Tale of The Tape, Predictions: Louisville vs. Coppin State

The Cardinals conclude their three-game home stand to open up the 2023-24 season when they host the Eagles.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville (1-1, 0-0 ACC) is set to face Coppin State (0-3, 0-0 MEAC) on Wednesday, Nov. 15 at 7:00 p.m. EST at the KFC Yum! Center. Here's how the Cardinals stack up against the Eagles:

- Rankings:

	Coppin State	Louisville
AP/USA TODAY	NR/NR	NR/NR
NET	328th	315th
RPI	326th	280th
SOS	285th	266th
BPI	353rd	265th
KenPom	360th	179th
Torvik	358th	188th
Sagarin	N/A	N/A

- Team Leaders:

	Coppin State	Louisville
Points	Justin Winston (11.3)	Mike James (21.0)
Rebounds	Greg Spurlock (3.3)	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield (12.0)
Assists	Zahree Harrison (1.3)	Skyy Clark (3.5)
Steals	Camaren Sparrow (2.3)	Skyy Clark (1.5)
Blocks	Two Tied (0.7)	Three Tied (1.0)

- Scoring:

	Coppin State	Louisville
Points Per Game	54.7	82.5
Field Goal %	35.3%	44.1%
FGM/FGA Per Game	18.3/52.0	30.0/68.0
Three Point %	23.7%	25.0%
3PTM/3PTA Per Game	4.7/19.7	4.0/16.0
Free Throw %	69.0%	44.1%

- Rebounding:

	Coppin State	Louisville
Rebounds Per Game	22.0	44.0
Off. Reb. Per Game	6.0	18.5
Def. Reb. Per Game	16.0	25.5
Rebound Margin	-24.3	6.0

- Defense:

	Coppin State	Louisville
Opp. Points Per Game	81.3	87.0
Opp. FG%	47.9%	47.7%
Opp. 3PT%	38.0%	45.5%
Steals Per Game	9.0	5.5
Blocks Per Game	3.3	3.5

- Ball Handling:

	Coppin State	Louisville
Assists Per Game	6.3	10.0
Turnovers Per Game	13.7	14.5
Turnover Margin	2.3	-1.0
Assist/Turnover Ratio	0.5	0.7

- ESPN Prediction: Per ESPN's Basketball Power Index, Louisville has a 84.9 percent chance to win against Coppin State.

- KenPom Prediction: Per KenPom.com, the Cardinals have a 96 percent chance to take down the Eagles, with a projected final score of 85-65 in favor of Louisville. By current metrics, Coppin State is the lowest ranked opponent that Louisville will face all season.

- Torvik Prediction: Per BartTorvik.com, the Cardinals have a 95 percent chance to take down the Eagles, with a projected final score of 86-66 in favor of Louisville.

- Personal Prediction: Louisville 83, Coppin State 70.

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