Tale of The Tape, Predictions: Louisville vs. Pitt

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

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville (8-17, 3-11 ACC) is set to face Pitt (16-8, 7-6 ACC) on Saturday, Feb. 17 at 6:30 p.m. EST from the Petersen Events Center. Here's how the Cardinals stack up against the Panthers:

- Rankings:

	Pitt	Louisville
AP/USA TODAY	NR/NR	NR/NR
NET	52nd	179th
RPI	87th	242nd
SOS	101st	102nd
BPI	38th	190th
KenPom	57th	165th
Torvik	63rd	174th

- Team Leaders:

	Pitt	Louisville
Points	Blake Hinson (18.3)	Mike James (13.5)
Rebounds	Ishmael Leggett (5.5)	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield (8.7)
Assists	Carlton Carrington (4.3)	Ty-Laur Johnson (3.9)
Steals	Ishmael Leggett (1.3)	Ty-Laur Johnson (1.3)
Blocks	Federiko Federiko (1.5)	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield (0.8)

- Scoring:

	Pitt	Louisville
Points Per Game	75.2	74.0
Field Goal %	43.2%	43.9%
FGM/FGA Per Game	26.1/60.4	25.4/57.9
Three Point %	34.4%	31.3%
3PTM/3PTA Per Game	9.3/27.1	5.6/17.9
Free Throw %	69.9%	75.1%
FTM/FTA Per Game	13.7/19.6	17.6/23.4

- Rebounding:

	Pitt	Louisville
Rebounds Per Game	38.3	35.6
Off. Reb. Per Game	12.0	10.8
Def. Reb. Per Game	26.3	24.8
Rebound Margin	5.1	1.4

- Defense:

	Pitt	Louisville
Opp. Points Per Game	66.5	78.6
Opp. FG%	42.0%	46.9%
Opp. 3P%	30.1%	35.3%
Steals Per Game	6.5	5.5
Blocks Per Game	4.9	2.5
Turnovers Forced Per Game	11.3	11.8

- Ball Handling:

	Pitt	Louisville
Assists Per Game	13.6	11.2
Turnovers Per Game	9.8	12.9
Turnover Margin	1.5	-1.1
Assist/Turnover Ratio	1.4	0.9

- ESPN Prediction: Per ESPN's Basketball Power Index, Louisville has a 5.6 percent chance to win against Pitt.

- KenPom Prediction: Per KenPom.com, the Cardinals have a 12 percent chance to take down the Panthers, with a projected final score of 80-67 in favor of Pitt.

- Torvik Prediction: Per BartTorvik.com, the Cardinals have a 11 percent chance to take down the Panthers, with a projected final score of 81-67 in favor of Pitt.

- Personal Prediction: Pitt 87, Louisville 73.

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