Tale of The Tape, Predictions: Louisville vs. Bellarmine

The Cardinals open up the 2022-23 season by hosting the Knights at the KFC Yum! Center.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville (0-0, 0-0 ACC) is set to tipoff the 2022-23 men's college basketball season, and face Bellarmine (0-0, 0-0 ASUN) on Wednesday, Nov. 9 at 9:00 p.m. EST at the KFC Yum! Center. Here's how the Cardinals stack up against the Knights:

- Rankings:

	Bellarmine	Louisville
AP/USA TODAY	NR/NR	NR/NR
NET	N/A	N/A
RPI	N/A	N/A
SOS	N/A	N/A
KenPom	243rd	91st
Sagarin	259th	59th

- Team Leaders (2021-22):

	Bellarmine	Louisville
Points	Dylan Penn (16.6)*	Noah Locke (9.6)*
Rebounds	Juston Betz (7.1)	Malik Williams (8.0)*
Assists	Dylan Penn (5.0)*	Jarrod West (2.9)*
Steals	Juston Betz (1.4)	Jarrod West (1.4)*
Blocks	Dylan Penn (0.6)*	Malik Williams (0.7)*

*non-returners

- Scoring (2021-22):

	Bellarmine	Louisville
Points Per Game	70.1	67.3
Field Goal %	47.5%	42.2%
FGM/FGA Per Game	26.6/56.0	24.8/58.8
Three Point %	34.0%	30.9%
3PTM/3PTA Per Game	7.8/22.9	7.7/24.8
Free Throw %	75.3%	67.4%

- Rebounding (2021-22):

	Bellarmine	Louisville
Rebounds Per Game	30.3	36.5
Off. Reb. Per Game	7.3	10.0
Def. Reb Per Game	23.0	26.5
Rebound Margin	-2.2	1.2

- Defense (2021-22):

	Bellarmine	Louisville
Opp. Points Per Game	67.2	70.1
Opp. FG%	44.1%	43.7%
Opp. 3PT%	33.9%	34.9%
Steals Per Game	5.6	6.1
Blocks Per Game	1.7	2.4

- Ball Handling (2021-22):

	Bellarmine	Louisville
Assists Per Game	14.5	11.9
Turnovers Per Game	9.4	12.2
Turnover Margin	2.4	-1.1
Assist/Turnover Ratio	1.5	1.0

- ESPN Prediction: Per ESPN's Basketball Power Index, Louisville has a 64.7 percent chance to win against Bellarmine.

- KenPom Prediction: Per KenPom.com, the Cardinals have an 88 percent chance to take down the Knights, with a projected final score of 76-63 in favor of Louisville. By current metrics, Bellarmine is the second-lowest ranked opponent that Louisville will face all season, ahead of only Florida A&M.

- Personal Prediction: Louisville 70, Bellarmine 68.

(Photo of Louisville Players: Jared Anderson - Louisville Report)

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