Tale of The Tape, Predictions: Louisville vs. Appalachian State

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

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville (0-2, 0-0 ACC) is set to face Appalachian State (2-0, 0-0 Sun Belt) on Tuesday, Nov. 15 at 6:00 p.m. EST at the KFC Yum! Center. Here's how the Cardinals stack up against the Mountaineers:

- Rankings:

	App State	Louisville
AP?USA TODAY	NR/NR	NR/NR
NET	167th	130th
RPI	240th	343rd
SOS	292nd	331st
BPI	218th	193rd
KenPom	205th	113th
Sagarin	190th	87th

- Team Leaders:

	App State	Louisville
Points	Tyree Boykin (17.0)	El Ellis (21.5)
Rebounds	Justin Abson (6.5)	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield (8.0)
Assists	Donovan Gregory (5.0)	El Ellis (3.5)
Steals	Donovan Gregory (2.0)	Jae'Lyn Withers (3.5)
Blocks	Justin Abson (4.0)	Five Tied at 0.5

- Scoring:

	App State	Louisville
Points Per Game	110.5	69.0
Field Goal %	49.0%	46.8%
FGM/FGA Per Game	35.0/71.5	26.0/55.5
Three Point %	39.7%	34.8%
3PTM/3PTA Per Game	13.5/34.0	8.0/23.0
Free Throw %	81.8%	81.8%

- Rebounding:

	App State	Louisville
Rebounds Per Game	45.0	33.5
Off. Reb. Per Game	9.5	7.0
Def. Reb. Per Game	35.5	26.5
Rebound Margin	4.5	4.5

- Defense:

	App State	Louisville
Opp. Points Per Game	74.0	70.0
Opp. FG%	35.9%	48.1
Opp. 3PT%	33.8%	38.7%
Steals Per Game	10.5	5.5
Blocks Per Game	9.5	2.5

- Ball Handling:

	App State	Louisville
Assists Per Game	22.5	10.5
Turnovers Per Game	12.5	16.0
Turnover Margin	8.5	-4.0
Assist/Turnover Ratio	1.8	0.7

- ESPN Prediction: Per ESPN's Basketball Power Index, Louisville has a 67.5 percent chance to win against Appalachian State. The Cardinals have a BPI ranking of 193rd, whereas the Mountaineers have a BPI ranking of 218th

- KenPom Prediction: Per KenPom.com, the Cardinals have an 80 percent chance to take down the Mountaineers, with a projected final score of 73-63 in favor of Louisville. By current metrics, App State is the third-lowest ranked opponent that Louisville will face all season, ahead of only Bellarmine and Florida A&M.

- Personal Prediction: Louisville 77, Appalachian State 70.

(Photo of Jae'Lyn Withers: Jamie Rhodes - USA TODAY Sports)

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