Tale of The Tape, Predictions: Louisville vs. Syracuse

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

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville (8-20, 3-14 ACC) is set to face Syracuse (19-10, 10-8 ACC) on Saturday, Mar. 2 at 8:00 p.m. EST from the KFC Yum! Center. Here's how the Cardinals stack up against the Orange:

- Rankings:

	Syracuse	Louisville
AP/USA TODAY	NR/NR	NR/NR
NET	81st	209th
RPI	33rd	266th
SOS	7th	101st
BPI	95th	219th
KenPom	78th	191st
Torvik	72nd	199th

- Team Leaders:

	Syracuse	Louisville
Points	Judah Mintz (18.6)	Skyy Clark (13.2)
Rebounds	Maliq Brown (6.8)	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield (8.5)
Assists	Judah Mintz (4.4)	Ty-Laur Johnson (3.8)
Steals	Maliq Brown (2.2)	Ty-Laur Johnson (1.3)
Blocks	Naheem McLeod (1.9)	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield (0.9)

- Scoring:

	Syracuse	Louisville
Points Per Game	76.6	72.1
Field Goal %	45.8%	43.4%
FGM/FGA Per Game	27.7/60.4	24.9/57.3
Three Point %	33.3%	30.0%
3PTM/3PTA Per Game	6.9/20.7	5.3/17.6
Free Throw %	72.6%	74.1%
FTM/FTA Per Game	14.3/19.8	17.0/22.9

- Rebounding:

	Syracuse	Louisville
Rebounds Per Game	33.7	34.9
Off. Reb. Per Game	8.9	10.3
Def. Reb. Per Game	24.7	24.6
Rebound Margin	-4.1	0.1

- Defense:

	Syracuse	Louisville
Opp. Points Per Game	74.9	78.8
Opp. FG%	45.6%	47.0%
Opp. 3P%	34.2%	36.8%
Steals Per Game	9.3	5.3
Blocks Per Game	4.2	2.6
Turnovers Forced Per Game	14.8	11.4

- Ball Handling:

	Syracuse	Louisville
Assists Per Game	13.9	11.1
Turnovers Per Game	11.2	12.6
Turnover Margin	3.6	-1.2
Assist/Turnover Ratio	1.2	0.9

- ESPN Prediction: Per ESPN's Basketball Power Index, Louisville has a 30.5 percent chance to win against Syracuse.

- KenPom Prediction: Per KenPom.com, the Cardinals have a 29 percent chance to take down the Orange, with a projected final score of 81-75 in favor of Syracuse.

- Torvik Prediction: Per BartTorvik.com, the Cardinals have a 29 percent chance to take down the Orange, with a projected final score of 82-76 in favor of Syracuse.

- Personal Prediction: Syracuse 87, Louisville 71.

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