Tale of The Tape, Predictions: Louisville vs. Pitt

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

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville (2-16, 0-7 ACC) is set to face Pitt (12-6, 5-2 ACC) on Wednesday, Jan. 18 at 7:00 p.m. EST at the KFC Yum! Center. Here's how the Cardinals stack up against the Panthers:

- Rankings:

	Pitt	Louisville
AP/USA TODAY	NR/NR	NR/NR
NET	58th	337th
RPI	45th	307th
SOS	31st	65th
BPI	65th	314th
KenPom	62nd	283rd
Torvik	65th	304th
Sagarin	58th	225th

- Team Leaders:

	Pitt	Louisville
Points	Jamarius Burton (16.7)	El Ellis (17.7)
Rebounds	Blake Hinsin (6.6)	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield (6.0)
Assists	Nelly Cummings (4.6)	El Ellis (4.7)
Steals	Nelly Cummings (0.9)	El Ellis (1.2)
Blocks	Federiko Federiko (1.7)	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield (1.2)

- Scoring:

	Pitt	Louisville
Points Per Game	74.6	62.8
Field Goal %	44.6%	40.7%
FGM/FGA Per Game	25.9/58.1	21.5/52.8
Three Point %	33.8%	31.8%
3PTM/3PTA Per Game	8.5/25.2	5.9/18.7
Free Throw %	74.4%	71.0%

- Rebounding:

	Pitt	Louisville
Rebounds Per Game	38.3	32.1
Off. Reb. Per Game	10.9	9.1
Def. Reb. Per Game	27.4	23.0
Rebound Margin	3.4	-2.5

- Defense:

	Pitt	Louisville
Opp. Points Per Game	68.2	75.2
Opp. FG%	40.8%	47.5%
Opp. 3PT%	30.7%	34.4%
Steals Per Game	5.8	5.3
Blocks Per Game	4.1	2.7

- Ball Handling:

	Pitt	Louisville
Assists Per Game	14.0	8.9
Turnovers Per Game	12.2	16.4
Turnover Margin	-0.4	-4.0
Assist/Turnover Ratio	1.2	0.5

- ESPN Prediction: Per ESPN's Basketball Power Index, Louisville has an 11.4 percent chance to win against Pitt.

- KenPom Prediction: Per KenPom.com, the Cardinals have a 14 percent chance to take down the Panthers, with a projected final score of 77-65 in favor of Pitt.

- Torvik Prediction: Per BartTorvik.com, the Cardinals have a 12 percent chance to take down the Panthers, with a projected final score of 77-64 in favor of Pitt.

- Personal Prediction: Pitt 78, Louisville 62.

(Photo of El Ellis: Charles LeClaire - USA TODAY Sports)

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