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Tale of The Tape, Prediction: Louisville vs. Southeastern Louisiana

Take a look at how the Cardinals stack up against the Lions for their Tuesday matchup, and who the statistical models favor:
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Tale of The Tape, Prediction: Louisville vs. Southeastern Louisiana
Tale of The Tape, Prediction: Louisville vs. Southeastern Louisiana

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville (6-3, 1-0 ACC) is set to face Southeastern Louisiana (4-6, 0-0 Southland) on Tuesday, Dec. 14 at 6:00 p.m. EST. Here's how the Cardinals stack up against the Lions:

- Rankings:

SLULouisville

AP/USA TODAY

NR/NR

NR/NR

NET

293rd

71st

RPI

337th

34th

SOS

312th

8th

KenPom

308th

44th

Sagarin

312th

45th

- Team Leaders:

SLULouisville

Points

Gus Okafor (13.5)

Noah Locke (10.7)

Rebounds

Jalyn Hinton (7.2)

Malik Williams (9.7)

Assists

Keon Clergeot (3.5)

Jarrod West (3.7)

Steals

Joe Kasperzyk (2.2)

Malik Williams (1.9)

Blocks

Jalyn Hinton (2.1)

Malik Williams (0.8)

- Scoring:

SLULouisville

Points Per Game

80.6

69.0

Field Goal %

44.9%

40.8%

FGM/FGA Per Game

28.6/63.7

25.2/61.9

Three Point %

34.8%

29.3%

3PTM/3PTA Per Game

9.4/27.0

7.8/26.6

Free Throw %

73.3%

68.8%

- Rebounding:

SLULouisville

Rebounds Per Game

36.7

42.6

Off. Reb. Per Game

11.6

12.3

Def. Reb Per Game

25.1

30.2

Rebound Margin

-1.0

+6.1

- Defense:

SLULouisville

Opp. Points Per Game

73.0

64.8

Opp. FG%

44.1%

38.4%

Opp. 3PT%

33.5%

30.3%

Steals Per Game

9.6

7.8

Blocks Per Game

3.9

3.0

- Ball Handling:

SLULouisville

Assists Per Game

16.3

12.7

Turnovers Per Game

14.1

14.8

Turnover Margin

3.4

-1.3

Assist/Turnover Ratio

1.2

0.9

- ESPN Prediction: Per ESPN's Basketball Power Index, Louisville has an 95.1 percent chance to win against Southeastern Louisiana.

- KenPom Prediction: Per KenPom.com, the Cardinals have an 98 percent chance to take down the Lions, with a projected final score of 80-57 in favor of Louisville. Per current metrics, Southern Louisiana is the lowest ranked opponent Louisville will face all season.

- Personal Prediction: Louisville 76, Southeastern Louisiana 52.

(Photo of Louisville Players: Jamie Rhodes - USA TODAY Sports)

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MATTHEW MCGAVIC

McGavic is a 2016 Sport Administration graduate of the University of Louisville, and a native of the Derby City. He has been covering the Cardinals in various capacities since 2017, with a brief stop in Atlanta, Ga. on the Georgia Tech beat. He is also a co-host of the 'From The Pink Seats' podcast on the State of Louisville network. Video gamer, bourbon drinker and dog lover. Find him on Twitter at @Matt_McGavic

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