Tale of the Tape, Prediction: Louisville vs. Clemson

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

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville (11-14, 5-10 ACC) is set to face Clemson (12-14, 4-11 ACC) on Saturday, Feb. 19 at 3:00 p.m. EST. Here's how the Cardinals stack up against the Tigers:

- Rankings:

	Clemson	Louisville
AP/USA TODAY	NR/NR	NR/NR
NET	91st	131st
RPI	138th	154th
SOS	61st	65th
KenPom	84th	131st
Sagarin	82nd	105th
Torvik	89th	131st

- Team Leaders:

	Clemson	Louisville
Points	P.J. Hall (16.0)	Malik Williams, Noah Locke (9.5)
Rebounds	David Collins (6.9)	Malik Williams (8.3)
Assists	Nick Honor (2.7)	Jarrod West (3.0)
Steals	David Collins (1.7)	Jarrod West (1.3)
Blocks	P.J. Hall (1.2)	Malik Williams (0.7)

- Scoring:

	Clemson	Louisville
Points Per Game	72.3	68.2
Field Goal %	45.5%	41.9%
FGM/FGA Per Game	26.0/57.1	24.9/59.4
Three Point %	36.7%	31.5%
3PTM/3PTA Per Game	7.9/21.5	7.9/25.1
Free Throw %	73.7%	68.4

- Rebounding:

	Clemson	Louisville
Rebounds Per Game	34.9	37.5
Off. Reb. Per Game	9.0	9.9
Def. Reb. Per Game	25.9	27.6
Rebound Margin	+2.6	+1.2

- Defense:

	Clemson	Louisville
Opp. Points Per Game	69.1	69.7
Opp. FG%	43.0%	42.5%
Opp. 3PT%	34.9%	33.6%
Steals Per Game	5.9	6.0
Blocks Per Game	2.4	2.4

- Ball Handling:

	Clemson	Louisville
Assists Per Game	14.7	12.3
Turnovers Per Game	11.2	12.2
Turnover Margin	+0.4	-1.0
Assist/Turnover Ratio	1.3	1.0

- ESPN Prediction: Per ESPN's Basketball Power Index, Louisville has a 50.8 percent chance to win against Clemson.

- KenPom Prediction: Per KenPom.com, the Cardinals have a 46 percent chance to take down the Tigers, with a projected final score of 70-69 in favor of Miami.

- Personal Prediction: Clemson 71, Louisville 68.

(Photo of Mason Faulkner: Jamie Rhodes - USA TODAY Sports)

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