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 (8-22, 3-16 ACC) is set to face Boston College (16-14, 7-12 ACC) on Saturday, Mar. 9 at 5:30 p.m. EST from the KFC Yum! Center. Here's how the Cardinals stack up against the Eagles:

- Rankings:

	Boston College	Louisville
AP/USA TODAY	NR/NR	NR/NR
NET	97th	213th
RPI	112th	275th
BPI	93rd	223rd
SOS	71st	104th
KenPom	95th	200th
Torvik	107th	210th

- Team Leaders:

	Boston College	Louisville
Points	Quinten Post (16.8)	Mike James (13.1)
Rebounds	Quinten Post (8.0)	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield (8.4)
Assists	Jaeden Zackary (4.2)	Ty-Laur Johnson (3.9)
Steals	Jaeden Zackery (1.8)	Ty-Laur Johnson (1.3)
Blocks	Quinten Post (1.9)	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield (0.8)

- Scoring:

	Boston College	Louisville
Points Per Game	75.0	71.9
Field Goal %	46.1%	43.5%
FGM/FGA Per Game	27.5/59.7	25.0/57.5
Three Point %	36.6%	30.0%
3PTM/3PTA Per Game	8.2/22.3	5.4/17.9
Free Throw %	74.2%	73.8%
FTM/FTA Per Game	11.8/15.9	16.6/22.4

- Rebounding:

	Boston College	Louisville
Rebounds Per Game	34.4	34.8
Off. Reb. Per Game	9.0	10.2
Def. Reb. Per Game	25.4	24.6
Rebound Margin	0.0	0.1

- Defense:

	Boston College	Louisville
Opp. Points Per Game	73.5	79.0
Opp. FG%	44.8%	47.3%
Opp. 3P%	35.9%	37.4%
Steals Per Game	6.2	5.3
Blocks Per Game	3.7	2.6
Turnovers Forced Per Game	11.3	11.4

- Ball Handling:

	Boston College	Louisville
Assists Per Game	14.3	11.2
Turnovers Per Game	10.6	12.7
Turnover Margin	0.7	-1.3
Assist/Turnover Ratio	1.3	0.9

- ESPN Prediction: Per ESPN's Basketball Power Index, Louisville has a 28.1 percent chance to win against Boston College.

- KenPom Prediction: Per KenPom.com, the Cardinals have a 33 percent chance to take down the Eagles, with a projected final score of 80-75 in favor of Boston College.

- Torvik Prediction: Per BartTorvik.com, the Cardinals have a 38 percent chance to take down the Eagles, with a projected final score of 78-75 in favor of Boston College.

- Personal Prediction: Boston College 83, Louisville 69.

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