Tale of The Tape, Predictions: Louisville vs. Arkansas

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

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville (0-3, 0-0 ACC) is set to face Arkansas (3-0, 0-0 SEC) on Monday, Nov. 21 at 5:00 p.m. EST at the Lahaina Civic Center as part of the Maui Invitational. Here's how the Cardinals stack up against the Razorbacks:

- Rankings:

	Arkansas	Louisville
AP/USA TODAY	9th/10th	NR/NR
NET	21st	130th
RPI	33rd	356th
SOS	115th	339th
BPI	9th	202nd
KenPom	14th	124th
Sagarin	15th	113th

- Team Leaders:

	Arkansas	Louisville
Points	Ricky Council IV (18.7)	El Ellis (24.0)
Rebounds	Trevon Brazile (10.0)	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield (8.7)
Assists	Ricky Council IV (3.7)	El Ellis (3.3)
Steals	Anthony Black (3.0)	Jae'Lyn Withers (2.3)
Blocks	Trevon Brazile (1.3)	Three Tied (0.7)

- Scoring:

	Arkansas	Louisville
Points Per Game	73.7	66.0
Field Goal %	47.0%	44.6%
FGM/FGA Per Game	28.7/61.0	23.3/52.3
Three Point %	27.1%	33.8%
3PTM/3PTA Per Game	4.3/16.0	7.7/22.7
Free Throw %	64.3%	77.8%

- Rebounding:

	Arkansas	Louisville
Rebounds Per Game	40.0	36.3
Off. Reb. Per Game	10.3	8.0
Def. Reb. Per Game	29.7	28.3
Rebound Margin	+8.0	+6.3

- Defense:

	Arkansas	Louisville
Opp. Points Per Game	54.0	67.0
Opp. FG%	34.4%	44.4%
Opp, 3PT%	22.2%	34.0%
Steals Per Game	12.7	4.0
Blocks Per Game	4.0	2.7

- Ball Handling:

	Arkansas	Louisville
Assists Per Game	14.7	9.0
Turnovers Per Game	14.7	16.7
Turnover Margin	+6.7	-6.4
Assists/Turnover Ratio	1.0	0.5

- ESPN Prediction: Per ESPN's Basketball Power Index, Louisville has a 10.2 percent chance to win against Arkansas. The Cardinals have a BPI ranking of 202nd, whereas the Razorbacks have a BPI ranking of ninth.

- KenPom Prediction: Per KenPom.com, the Cardinals have a 12 percent chance to take down the Razorbacks, with a projected final score of 76-62 in favor of Arkansas. By current metrics, Arkansas is the fourth-highest ranked opponent that Louisville will face all season, behind only Kentucky, Virginia and Duke.

- Personal Prediction: Arkansas 79, Louisville 64.

(Photo of Brandon Huntley-Hatfield: Cindy Rice Shelton - Louisville Report)

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