR
NET	161st	78th
RPI	194th	42nd
SOS	159th	24th
KenPom	109th	53rd
Sagarin	113th	53rd

- Team Leaders:

	Georgia Tech	Louisville
Points	Michael Devoe (21.0)	Noah Locke (11.1)
Rebounds	Jordan Usher (7.2)	Malik Williams (9.4)
Assists	Michael Devoe (3.4)	Jarrod West (3.8)
Steals	Michael Devoe (1.6)	Jarrod West (1.9)
Blocks	Dallan Coleman (1.1)	Malik Williams (0.9)

- Scoring:

	Georgia Tech	Louisville
Points Per Game	69.2	71.0
Field Goal %	45.2%	41.7%
FGM/FGA Per Game	25.9/57.4	25.3/60.6
Three Point %	37.4%	31.5%
3PTM/3PTA Per Game	6.6/17.7	8.3/26.4
Free Throw %	67.8%	71.2%

- Rebounding:

	Georgia Tech	Louisville
Rebounds Per Game	36.6	40.9
Off. Reb. Per Game	9.6	12.2
Def. Reb. Per Game	27.0	29.7
Rebound Margin	+3.1	+4.8

- Defense:

	Georgia Tech	Louisville
Opp. Points Per Game	67.6	66.2
Opp. FG%	41.9%	38.6%
Opp. 3PT%	31.7%	29.7%
Steals Per Game	7.2	7.2
Blocks Per Game	2.7	2.7

- Ball Handling:

	Georgia Tech	Louisville
Assists Per Game	13.0	12.9
Turnovers Per Game	14.3	14.0
Turnover Margin	-1.1	-0.8
Assist/Turnover Ratio	0.9	0.9

- ESPN Prediction: Per ESPN's Basketball Power Index, Louisville has an 64.4 percent chance to win against Georgia Tech.

- KenPom Prediction: Per KenPom.com, the Cardinals have a 54 percent chance to take down the Yellow Jackets, with a projected final score of 67-66 in favor of Louisville. Per current metrics, Georgia Tech is one of five ACC teams ranked outside the top 100.

- Personal Prediction: Louisville 69, Georgia Tech 65.

(Photo of Malik Williams, Michael Devoe: Brett Davis - USA TODAY Sports)

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