Tale of The Tape, Predictions: Louisville vs. Tennessee

The Cardinals face their first true test of the Pat Kelsey era against the Volunteers.

Louisville's Terrence Edwards Jr. (5) got a chest bump from teammate Reyne Smith (6) after Edwards hit a tough shot against Morehead State's Dieonte Miles (23) during their game at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Ky. on Nov. 4, 2024. / Sam Upshaw Jr./Courier Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville (1-0, 0-0 ACC) is set to face Tennessee (1-0, 0-0 SEC) on Saturday, Nov. 9 at 12:00 p.m. EST at the KFC Yum! Center. Here's how the Cardinals stack up against the Volunteers:

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Rankings

	UT	UofL
AP/USAT	12th/12th	RV/NR
SOS	182nd	169th
SOR	78th	69th
NET	7th	216th
RPI	T-1st	T-1st
BPI	11th	55th
KenPom	14th	56th
Torvik	7th	54th
EvanMiya	17th	27th

Team Leaders

	UT	UofL
Points	Chaz Lanier (18.0)	Kasean Pryor (18.0)
Rebounds	Felix Okpara (9.0)	Kasean Pryor (12.0)
Assists	Zakai Zeigler (9.0)	Chucky Hepburn (4.0)
Steals	Jahmal Mashack (4.0)	Kasean Pryor (3.0)
Blocks	Felix Okpara (1.0)	Aboubacar Traore (2.)

Scoring

	UT	UofL
Points Per Game	80.0	93.0
Field Goal %	50.9%	45.1%
FGM/FGA Per Game	28.0/55.0	32.0/71.0
Three Point %	34.8%	30.6%
3PTM/3PTA Per Game	8.0/23.0	11.0/36.0
Free Throw %	76.2%	64.3%
FTM/FTA Per Game	16.0/21.0	18.0/28.0

Rebounding

	UT	UofL
Rebounds Per Game	29.0	49.0
Off. Reb. Per Game	8.0	14.0
Def. Reb. Per Game	21.0	35.0
Rebound Margin	-3.0	4.0

Defense

	UT	UofL
Opp. Points Per Game	64.0	45.0
Opp. FG%	43.6%	23.1%
Opp. 3PT%	26.1%	14.3%
Steals Per Game	9.0	12.0
Blocks Per Game	2.0	6.0
Turnovers Forced Per Game	15.0	21.0

Ball Handling

	UT	UofL
Assists Per Game	16.0	21.0
Turnovers Per Game	11.0	5.0
Turnover Margin	4.0	16.0
Assist/Turnover Ratio	1.5	4.2

Predictions

- ESPN Prediction: Per ESPN's Basketball Power Index, Louisville has a 36.3 percent chance to win against Tennessee. Louisville has a BPI rating of 10.3 (55th overall), whereas Tennessee has a BPI rating of 16.6 (11th overall).

- KenPom Prediction: Per KenPom.com, the Cardinals have a 46 percent chance to take down the Volunteers, with a projected final score of 76-75 in favor of UT. Louisville has an adjusted efficiency margin of +14.43 (56th overall), whereas Tennessee has an adjusted efficiency margin of +21.05 (14th overall).

- Torvik Prediction: Per BartTorvik.com, the Cards have a 42 percent chance to take down the Vols, with a projected final score of 80-78 in favor of UT. Louisville has a "Barthag" of .8224 (54th overall), whereas Tennessee has a "Barthag" of .9208 (7th overall).

- Personal Prediction: Louisville 79, Tennessee 77.

(Photo of Terrence Edwards Jr., Reyne Smith: Sam Upshaw Jr. - Courier Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK)

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