Tale of The Tape & Prediction: Louisville vs. Seton Hall
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville (1-0, 0-0 ACC) is set to face Seton Hall (0-0, 0-0 Big East) on Friday, Nov. 27 at 4:00 p.m. EST at the KFC Yum! Center. Here's how the Cardinals stack up against the Pirates:
- Rankings:
| Seton Hall | Louisville | |
|---|---|---|
AP/USA TODAY | RV/RV | RV/RV |
NET | 15th | 8th |
RPI | T-80th | T-1st |
SOS | T-1st | T-1st |
KenPom | 52nd | 25th |
Sagarin | 33rd | 19th |
- Team Leaders:
| Seton Hall* | Louisville | |
|---|---|---|
Points | Sandro Mamukelashvili (11.9) | Carlik Jones (18.0) |
Rebounds | Jared Rhoden (6.4) | Carlik Jones (8.0) |
Assists | Jared Rhoden (1.1) | Carlik Jones (7.0) |
Steals | Jared Rhoden (1.2) | Carlik Jones & Dre Davis (1.0) |
Blocks | Ike Obiagu (1.2) | Dre Davis (3.0) |
- Scoring:
| Seton Hall** | Louisville | |
|---|---|---|
Points Per Game | 74.7 | 79.0 |
Field Goal% | 44.6% | 58.5% |
FGM/FGA Per Game | 26.1/58.5 | 31/53 |
Three Point % | 33.5% | 37.5% |
3PTM/3PTA Per Game | 7.9/23.7 | 6/16 |
Free Throw % | 71.5% | 68.8% |
- Rebounding:
| Seton Hall** | Louisville | |
|---|---|---|
Rebounds Per Game | 37.1 | 46.0 |
Off. Reb. Per Game | 10.3 | 9.0 |
Def. Reb. Per Game | 26.8 | 37.0 |
Rebound Margin | +0.5 | +28.0 |
- Defense:
| Seton Hall** | Louisville | |
|---|---|---|
Opp. Points Per Game | 67.9 | 44.0 |
Opp. FG% | 40.1% | 29.8% |
Opp. 3PT% | 32.0% | 23.1% |
Steals Per Game | 7.0 | 2.0 |
Blocks Per Game | 5.8 | 3.0 |
- Ball Handling:
| Seton Hall** | Louisville | |
|---|---|---|
Assists Per Game | 14.6 | 19.0 |
Turnovers Per Game | 13.2 | 12.0 |
Turnover Margin | 0.6 | -2.0 |
Assist/Turnover Ratio | 1.1 | 1.6 |
- KenPom Prediction:
Per KenPom.com, the Cardinals have a 68% chance to take down the Pirates, with a projected final score of 74-68 in favor of Louisville. According to KenPom, Seton Hall's Adjusted Efficiency Margin ranking of 52 is the highest among Louisville's 2020-21 opponents until the Cardinals face Wisconsin (No. 8) on Dec. 9.
- Personal Prediction: Louisville 72, Seton Hall 67.
* Returning from 2019-20
** 2019-20 Stats
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