Tale of The Tape & Prediction: Louisville vs. Notre Dame

See how the Cardinals stack up against the Fighting Irish, and who the statistical models favor.

(Photo of Malik Williams, Juwan Durham: Jeremy Brevard/USA TODAY Sports)

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville (11-5, 6-4 ACC) is set to face Notre Dame (9-11, 6-8 ACC) on Tuesday, Feb. 23 at 7:00 p.m. EST at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Ky. Here's how the Cardinals stack up against the Fighting Irish:

- Rankings:

	Notre Dame	Louisville
AP/Coaches	NR/NR	RV/RV
NET	66th	53rd
RPI	107th	32nd
SOS	39th	36th
KenPom	57th	54th
Sagarin	66th	35th

- Team Leaders:

	Notre Dame	Louisville
Points	Nate Laszewski (15.0)	Carlik Jones 17.1
Rebounds	Nate Laszewski (7.8)	Jae'Lyn Withers, Samuell Williamson (7.6)
Assists	Prentiss Hubb (6.2)	Carlik Jones (4.5
Steals	Cormac Ryan (1.1)	Carlik Jones (1.5)
Blocks	Juwan Durham (1.9)	JJ Traynor (0.7)

- Scoring:

	Notre Dame	Louisville
Points Per Game	72.6	68.5
Field Goal %	46.9%	44.3%
FGM/FGA Per Game	26.1/55.6	24.8/56.1
Three Point %	38.1%	30.4%
3PTM/3PTA Per Game	9.2/24.2	5.3/17.3
Free Throw %	77.1%	72.4%
FTM/FTA Per Game	11.3/14.7	13.6/18.8

- Rebounding:

	Notre Dame	Louisville
Rebounds Per Game	33.2	38.1
Off. Reb. Per Game	6.5	10.6
Def. Reb. Per Game	26.7	27.4
Rebound Margin	-2.5	+5.0

- Defense:

	Notre Dame	Louisville
Opp. Points Per Game	72.0	66.4
Opp. FG%	43.6%	41.7%
Opp. 3PT%	36.3%	31.5%
Steals Per Game	4.0	5.1
Turnovers Forced Per Game	8.4	11.6
Blocks Per Game	4.0	2.1

- Ball Handling:

	Notre Dame	Louisville
Assists Per Game	15.6	11.3
Turnovers Per Game	10.3	12.3
Turnover Margin	-1.9	-0.6
Assist/Turnover Ratio	1.5	0.9

- ESPN Prediction: Per ESPN's Basketball Power Index, Louisville has a 57.5% chance to win against Notre Dame.

- KenPom Prediction: Per KenPom.com, the Cardinals have a 59% chance to take down the Fighting Irish, with a projected final score of 72-69 in favor of Louisville. By current metrics, this is the only game Louisville is favored in out of their remaining four regular season games.

- Personal Prediction: Louisville 74, Notre Dame 72.

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