Tale of The Tape, Predictions: Louisville vs. Western Kentucky

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

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville (0-9, 0-2 ACC) is set to face Western Kentucky (8-1, 0-0 C-USA) on Wednesday, Dec. 14 at 9:00 p.m. EST at the KFC Yum! Center. Here's how the Cardinals stack up against the Hilltoppers:

- Rankings:

	Western Kentucky	Louisville
AP/USA TODAY	NR/NR	NR/NR
NET	125th	360th
RPI	80th	329th
SOS	252nd	120th
BPI	105th	308th
KenPom	111st	237th
Torvik	132nd	282nd
Sagarin	116th	244th

- Team Leaders:

	Western Kentucky	Louisville
Points	Dayvion McKnight (14.3)	El Ellis (15.6)
Rebounds	Jamarion Sharp (6.3)	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield (6.2)
Assists	Dayvion McKnight (5.3)	El Ellis (3.4)
Steals	Dayvion McKnight (2.1)	Jae'Lyn Withers (1.0)
Blocks	Jamarion Sharp (4.8)	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield (0.7)

- Scoring:

	Western Kentucky	Louisville
Points Per Game	76.9	56.9
Field Goal %	48.2%	37.2%
FGM/FGA Per Game	27.9/57.9	19.4/52.3
Three Point %	43.3%	28.8%
3PTM/3PTA Per Game	9.3/21.6	5.4/18.9
Free Throw %	68.8%	72.4%

- Rebounding:

	Western Kentucky	Louisville
Rebounds Per Game	35.8	32.2
Off. Reb. Per Game	8.2	8.0
Def. Reb. Per Game	27.6	24.2
Rebound Margin	0.4	-2.5

- Defense:

	Western Kentucky	Louisville
Opp. Points Per Game	63.6	74.0
Opp. FG%	39.0%	48.0%
Opp. 3PT%	30.9%	34.0%
Steals Per Game	7.1	4.8
Blocks Per Game	6.3	2.4

- Ball Handling:

	Western Kentucky	Louisville
Assists Per Game	16.9	8.0
Turnovers Per Game	11.3	17.0
Turnover Margin	2.1	-4.8
Assist/Turnover Ratio	1.5	0.5

- ESPN Prediction: Per ESPN's Basketball Power Index, Louisville has a 23.9 percent chance to win against Western Kentucky.

- KenPom Prediction: Per KenPom.com, the Cardinals have a 37 percent chance to take down the Hilltoppers, with a projected final score of 68-65 in favor of Western Kentucky. By current metrics, WKU is one six remaining teams outside the top-100 that Louisville will face for the rest of the season.

- Torvik Prediction: Per BartTorvik.com, the Cardinals have a 29 percent chance to take down the Hilltoppers, with a projected final score of 68-63 in favor of Western Kentucky. By current metrics, WKU is one seven remaining teams outside the top-100 that Louisville will face for the rest of the season.

- Personal Prediction: Western Kentucky 70, Louisville 61.

(Photo of El Ellis: Jared Anderson - Louisville Report)

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