Tale of The Tape, Predictions: Louisville vs. Syracuse

Originally posted on Louisville Cardinals on SI
By Matthew McGavic | Last updated Feb 6, 2024 11:00 AM ET

Louisville (7-15, 2-9 ACC) is set to face Clemson (14-8, 5-6 ACC) on Wednesday, Feb. 7 at 7:00 p.m. EST from the JMA Wireless Dome. Here's how the Cardinals stack up against the Orange:

- Rankings:

	Syracuse	Louisville
AP/USA TODAY	NR/NR	NR/NR
NET	84th	193rd
RPI	21st	242nd
SOS	3rd	93rd
BPI	102nd	212th
KenPom	87th	179th
Torvik	85th	202nd

- Team Leaders:

	Syracuse	Louisville
Points	Judah Mintz (18.2)	Mike James (13.6)
Rebounds	Maliq Brown (6.6)	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield (11.6)
Assists	Judah Mintz (4.6)	Ty-Laur Johnson (3.6)
Steals	Judah Mintz (2.1)	Ty-Laur Johnson (1.1)
Blocks	Naheem McLeod (1.9)	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield (0.8)

- Scoring:

	Syracuse	Louisville
Points Per Game	75.1	72.8
Field Goal %	44.2%	43.4%
FGM/FGA Per Game	27.1/61.2	24.9/57.4
Three Point %	32.3%	30.8%
3PTM/3PTA Per Game	6.9/21.3	5.5/17.7
Free Throw %	71.4%	74.5%
FTM/FTA Per Game	14.1/19.7	17.5/23.5

- Rebounding:

	Syracuse	Louisville
Rebounds Per Game	36.0	35.2
Off. Reb. Per Game	9.8	10.5
Def. Reb. Per Game	26.2	24.6
Rebound Margin	-2.5	0.2

- Defense:

	Syracuse	Louisville
Opp. Points Per Game	73.6	78.0
Opp. FG%	44.1%	46.5%
Opp, 3P%	32.3%	34.3%
Steals Per Game	9.1	5.5
Blocks Per Game	4.5	2.5
Turnovers Forced Per Game	14.8	11.9

- Ball Handling:

	Syracuse	Louisville
Assists Per Game	13.7	10.8
Turnovers Per Game	12.1	12.7
Turnover Margin	2.7	-0.8
Assist/Turnover Ratio	1.1	0.9

- ESPN Prediction: Per ESPN's Basketball Power Index, Louisville has a 10.9 percent chance to win against Syracuse.

- KenPom Prediction: Per KenPom.com, the Cardinals have a 15 percent chance to take down the Orange, with a projected final score of 80-69 in favor of Syracuse.

- Torvik Prediction: Per BartTorvik.com, the Cardinals have a 12 percent chance to take down the Orange, with a projected final score of 82-69 in favor of Syracuse.

- Personal Prediction: Syracuse 79, Louisville 75.

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