Tale of The Tape, Predictions: Louisville vs. Boston College

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

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville (2-17, 0-8 ACC) is set to face Boston College (9-11, 3-6 ACC) on Wednesday, Jan. 25 at 9:00 p.m. EST at the Conte Forum. Here's how the Cardinals stack up against the Eagles:

- Rankings:

	Boston College	Louisville
AP/USA TODAY	NR/NR	NR/NR
NET		334th
RPI		303rd
SOS		67th
BPI	183rd	315th
KenPom	184th	296th
Torvik	204th	310th
Sagarin	148th	229th

- Team Leaders:

	Boston College	Louisville
Points	Quinten Post (14.3)	El Ellis (17.8)
Rebounds	Quinten Post (6.4)	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield (6.0)
Assists	Makai Ashton-Langford (2.3)	El Ellis (4.7)
Steals	Jaeden Zackery (1.5)	El Ellis (1.2)
Blocks	Makai Ashton-Langford (0.7)	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield (0.8)

- Scoring:

	Boston College	Louisville
Points Per Game	65.9	62.4
Field Goal %	43.1%	40.3%
FGM/FGA Per Game	24.9/57.6	21.4/53.0
Three Point %	29.2%	31.4%
3PTM/3PTA Per Game	4.9/16.6	5.9/18.8
Free Throw %	70.1%	71.5%

- Rebounding:

	Boston College	Louisville
Rebounds Per Game	33.6	32.2
Off. Reb. Per Game	9.8	9.2
Def. Reb. Per Game	23.8	23.0
Rebound Margin	-1.3	-2.3

- Defense:

	Boston College	Louisville
Opp. Points Per Game	69.7	75.2
Opp. FG%	44.5%	47.6%
Opp. 3PT%	37.7%	35.0%
Steals Per Game	6.6	5.3
Blocks Per Game	3.6	2.6

- Ball Handling:

	Boston College	Louisville
Assists Per Game	11.2	8.7
Turnovers Per Game	12.0	16.5
Turnover Margin	1.1	-4.1
Assist/Turnover Ratio	0.9	0.5

- ESPN Prediction: Per ESPN's Basketball Power Index, Louisville has an 11.3 percent chance to win against Boston College.

- KenPom Prediction: Per KenPom.com, the Cardinals have a 19 percent chance to take down the Eagles, with a projected final score of 71-62 in favor of Boston College.

- Torvik Prediction: Per BartTorvik.com, the Cardinals have a 16 percent chance to take down the Eagles, with a projected final score of 70-61 in favor of Boston College.

- Personal Prediction: Boston College 70, Louisville 65.

(Photo of El Ellis: Jamie Rhodes - USA TODAY Sports)

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