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

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

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville (6-9, 1-3 ACC) is set to face NC State (11-4, 3-1 ACC) on Saturday, Jan. 13 at 12:00 p.m. EST from the KFC Yum! Center. Here's how the Cardinals stack up against the Wolfpack:

- Rankings:

	NC State	Louisville
AP/USA TODAY	RV/NR	NR/NR
NET	71st	236th
RPI	80th	261st
SOS	120th	190th
BPI	57th	235th
KenPom	67th	188th
Torvik	70th	206th

- Team Leaders:

	NC State	Louisville
Points	D.J. Horne (13.9)	Skyy Clark (14.5)
Rebounds	Mohamed Diarra (4.9)	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield (8.6)
Assists	Michael O'Connell (2.9)	Ty-Laur Johnson (3.4)
Steals	D.J. Horne (1.5)	Ty-Laur Johnson (1.1)
Blocks	D.J. Burns Jr. (0.7)	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield (0.9)

- Scoring:

	NC State	Louisville
Points Per Game	76.1	73.2
Field Goal %	43.8%	42.8%
FGM/FGA Per Game	27.7/63.3	24.9/58.1
Three Point %	32.7%	31.0%
3PTM/3PTA Per Game	7.5/22.8	5.9/19.1
Free Throw %	70.2%	74.5%
FTM/FTA Per Game	13.2/18.8	17.5/23.5

- Rebounding:

	NC State	Louisville
Rebounds Per Game	36.7	36.7
Off. Reb. Per Game	11.1	11.3
Def. Reb. Per Game	25.5	25.4
Rebound Margin	-0.7	1.6

- Defense:

	NC State	Louisville
Opp. Points Per Game	68.1	75.7
Opp. FG%	42.6%	45.2%
Opp. 3P%	33.1%	31.8%
Steals Per Game	7.6	5.5
Blocks Per Game	2.8	3.1

- Ball Handling:

	NC State	Louisville
Assists Per Game	13.4	11.6
Turnovers Per Game	8.7	12.7
Turnover Margin	5.2	-0.9
Assist/Turnover Ratio	1.5	0.9

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

- KenPom Prediction: Per KenPom.com, the Cardinals have a 29 percent chance to take down the Wolfpack, with a projected final score of 76-70 in favor of NC State.

- Torvik Prediction: Per BartTorvik.com, the Cardinals have a 28 percent chance to take down the Wolfpack, with a projected final score of 77-71 in favor of NC State.

- Personal Prediction: NC State 79, Louisville 69.

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