Tale of The Tape, Predictions: Louisville vs. Ole Miss

Take a look at how the Cardinals stack up against the Rebels for their Tuesday matchup, and who the statistical models favor:

Nov 27, 2024; Paradise Island, Bahamas, BHS; Louisville Cardinals forward Noah Waterman (93) celebrates with Louisville Cardinals guard Terrence Edwards Jr. (5) during the second half against the Indiana Hoosiers at the Atlantis Resort. / Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville (5-2, 0-0 ACC) is set to face Ole Miss (6-1, 0-0 SEC) in the SEC/ACC Challenge on Tuesday, Dec. 3 at 9:00 p.m. EST in Louisville, Ky. Here's how the Cardinals stack up against the Rebels:

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Rankings

	Ole Miss	Louisville
AP/USAT	23rd/24th	NR/NR
SOS	139th	34th
SOR	25th	43rd
NET	---	---
RPI	54th	33rd
BPI	37th	46th
KenPom	42nd	39th
Torvik	40th	45th
EvanMiya	26th	29th

Team Leaders

	Ole Miss	Louisville
Points	Jaylen Murray (14.6)	Chucky Hepburn (14.6)
Rebounds	Two Tied (5.9)	J'Vonne Hadley (7.3)
Assists	Jaylen Murray (4.9)	Chucky Hepburn (4.6)
Steals	Sean Pedulla (2.6)	Chucky Hepburn (4.0)
Blocks	Two Tied (0.6)	James Scott (1.3)

Scoring

	Ole Miss	Louisville
Points Per Game	82.6	79.4
Field Goal %	44.6%	44.7%
FGM/FGA Per Game	27.7/62.1	27.7/62.0
Three Point %	36.4%	28.7%
3PTM/3PTA Per Game	9.6/26.3	9.1/31.9
Free Throw %	76.4%	70.7%
FTM/FTA Per Game	17.6/23.0	14.9/21.0

Rebounding

	Ole Miss	Louisville
Rebounds Per Game	35.3	39.4
Off. Reb. Per Game	11.4	13.3
Def. Reb. Per Game	23.9	26.1
Rebound Margin	0.6	4.3

Defense

	Ole Miss	Louisville
Opp. Points Per Game	68.6	64.4
Opp. FG%	43.1%	39.6%
Opp. 3PT%	35.1%	33.1%
Steals Per Game	10.0	9.4
Blocks Per Game	3.7	4.1
Turnovers Forced Per Game	16.7	17.9

Ball Handling

	Ole Miss	Louisville
Assists Per Game	15.9	14.9
Turnovers Per Game	8.1	13.3
Turnovers Margin	8.6	4.6
Assist/Turnover Ratio	1.9	1.1

Predictions

- ESPN Prediction: Per ESPN's Basketball Power Index, Louisville has a 57.1 percent chance to win against Ole Miss. UofL has a BPI rating of 11.4 (46th overall), whereas OM has a BPI rating of 12.9 (37th overall).

- KenPom Prediction: Per KenPom.com, the Cardinals have a 64 percent chance to take down the Rebels, with a projected final score of 76-72 in favor of UofL. Louisville has an adjusted efficiency margin of +17.28 (39th overall), whereas Ole Miss has an adjusted efficiency margin of +16.71 (42nd overall).

- Torvik Prediction: Per BartTorvik.com, the Cards have a 62 percent chance to take down the Rebs, with a projected final score of 78-75 in favor of UofL. Louisville has a "Barthag" of .8383 (40th overall), whereas Ole Miss has a "Barthag" of .8521 (45th overall).

- Personal Prediction: Louisville 80, Ole Miss 79.

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