Tale of The Tape, Predictions: Louisville vs. Oklahoma

The Cardinals take on the Sooners in the Battle 4 Atlantis championship game.

Nov 28, 2024; Paradise Island, Bahamas, BHS; Louisville Cardinals guard Chucky Hepburn (24) celebrates with teammates during the second half against the West Virginia Mountaineers at Imperial Arena at the Atlantis resort. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images / Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images

NASSAU, The Bahamas - Louisville (5-1, 0-0 ACC) is set to face Oklahoma (6-0, 0-0 SEC) in the Battle 4 Atlantis on Friday, Nov. 29 at 5:30 p.m. EST in The Bahamas. Here's how the Cardinals stack up against the Sooners:

*Mobile users can scroll left and right on the tables below*

Rankings

	Next	Louisville
AP/USAT	NR/NR	NR/NR
SOS	348th*	115th*
SOR	32nd*	40th*
NET	---	---
RPI	64th	30th
BPI	43rd*	42nd*
KenPom	40th	36th
Torvik	53rd	43rd
EvanMiya	49th	29th

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

Team Leaders

	Next	Louisville
Points	Jeremiah Fears (18.0)	Chucky Hepburn (15.0)
Rebounds	Sam Godwin (8.2)	Kasean Pryor (6.8)
Assists	Jeremiah Fears (4.7)	Chucky Hepburn (4.7)
Steals	Jeremiah Fears (2.5)	Chucky Hepburn (4.2)
Blocks	Sam Godwin (0.5)	James Scott (1.5)

Scoring

	Next	Louisville
Points Per Game	82.7	82.0
Field Goal %	47.8%	45.8%
FGM/FGA Per Game	28.5/59.7	28.3/61.8
Three Point %	36.5%	29.8%
3PTM/3PTA Per Game	9.7/26.5	9.5/31.8
Free Throw %	79.3%	72.5%
FTM/FTA Per Game	16.0/20.2	15.8/21.8

Rebounding

	Next	Louisville
Rebounds Per Game	35.2	38.7
Off. Reb. Per Game	10.8	12.0
Def. Reb. Per Game	24.3	26.7
Rebound Margin	3.5	1.5

Defense

	Next	Louisville
Opp. Points Per Game	65.2	63.7
Opp. FG%	41.9%	38.6%
Opp. 3PT%	27.5%	31.4%
Steals Per Game	11.0	10.0
Blocks Per Game	2.0	4.5
Turnovers Forced Per Game	16.0	19.2

Ball Handling

	Next	Louisville
Assists Per Game	16.3	15.3
Turnovers Per Game	12.0	13.2
Turnover Margin	4.0	6.0
Assist/Turnover Ratio	1.4	1.2

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 53 percent chance to take down the Sooners, with a projected final score of 74-73 in favor of UofL. Louisville has an adjusted efficiency margin of +17.56 (36th overall), whereas Oklahoma has an adjusted efficiency margin of +16.41 (40th overall).

- Torvik Prediction: Per BartTorvik.com, the Cards have a 54 percent chance to take down the Sooners, with a projected final score of 77-76 in favor of UofL. Louisville has a "Barthag" of .8404 (43rd overall), whereas Oklahoma has a "Barthag" of .8168 (53rd overall).

- Personal Prediction: Louisville 76, Oklahoma 73.

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

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