Tale of The Tape, Predictions: Louisville vs. West Virginia

The Cardinals take on the Mountaineers in the Battle 4 Atlantis semifinals.

Nov 27, 2024; Paradise Island, Bahamas, BHS; Louisville Cardinals guard Chucky Hepburn (24) shoots during the first half against the Indiana Hoosiers at the Atlantis Resort. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images / Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville (4-1, 0-0 ACC) is set to face West Virginia (4-a, 0-0 Big 12) in the Battle 4 Atlantis on Thursday, Nov. 28 at 12:00 p.m. EST in The Bahamas. Here's how the Cardinals stack up against the Mountaineers:

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Rankings

	West Virginia	Louisville
AP/USAT	NR/NR	NR/NR
SOS	178th*	217th*
SOR	82nd*	90th*
NET	156th	216th
RPI	14th	43rd
BPI	66th*	62nd*
KenPom	56th	38th
Torvik	61st	44th
EvanMiya	74th	48th

*Numbers not yet updated as current on ESPN's site.

Team Leaders

	West Virginia	Louisville
Points	Javon Small (18.6)	Reyne Smith (14.2)
Rebounds	Amani Hansberry (7.6)	Kasean Pryor (6.6)
Assists	Javon Small (3.6)	Chucky Hepburn (5.2)
Steals	Javon Small (2.6)	Chucky Hepburn (3.8)
Blocks	Eduardo Andre (2.0)	James Scott (1.6)

Scoring

	West Virginia	Louisville
Points Per Game	79.2	82.6
Field Goal %	44.6%	46.5%
FGM/FGA Per Game	26.6/59.6	29.2/62.8
Three Point %	35.5%	30.7%
3PTM/3PTA Per Game	10.8/30.4	10.0/32.6
Free Throw %	75.2%	72.4%
FTM/FTA Per Game	15.2/20.2	14.2/19.6

Rebounding

	West Virginia	Louisville
Rebounds Per Game	37.2	38.2
Off. Reb. Per Game	9.4	11.6
Def. Reb. Per Game	27.8	26.6
Rebound Margin	-1.2	0.4

Defense

	West Virginia	Louisville
Opp. Points Per Game	67.0	62.4
Opp. FG%	37.1%	37.5%
Opp. 3PT%	30.4%	30.7%
Steals Per Game	9.2	10.6
Blocks Per Game	7.2	4.6
Turnovers Forced Per Game	14.8	19.8

Ball Handling

	West Virginia	Louisville
Assists Per Game	13.0	16.4
Turnovers Per Game	12.4	12.8
Turnover Margin	2.4	7.0
Assis/Turnover Ratio	1.0	1.3

Predictions

- ESPN Prediction: This will be added once ESPN's metrics have updated overnight and subsequently have predictions listed.

- KenPom Prediction: Per KenPom.com, the Cardinals have a 58 percent chance to take down the Mountaineers, with a projected final score of 74-72 in favor of UofL. Louisville has an adjusted efficiency margin of +16.76 (38th overall), whereas West Virginia has an adjusted efficiency margin of +13.51 (56th overall).

- Torvik Prediction: Per BartTorvik.com, the Cards have a 56 percent chance to take down the Mountaineers, with a projected final score of 78-76 in favor of UofL. Louisville has a "Barthag" of .8365 (44th overall), whereas West Virginia has a "Barthag" of .7997 (61st overall).

- Personal Prediction: Louisville 79, West Virginia 71.

(Photo of Chucky Hepburn: Kevin Jairaj - Imagn Images)

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