Tale of The Tape, Prediction: Louisville vs. Wake Forest

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

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville (7-4, 1-0 ACC) is set to face Wake Forest (11-1, 1-0 ACC) on Wednesday, Dec. 29 at 8:00 p.m. EST. Here's how the Cardinals stack up against the Demon Deacons:

- Rankings:

	Wake Forest	Louisville
AP/USA TODAY	RV/RV	NR/NR
NET	37th	88th
RPI	85th	60th
SOS	289th	51st
KenPom	65th	52nd
Sagarin	62nd	52nd

- Team Leaders:

	Wake Forest	Louisville
Points	Alondes Williams (21.0)	Malik Williams (10.9)
Rebounds	Alondes Williams (6.6)	Malik Williams (9.7)
Assists	Alondes Williams (4.9)	Jarrod West (3.8)
Steals	Jake Laravia (2.2)	Jarrod West (2.0)
Blocks	Dallas Walton (1.5)	Malik Williams (0.7)

- Scoring:

	Wake Forest	Louisville
Points Per Game	81.2	70.8
Field Goal %	48.7%	41.8%
FGM/FGA Per Game	28.9/59.4	25.8/61.7
Three Point %	34.6%	30.5%
3PTM/3PTA Per Game	8.4/24.3	8.2/26.8
Free Throw %	73.7%	70.8%

- Rebounding:

	Wake Forest	Louisville
Rebounds Per Game	36.1	41.0
Off. Reb. Per Game	8.6	11.5
Def. Reb. Per Game	27.5	29.5
Rebound Margin	+2.4	+4.8

- Defense:

	Wake Forest	Louisville
Opp. Points Per Game	67.1	65.9
Opp. FG%	41.0%	38.7%
Opp. 3PT%	30.6%	30.2%
Steals Per Game	7.9	7.6
Blocks Per Game	3.7	2.6

- Ball Handling:

	Wake Forest	Louisville
Assists Per Game	14.6	13.0
Turnovers Per Game	12.9	14.3
Turnover Margin	+2.0	-0.5
Assist/Turnover Ratio	1.1	0.9

- ESPN Prediction: Per ESPN's Basketball Power Index, Louisville has an 68.8 percent chance to win against Wake Forest.

- KenPom Prediction: Per KenPom.com, the Cardinals have a 66 percent chance to take down the Demon Deacons, with a projected final score of 73-68 in favor of Louisville. Per current metrics, Wake Forest is the highest-ranked home opponent Louisville will face until Jan. 22 vs. Notre Dame.

- Personal Prediction: Louisville 68, Wake Forest 63.

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