Tale of The Tape, Predictions: Louisville vs. New Mexico State

The Cardinals return home from the Empire Classic for a matchup with the Aggies.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville (2-3, 0-0 ACC) is set to face New Mexico State (3-4, 0-0 Conference USA) on Sunday, Nov. 26 at 1:00 p.m. EST from the KFC Yum! Center. Here's how the Cardinals stack up against the Aggies:

- Rankings:

	New Mexico State	Louisville
AP/USA TODAY	NR/NR	NR/NR
NET	N/A	N/A
RPI	244th	226th
SOS	111th	141st
BPI	192nd	248th
KenPom	255th	146th
Torvik	248th	169th
Sagarin	N/A	N/A

- Team Leaders:

	New Mexico State	Louisville
Points	Femi Odukale (15.0)	Skyy Clark (14.4)
Rebounds	Femi Odukale (7.5)	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield (9.8)
Assists	Jordan Rawls (4.5)	Ty-Laur Johnson (3.0)
Steals	Jaden Harris (1.3)	Two Tied (1.0)
Blocks	Jonathan Kanyanga (1.0)	Dennis Evans (1.0)

- Scoring:

	New Mexico State	Louisville
Points Per Game	72.3	74.4
Field Goal %	40.8%	41.5%
FGM/FGA Per Game	24.2/50.7	25.0/60.2
Three Point %	36.4%	29.5%
3PTM/3PTA Per Game	8.0/18.9	5.2/17.6
Free Throw %	70.6%	72.2%

- Rebounding:

	New Mexico State	Louisville
Rebounds Per Game	35.7	41.2
Off. Reb. Per Game	8.3	14.4
Def. Reb. Per Game	27.3	26.8
Rebound Margin	0.7	4.2

- Defense:

	New Mexico State	Louisville
Opp. Points Per Game	70.2	74.0
Opp. FG%	41.3%	43.3%
Opp. 3PT%	32.3%	31.0%
Steals Per Game	7.3	5.6
Blocks Per Game	2.7	3.0

- Ball Handling:

	New Mexico State	Louisville
Assists Per Game	13.8	9.6
Turnovers Per Game	11.7	13.2
Turnover Margin	2.3	-1.6
Assist/Turnover Ratio	1.2	0.7

- ESPN Prediction: Per ESPN's Basketball Power Index, Louisville has a 60.5 percent chance to win against New Mexico State.

- KenPom Prediction: Per KenPom.com, the Cardinals have a 78 percent chance to take down the Aggies, with a projected final score of 78-69 in favor of Louisville. By current metrics, Indiana is the third-lowest ranked non-conference opponent that Louisville will face all season.

- Torvik Prediction: Per BartTorvik.com, the Cardinals have a 79 percent chance to take down the Aggies, with a projected final score of 80-71 in favor of Indiana.

- Personal Prediction: Louisville 78, New Mexico State 73.

(Photo of Mike James: Matt Stone - Louisville Courier Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK)

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