Tale of The Tape, Predictions: Louisville vs. Indiana

The Cardinals face the Hoosiers in their first game as part of the Battle 4 Atlantis.

Nov 22, 2024; Louisville, Kentucky, USA; Louisville Cardinals forward James Scott (0) shoots against Winthrop Eagles guard Paul Jones III (3) during the second half at KFC Yum! Center. Louisville defeated Winthrop 76-61. / Jamie Rhodes-Imagn Images

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville (3-1, 0-0 ACC) is set to face Indiana (4-0, 0-0 Big Ten) in the Battle 4 Atlantis on Wednesday, Nov. 27 at 12:00 p.m. EST in The Bahamas. Here's how the Cardinals stack up against the Hoosiers:

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Rankings

	Indiana	Louisville
AP/USAT	16th/18th	NR/NR
SOS	234th	208th
SOR	33rd	88th
NET	98th	216th
RPI	40th	120th
BPI	40th	62nd
KenPom	35th	58th
Torvik	30th	55th
EvanMiya	21st	49th

Team Leaders

	Indiana	Louisville
Points	Mackenzie Mgbako (18.8)	Reyne Smith (14.8)
Rebounds	Oumar Ballo (9.8)	Kasean Pryor (6.5)
Assists	Trey Galloway (5.3)	Chucky Hepburn (4.0)
Steals	Malik Reneau (1.8)	Chucky Hepburn (3.0)
Blocks	Oumar Ballo (2.8)	James Scott (1.8)

Scoring

	Indiana	Louisville
Points Per Game	81.5	81.0
Field Goal %	51.7%	43.8%
FGM/FGA Per Game	29.8/57.5	27.3/62.3
Three Point %	35.7%	29.4%
3PTM/3PTA Per Game	6.3/17.5	10.0/34.0
Free Throw %	80.8%	72.5%
FTM/FTA Per Game	15.8/19.5	16.5/22.8

Rebounding

	Indiana	Louisville
Rebounds Per Game	39.5	39.0
Off. Reb. Per Game	9.0	11.8
Def. Reb. Per Game	30.5	27.3
Rebound Margin	6.5	1.8

Defense

	Indiana	Louisville
Opp. Points Per Game	61.3	62.8
Opp. FG%	35.4%	38.6%
Opp. 3PT%	27.1%	29.8%
Steals Per Game	8.0	9.5
Blocks Per Game	5.0	5.5
Turnovers Forced Per Game	13.8	19.0

Ball Handling

	Indiana	Louisville
Assists Per Game	18.0	14.8
Turnovers Per Game	13.3	12.3
Turnover Margin	0.5	6.8
Assist/Turnover Ratio	1.4	1.2

Predictions

- ESPN Prediction: Per ESPN's Basketball Power Index, Louisville has a 39.8 percent chance to win against Indiana. Louisville has a BPI rating of 9.5 (62nd overall), whereas Indiana has a BPI rating of 11.9 (40th overall).

- KenPom Prediction: Per KenPom.com, the Cardinals have a 39 percent chance to take down the Hoosiers, with a projected final score of 77-73 in favor of IU. Louisville has an adjusted efficiency margin of +12.89 (58th overall), whereas Indiana has an adjusted efficiency margin of +17.23 (35th overall).

- Torvik Prediction: Per BartTorvik.com, the Cards have a 37 percent chance to take down the Hoosiers, with a projected final score of 81-77 in favor of IU. Louisville has a "Barthag" of .8061 (55th overall), whereas Indiana has a "Barthag" of .8749 (30th overall).

- Personal Prediction: Indiana 85, Louisville 79.

(Photo of James Scott: Jamie Rhodes - Imagn Images)

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