Tale of The Tape, Predictions: Louisville vs. Clemson

Originally posted on Louisville Cardinals on SI
By Matthew McGavic | Last updated Jan 29, 2024 3:00 PM ET

Louisville (6-14, 1-8 ACC) is set to face Clemson (13-6, 3-5 ACC) on Tuesday, Jan. 30 at 9:00 p.m. EST from Littlejohn Coliseum. Here's how the Cardinals stack up against the Tigers:

- Rankings:

	Clemson	Louisville
AP/USA TODAY	NR/RV	NR/NR
NET	28th	231st
RPI	17th	265th
SOS	8th	101st
BPI	25th	238th
KenPom	29th	207th
Torvik	31st	231st

- Team Leaders:

	Clemson	Louisville
Points	P.J. Hall (19.6)	Mike James (13.7)
Rebounds	Ian Schieffelin (9.7)	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield (8.6)
Assists	Joseph Girard III (3.3)	Ty-Laur Johnson (3.2)
Steals	P.J. Hall (1.1)	Ty-Laur Johnson (1.1)
Blocks	P.J. Hall (1.9)	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield (0.9)

- Scoring:

	Clemson	Louisville
Points Per Game	80.2	71.9
Field Goal %	47.6%	43.4%
FGM/FGA Per Game	28.9/60.8	24.8/57.1
Three Point %	35.7%	32.0%
3PTM/3PTA Per Game	8.4/23.6	5.8/18.0
Free Throw %	77.4%	73.8%
FTM/FTA Per Game	13.9/17.9	16.6/22.5

- Rebounding:

	Clemson	Louisville
Rebounds Per Game	38.2	34.7
Off. Reb. Per Game	10.3	10.1
Def. Reb. Per Game	27.8	24.6
Rebound Margin	5.8	-0.6

- Defense:

	Clemson	Louisville
Opp. Points Per Game	73.0	77.7
Opp. FG%	42.6%	46.3%
Opp. 3P%	35.0%	35.5%
Steals Per Game	4.8	5.3
Blocks Per Game	4.5	2.7
Turnovers Forced Per Game	9.5	11.5

- Ball Handling:

	Clemson	Louisville
Assists Per Game	15.7	11.1
Turnovers Per Game	10.4	12.4
Turnover Margin	-0.8	-0.9
Assist/Turnover Ratio	1.5	0.9

- ESPN Prediction: Per ESPN's Basketball Power Index, Louisville has a 3.2 percent chance to win against Clemson.

- KenPom Prediction: Per KenPom.com, the Cardinals have a five percent chance to take down the Tigers, with a projected final score of 85-67 in favor of Clemson.

- Torvik Prediction: Per BartTorvik.com, the Cardinals have a four percent chance to take down the Tigers, with a projected final score of 87-66 in favor of Virginia.

- Personal Prediction: Clemson 89, Louisville 68.

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