Tale of the Tape, Prediction: Louisville vs. Duke

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville (11-9, 5-5 ACC) is set to face No. 9 Duke (16-3, 6-2 ACC) on Saturday, Jan. 29 at 12:00 p.m. EST. Here's how the Cardinals stack up against the Blue Devils:

- Rankings:

Duke	Louisville
AP/USA TODAY	9th/7th	NR/NR
NET	13th	114th
RPI	23rd	110th
SOS	69th	84th
KenPom	11th	114th
Sagarin	10th	94th
Torvik	11th	111th

- Team Leaders:

Duke	Louisville
Points	Paolo Banchero (17.9)	Noah Locke (10.2)
Rebounds	Paolo Banchero (7.9)	Malik Williams (8.5)
Assists	Wendell Moore Jr. (4.6)	Jarrod West (3.2)
Steals	Trevor Keels (1.9)	Jarrod West (1.5)
Blocks	Mark Williams (3.7)	Malik Williams (0.7)

- Scoring:

Duke	Louisville
Points Per Game	82.0	68.5
Field Goal %	49.1%	42.2%
FGM/FGA Per Game	30.1/61.4	24.5/58.0
Three Point %	37.4%	32.0%
3PTM/3PTA	8.4/22.4	7.9/24.7
Free Throw %	73.3%	68.5%

- Rebounding:

Duke	Louisville
Rebounds Per Game	38.1	37.8
Off. Reb. Per Game	10.1	9.7
Def. Reb. Per Game	28.0	28.2
Rebound Margin	+2.6	+2.6

- Defense:

Duke	Louisville
Opp. Points Per Game	65.8	67.7
Opp. FG%	40.4%	41.4%
Opp, 3PT%	29.6%	32.7%
Steals Per Game	7.6	6.3
Blocks Per Game	5.7	2.3

- Ball Handling:

Duke	Louisville
Assists Per Game	18.0	12.7
Turnovers Per Game	10.5	12.6
Turnover Margin	+2.5	-1.0
Assist/Turnover Ratio	1.7	1.0

- ESPN Prediction: Per ESPN's Basketball Power Index, Louisville has a 21.9 percent chance to win against Duke.

- KenPom Prediction: Per KenPom.com, the Cardinals have a 19 percent chance to take down the Blue Devils, with a projected final score of 74-65 in favor of Duke. Per current metrics, Virginia is highest-ranked opponent that Louisville will face all season.

- Personal Prediction: Duke 78, Louisville 69

(Photo of Samuell Williamson, D.J. Steward: Nell Redmond - USA TODAY Sports)

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