Tale of The Tape, Predictions: Louisville vs. Syracuse

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

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville (2-12, 0-3 ACC) is set to face Syracuse (9-5, 2-1 ACC) on Tuesday, Jan. 3 at 7:00 p.m. EST at the KFC! Yum Center. Here's how the Cardinals stack up against the Orange:

- Rankings:

	Syracuse	Louisville
AP/USA TODAY	NR/NR	NR/NR
NET	138th	347th
RPI	161st	328th
SOS	170th	150th
BPI	98th	319th
KenPom	89th	269th
Torvik	134th	318th
Sagarin	73rd	227th

- Team Leaders:

	Syracuse	Louisville
Points	Joseph Girard III (15.9)	El Ellis (17.5)
Rebounds	Jesse Edwards (10.9)	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield (6.1)
Assists	Judah Mintz (4.2)	El Ellis (4.1)
Steals	Judah Mintz (2.3)	El Ellis (0.9)
Blocks	Jesse Edwards (3.0)	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield (0.8)

- Scoring:

	Syracuse	Louisville
Points Per Game	75.6	61.5
Field Goal %	46.4%	40.5%
FGM/FGA Per Game	28.4/61.1	20.9/51.5
Three Point %	33.9%	31.0%
3PTM/3PTA Per Game	6.0/17.7	5.5/17.7
Free Throw %	74.1%	73.8%

- Rebounding:

	Syracuse	Louisville
Rebounds Per Game	36.9	31.6
Off. Reb. Per Game	11.0	8.1
Def. Reb. Per Game	25.9	23.6
Rebound Margin	-1.1	-3.1

- Defense:

	Syracuse	Louisville
Opp. Points Per Game	69.1	74.4
Opp. FG%	39.9%	47.3%
Opp. 3PT%	32.6%	33.4%
Steals Per Game	8.1	5.4
Blocks Per Game	5.9	2.9

- Ball Handling:

	Syracuse	Louisville
Assists Per Game	14.8	8.4
Turnovers Per Game	11.4	16.6
Turnover Margin	2.7	-4.3
Assist/Turnover Ratio	1.3	0.5

- ESPN Prediction: Per ESPN's Basketball Power Index, Louisville has a 20.4 percent chance to win against Syracuse.

- KenPom Prediction: Per KenPom.com, the Cardinals have a 24 percent chance to take down the Orange, with a projected final score of 72-64 in favor of Syracuse.

- Torvik Prediction: Per BartTorvik.com, the Cardinals have a 24 percent chance to take down the Orange, with a projected final score of 70-63 in favor of Syracuse.

- Personal Prediction: Syracuse 76, Louisville 66.

(Photo of El Ellis: Jordan Prather - USA TODAY Sports)

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