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

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

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville (8-16, 3-10 ACC) is set to face Boston College (13-10, 4-8 ACC) on Tuesday, Feb. 13 at 9:00 p.m. EST from 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	92nd	188th
RPI	98th	238th
SOS	64th	99th
BPI	96th	190th
KenPom	93rd	164th
Torvik	96th	177th

- Team Leaders:

	Boston College	Louisville
Points	Quinten Post (16.0)	Mike James (13.5)
Rebounds	Quinten Post (7.9)	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield (8.7)
Assists	Jaeden Zackery (4.3)	Ty-Laur Johnson (3.7)
Steals	Jaeden Zackery (1.7)	Ty-Laur Johnson (1.2)
Blocks	Quinten Post (1.8)	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield (0.8)

- Scoring:

	Boston College	Louisville
Points Per Game	75.3	73.9
Field Goal %	46.0%	43.7%
FGM/FGA Per Game	27.7/60.1	25.2/57.7
Three Point %	35.1%	31.2%
3PTM/3PTA Per Game	7.7/21.9	5.6/18.0
Free Throw %	74.8%	75.5%
FTM/FTA Per Game	12.3/16.4	17.8/23.6

- Rebounding:

	Boston College	Louisville
Rebounds Per Game	34.9	35.6
Off. Reb. Per Game	9.2	10.8
Def. Reb. Per Game	25.7	24.8
Rebound Margin	0.2	1.2

- Defense:

Opp. Points Per Game	72.4	78.2
Opp. FG%	44.2%	46.5%
Opp. 3P%	35.0%	34.8%
Steals Per Game	6.3	5.5
Blocks Per Game	3.7	2.6
Turnovers Forced Per Game	11.8	11.9

- Ball Handling:

	Boston College	Louisville
Assists Per Game	13.9	11.1
Turnovers Per Game	10.5	12.9
Turnover Margin	1.3	-1.0
Assist/Turnover Ratio	1.3	0.9

- ESPN Prediction: Per ESPN's Basketball Power Index, Louisville has a 11.0 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 81-71 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 82-71 in favor of Boston College.

- Personal Prediction: Boston College 85, Louisville 81.

(Photo of Mike James: John David Mercer - USA TODAY Sports)

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