Tale of The Tape, Predictions: Louisville vs. Notre Dame

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

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville (8-18, 3-12 ACC) is set to face Notre Dame (9-16, 4-10 ACC) on Wednesday, Feb. 21 at 7:00 p.m. EST from the KFC Yum! Center. Here's how the Cardinals stack up against the Fighting Irish:

- Rankings:

	Notre Dame	Louisville
AP/USA TODAY	NR/NR	NR/NR
NET	150th	195th
RPI	192nd	246th
SOS	58th	97th
BPI	160th	202nd
KenPom	154th	177th
Torvik	144th	184th

- Team Leaders:

	Notre Dame	Louisville
Points	Markus Burton (16.2)	Mike James (13.5)
Rebounds	Kebba Njie (5.8)	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield (8.5)
Assists	Markus Burton (4.2)	Ty-Laur Johnson (3.9)
Steals	Markus Burton (2.0)	Ty-Laur Johnson (1.3)
Blocks	Kebba Njie (0.8)	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield (0.8)

- Scoring:

	Notre Dame	Louisville
Points Per Game	61.9	73.4
Field Goal %	39.8%	43.9%
FGM/FGA Per Game	22.0/55.1	25.2/57.4
Three Point %	29.8%	30.7%
3PTM/3PTA Per Game	7.2/24.2	5.4/17.7
Free Throw %	72.7%	75.5%
FTM/FTA Per Game	10.8/14.8	17.6/23.3

- Rebounding:

	Notre Dame	Louisville
Rebounds Per Game	36.5	35.3
Off. Reb. Per Game	10.3	10.5
Def. Reb. Per Game	26.2	24.8
Rebound Margin	2.6	1.1

- Defense:

	Notre Dame	Louisville
Opp. Points Per Game	65.3	78.9
Opp. FG%	41.6%	46.9%
Opp. 3P%	33.7%	36.0%
Steals Per Game	5.9	5.3
Blocks Per Game	2.6	2.6
Turnovers Forced Per Game	10.5	11.5

- Ball Handling:

	Notre Dame	Louisville
Assists Per Game	9.8	11.1
Turnovers Per Game	13.2	12.8
Turnover Margin	-2.7	-1.3
Assist/Turnover Ratio	0.7	0.9

- ESPN Prediction: Per ESPN's Basketball Power Index, Louisville has a 53.7 percent chance to win against Notre Dame.

- KenPom Prediction: Per KenPom.com, the Cardinals have a 56 percent chance to take down the Fighting Irish, with a projected final score of 68-66 in favor of Louisville.

- Torvik Prediction: Per BartTorvik.com, the Cardinals have a 54 percent chance to take down the Fighting Irish, with a projected final score of 67-66 in favor of Louisville.

- Personal Prediction: Notre Dame 75, Louisville 71.

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