Tale of The Tape, Predictions: Louisville vs. Wake Forest

Originally posted on Louisville Cardinals on SI
By Matthew McGavic | Last updated Jan 19, 2024 11:00 AM ET

Louisville (6-11, 1-5 ACC) is set to face Wake Forest (12-5, 4-2 ACC) on Saturday, Jan. 20 at 12:00 p.m. EST from the Joel Coliseum. Here's how the Cardinals stack up against the Demon Deacons:

- Rankings:

	Wake Forest	Louisville
AP/USA TODAY	NR/RV	NR/NR
NET	47th	230th
RPI	46th	265th
SOS	48th	157th
BPI	29th	229th
KenPom	39th	190th
Torvik	48th	209th

- Team Leaders:

	Wake Forest	Louisville
Points	Kevin Miller (17.8)	Skyy Clark (14.3)
Rebounds	Efton Reid (8.9)	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield (8.5)
Assists	Kevin Miller (4.3)	Ty-Laur Johnson (3.5)
Steals	Kevin Miller (1.6)	Ty-Laur Johnson (1.1)
Blocks	Andrew Carr (1.5)	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield (0.9)

- Scoring:

	Wake Forest	Louisville
Points Per Game	80.6	73.6
Field Goal %	47.6%	43.4%
FGM/FGA Per Game	28.2/59.2	25.2/58.1
Three Point %	38.2%	32.8%
3PTM/3PTA Per Game	8.5/22.4	6.2/18.8
Free Throw %	79.9%	73.7%
FTM/FTA Per Game	15.7/19.6	16.9/23.0

- Rebounding:

	Wake Forest	Louisville
Rebounds Per Game	35.1	35.8
Off. Reb. Per Game	9.1	10.8
Def. Reb. Per Game	26.0	24.9
Rebound Margin	1.7	0.6

- Defense:

	Wake Forest	Louisville
Opp. Points Per Game	70.1	77.1
Opp. FG%	42.4%	45.9%
Opp. 3P%	33.4%	33.5%
Steals Per Game	6.3	5.4
Blocks Per Game	4.7	2.9
Turnovers Forced Per Game	12.5	11.9

- Ball Handling:

	Wake Forest	Louisville
Assists Per Game	12.4	11.5
Turnovers Per Game	11.6	12.5
Turnover Margin	0.9	-0.6
Assist/Turnover Ratio	1.1	0.9

- ESPN Prediction: Per ESPN's Basketball Power Index, Louisville has a 4.2 percent chance to win against Wake Forest.

- KenPom Prediction: Per KenPom.com, the Cardinals have a seven percent chance to take down the Demon Deacons, with a projected final score of 84-68 in favor of Wake Forest.

- Torvik Prediction: Per BartTorvik.com, the Cardinals have a seven percent chance to take down the Demon Deacons, with a projected final score of 85-68 in favor of Wake Forest.

- Personal Prediction: Wake Forest 82, Louisville 69.

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