Tale of The Tape, Predictions: Louisville vs. Virginia

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

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville (6-13, 1-7 ACC) is set to face Virginia (14-5, 5-3 ACC) on Saturday, Jan. 27 at 12:00 p.m. EST from the KFC Yum! Center. Here's how the Cardinals stack up against the Cavaliers:

- Rankings:

	Virginia	Louisville
AP/USA TODAY	NR/NR	NR/NR
NET	53rd	221st
RPI	42nd	252nd
SOS	80th	105th
BPI	45th	230th
KenPom	64th	195th
Torvik	69th	208th

- Team Leaders:

	Virginia	Louisville
Points	Reece Beekman (13.1)	Mike James 914.0)
Rebounds	Ryan Dunn (7.1)	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield (8.5)
Assists	Reece Beekman (6.1)	Ty-Laur Johnson (3.3)
Steals	Reece Beekman (2.3)	Ty-Laur Johnson (1.1)
Blocks	Ryan Dunn (2.3)	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield (0.9)

- Scoring:

	Virginia	Louisville
Points Per Game	65.2	72.9
Field Goal %	44.2%	43.7%
FGM/FGA Per Game	24.5/55.4	25.3/57.8
Three Point %	35.7%	32.2%
3PTM/3PTA Per Game	6.4/18.0	5.9/18.3
Free Throw %	64.8%	73.5%
FTM/FTA Per Game	9.8/15.1	16.5/22.4

- Rebounding:

	Virginia	Louisville
Rebounds Per Game	33.3	34.8
Off. Reb. Per Game	8.9	10.2
Def. Reb. Per Game	24.4	24.6
Rebound Margin	-1.1	-0.9

- Defense:

	Virginia	Louisville
Opp. Points Per Game	57.9	78.1
Opp. FG%	39.4%	46.2%
Opp. 3P%	31.5%	35.0%
Steals Per Game	8.1	5.3
Blocks Per Game	4.9	2.7
Turnovers Forced Per Game	13.5	11.5

- Ball Handling:

	Virginia	Louisville
Assists Per Game	15.6	11.4
Turnovers Per Game	8.6	12.1
Turnover Margin	4.9	-0.6
Assist/Turnover Ratio	1.8	0.9

- ESPN Prediction: Per ESPN's Basketball Power Index, Louisville has a 15.9 percent chance to win against Virginia.

- KenPom Prediction: Per KenPom.com, the Cardinals have a 29 percent chance to take down the Cavaliers, with a projected final score of 68-62 in favor of Virginia.

- Torvik Prediction: Per BartTorvik.com, the Cardinals have a 27 percent chance to take down the Cavaliers, with a projected final score of 66-61 in favor of Virginia.

- Personal Prediction: Virginia 71, Louisville 58.

(Photo of Brandon Huntley-Hatfield: Geoff Burke - USA TODAY Sports)

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