Tale of The Tape & Prediction: Louisville vs. Pitt

(Photo of Louisville & Pitt Players: Charles LeClaire/USA TODAY Sports)

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville (4-1, 0-0 ACC) is set to face Pitt (5-1, 1-0 ACC) on Tuesday, Dec. 22nd at 7:00 p.m. EST at the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pa. Here's how the Cardinals stack up against the Panthers:

- Rankings:

Pitt	Louisville
AP/Coaches	NR/NR	23rd/22nd
NET	109th	8th
RPI	68th	15th
SOS	134th	30th
KenPom	73rd	33rd
Sagarin	67th	24th

- Team Leaders:

Pitt	Louisville
Points	Justin Champagnie (17.8)	Carlik Jones (17.3)
Rebounds	Justin Champagnie (12.3)	Carlik Jones (7.0)
Assists	Xavier Johnson (6.0)	Carlik Jones (5.3)
Steals	Au'Diese Toney (1.3)	David Johnson (1.4)
Blocks	Abdoul Karim Coulibaly (1.3)	Dre Davis (0.8)

- Scoring:

Pitt	Louisville
Points Per Game	75.0	71.8
Field Goal %	44.1%	49.0%
FGM/FGA Per Game	27.0/61.2	25.4/51.8
Three Point %	31.5%	34.2%
3PTM/3PTA Per Game	6.8/21.7	5.4/15.8
Free Throw %	63.4%	75.0%
FTM/FTA Per Game	14.2/22.3	15.6/20.8

- Rebounding:

Pitt	Louisville
Rebounds Per Game	44.5	36.4
Off. Reb. Per Game	14.3	8.2
Def. Reb. Per Game	30.2	28.2
Rebound Margin	+11.0	+6.2

- Defense:

Pitt	Louisville
Opp. Points Per Game	64.7	63.4
Opp. FG%	38.2%	40.1%
Opp. 3PT%	26.6%	34.8%
Steals Per Game	7.0	4.2
Blocks Per Game	4.5	2.2

- Ball Handling:

Pitt	Louisville
Assists Per Game	16.7	13.6
Turnovers Per Game	14.8	12.6
Turnover Margin	0.0	-0.6
Assist/Turnover Ratio	1.1	1.1

- KenPom Prediction:

Per KenPom.com, the Cardinals have an 59% chance to take down the Panthers, with a projected final score of 70-68 in favor of Louisville. According to KenPom, Pitt's Adjusted Efficiency Margin ranking of 73rd is the lowest that Louisville will face until they travel to Boston College (105th) on Jan. 2.

- Personal Prediction: Louisville 69, Pitt 65.

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