Tale of The Tape & Prediction: Louisville vs. Syracuse

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SYRACUSE - Louisville (11-4, 6-3 ACC) is set to face Syracuse (10-5, 4-4 ACC) on Wednesday, Feb. 3rd at 7:00 p.m. EST at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse N.Y. Here's how the Cardinals stack up against the Orange:

- Rankings:

Syracuse	Louisville
AP/Coaches	NR/NR	RV/RV
NET	51st	42nd
RPI	70th	22nd
SOS	85th	39th
KenPom	47th	39th
Sagarin	47th	25th

- Team Leaders:

Syracuse	Louisville
Points	Quincy Guerrier (16.3)	Carlik Jones (17.4)
Rebounds	Quincy Guerrier (9.5)	Jae'Lyn Withers (7.6)
Assists	Joseph Girard III (3.9)	Carlik Jones (4.9)
Steals	Kadary Richmond (1.7)	Carlik Jones (1.4)
Blocks	Alan Griffin (1.6)	JJ Traynor (0.7)

- Scoring:

Syracuse	Louisville
Points Per Game	77.7	69.5
Field Goal %	44.7%	45.2%
FGM/FGA Per Game	27.7/61.9	25.0/55.3
Three Point %	31.7%	31.9%
3PTM/3PTA Per Game	7.9/25.0	5.5/17.3
Free Throw %	79.8%	72.3%
FTM/FTA Per Game	14.5/18.1	13.9/19.3

- Rebounding:

Syracuse	Louisville
Rebounds Per Game	37.3	38.3
Off. Reb. Per Game	10.3	10.3
Def. Reb. Per Game	27.0	28.1
Rebound Margin	-1.2	+6.1

- Defense:

Syracuse	Louisville
Opp. Points Per Game	70.3	64.2
Opp. FG%	40.3%	40.1%
Opp. 3PT%	29.7%	30.9%
Steals Per Game	8.7	4.9
Turnovers Forced Per Game	14.7	11.7
Blocks Per Game	4.9	2.1

- Ball Handling:

Syracuse	Louisville
Assists Per Game	16.7	11.5
Turnovers Per Game	11.6	12.0
Turnover Margin	+3.1	-0.3
Assist/Turnover Margin	1.4	1.0

- ESPN Prediction: Per ESPN's Basketball Power Index, Louisville has a 33.6% chance to win against Syracuse.

- KenPom Prediction: Per KenPom.com, the Cardinals have a 46% chance to take down the Orange, with a projected final score of 71-70 in favor of Syracuse. Louisville's Adjusted Efficiency Margin currently ranks 39th, with Syracuse's at 47th.

- Personal Prediction: Louisville 72, Syracuse 70.

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