Tale of The Tape, Predictions: Louisville vs. Georgia Tech

Originally posted on Louisville Cardinals on SI
By Matthew McGavic | Last updated Feb 9, 2024 11:00 AM ET

Louisville (7-16, 2-10 ACC) is set to face Georgia Tech (10-13, 3-9 ACC) on Saturday, Feb. 10 at 6:30 p.m. EST from the KFC Yum! Center. Here's how the Cardinals stack up against the Yellow Jackets:

- Rankings:

	Georgia Tech	Louisville
AP/USA TODAY	NR/NR	NR/NR
NET	132nd	186th
RPI	120th	239th
SOS	32nd	90th
BPI	139th	205th
KenPom	136th	172nd
Torvik	137th	187th

- Team Leaders:

	Georgia Tech	Louisville
Points	Miles Kelly (13.8)	Mike James (13.6)
Rebounds	Baye Ndongo (8.0)	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield (8.7)
Assists	Naithan George (5.2)	Ty-Laur Johnson (3.7)
Steals	Baye Ndongo (0.9)	Ty-Laur Johnson (1.1)
Blocks	Baye Ndongo (1.3)	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield (0.8)

- Scoring:

	Georgia Tech	Louisville
Points Per Game	72.0	73.7
Field Goal %	42.0%	43.9%
FGM/FGA Per Game	25.6/61.0	25.3/57.7
Three Point %	32.2%	31.6%
3PTM/3PTA Per Game	7.9/24.6	5.7/18.0
Free Throw %	68.4%	74.5%
FTM/FTA Per Game	12.9/18.8	17.3/23.2

- Rebounding:

	Georgia Tech	Louisville
Rebounds Per Game	38.3	35.4
Off. Reb. Per Game	11.9	10.7
Def. Reb. Per Game	26.4	24.7
Rebound Margin	1.6	1.1

- Defense:

	Georgia Tech	Louisville
Opp. Points Per Game	76.2	78.7
Opp. FG%	42.7%	47.0%
Opp. 3P%	32.0%	34.7%
Steals Per Game	4.5	5.5
Blocks Per Game	4.4	2.5
Turnovers Forced Per Game	9.3	11.8

- Ball Handling:

	Georgia Tech	Louisville
Assists Per Game	13.1	11.0
Turnovers Per Game	12.1	12.9
Turnover Margin	-2.8	-1.1
Assist/Turnover Ratio	1.1	0.9

- ESPN Prediction: Per ESPN's Basketball Power Index, Louisville has a 46.0 percent chance to win against Georgia Tech.

- KenPom Prediction: Per KenPom.com, the Cardinals have a 51 percent chance to take down the Yellow Jackets, with a projected final score of 77-76 in favor of Louisville.

- Torvik Prediction: Per BartTorvik.com, the Cardinals have a 51 percent chance to take down the Yellow Jackets, with a projected final score of 77-76 in favor of Louisville.

- Personal Prediction: Louisville 85, Georgia Tech 81.

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