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

Originally posted on Louisville Cardinals on SI
By Matthew McGavic | Last updated Mar 4, 2024 3:00 PM ET

Louisville (8-21, 3-15 ACC) is set to face Virginia Tech (16-13, 8-10 ACC) on Tuesday, Mar. 5 at 7:00 p.m. EST from the KFC Yum! Center. Here's how the Cardinals stack up against the Hokies:

- Rankings:

	Virginia Tech	Louisville
AP/USA TODAY	NR/NR	NR/NR
NET	58th	208th
RPI	78th	269th
BPI	42nd	220th
SOS	25th	100th
KenPom	52nd	195th
Torvik	52nd	205th

- Team Leaders:

	Virginia Tech	Louisville
Points	Sean Pedulla (15.7)	Mike James (13.0)
Rebounds	Lynn Kidd (6.6)	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield (8.6)
Assists	Sean Pedulla (4.5)	Ty-Laur Johnson (3.9)
Steals	Sean Pedulla (1.1)	Ty-Laur Johnson (1.3)
Blocks	Robbie Beran (0.9)	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield (0.9)

- Scoring:

	Virginia Tech	Louisville
Points Per Game	74.6	72.2
Field Goal %	46.6%	43.4%
FGM/FGA Per Game	26.0/55.7	25.0/57.6
Three Point %	35.5%	29.6%
3PTM/3PTA Per Game	8.2/23.1	5.2/17.7
Free Throw %	79.6%	74.3%
FTM/FTA Per Game	14.4/18.1	17.0/22.8

- Rebounding:

	Virginia Tech	Louisville
Rebounds Per Game	32.0	34.9
Off. Reb. Per Game	7.6	10.3
Def. Reb. Per Game	24.8	24.6
Rebound Margin	0.2	0.2

- Defense:

	Virginia Tech	Louisville
Opp. Points Per Game	70.6	78.9
Opp. FG%	45.2%	47.2%
Opp. 3P%	34.3%	37.1%
Steals Per Game	5.2	5.4
Blocks Per Game	2.5	2.7
Turnovers Forced Per Game	11.6	11.5

- Ball Handling:

	Virginia Tech	Louisville
Assists Per Game	15.2	11.2
Turnovers Per Game	11.2	12.7
Turnover Margin	0.4	-1.2
Assist/Turnover Ratio	1.4	0.9

- ESPN Prediction: Per ESPN's Basketball Power Index, Louisville has a 14.1 percent chance to win against Virginia Tech.

- KenPom Prediction: Per KenPom.com, the Cardinals have a 22 percent chance to take down the Hokies, with a projected final score of 81-73 in favor of Virginia Tech.

- Torvik Prediction: Per BartTorvik.com, the Cardinals have a 24 percent chance to take down the Hokies, with a projected final score of 81-73 in favor of Virginia Tech.

- Personal Prediction: Virginia Tech 85, Louisville 76.

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