Tale of The Tape, Prediction: Louisville vs. Pitt

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville (9-4, 3-0 ACC) is set to face Pitt (5-8, 0-2 ACC) on Wednesday, Jan 5 at 7:00 p.m. EST. Here's how the Cardinals stack up against the Panthers:

- Rankings:

Pitt	Louisville
AP/USA TODAY	NR/NR	NR/NR
NET	213th	72nd
RPI	190th	39th
SOS	51st	38th
KenPom	179th	53rd
Sagarin	143rd	52nd
Torvik	196th	61st

- Team Leaders:

Pitt	Louisville
Points	John Hugley (14.8)	Malik Williams (11.7)
Rebounds	John Hugley (7.9)	Malik Williams (9.4)
Assists	Femi Odukale (3.3)	Jarrod West (3.8)
Steals	William Jeffress (1.0)	Jarrod West (2.0)
Blocks	Mouhamadou Gueye (1.7)	Malik Williams (0.9)

- Scoring:

Pitt	Louisville
Points Per Game	61.2	70.7
Field Goal %	40.9%	42.1%
FGM/FGA Per Game	20.7/50.5	25.2/59.8
Three Point %	29.8%	31.3%
3PTM/3PTA Per Game	4.5/15.2	8.1/25.8
Free Throw %	66.2%	70.5%

- Rebounding:

Pitt	Louisville
Rebounds Per Game	36.2	40.4
Off. Reb. Per Game	10.8	10.9
Def. Reb. Per Game	25.4	29.5
Rebound Margin	+4.9	+5.1

- Defense:

Pitt	Louisville
Opp. Points Per Game	64.0	66.0
Opp. FG%	41.1%	38.8%
Opp. 3PT%	34.1%	30.4%
Steals Per Game	4.8	7.0
Blocks Per Game	3.9	2.8

- Ball Handling:

Pitt	Louisville
Assists Per Game	11.4	13.1
Turnovers Per Game	13.3	13.9
Turnover Margin	-2.9	-1.1
Assist/Turnover Ratio	0.9	0.9

- ESPN Prediction: Per ESPN's Basketball Power Index, Louisville has a 90.0 percent chance to win against Pitt.

- KenPom Prediction: Per KenPom.com, the Cardinals have a 87 percent chance to take down the Panthers, with a projected final score of 69-57 in favor of Louisville. Per current metrics, Pitt is the lowest-ranked opponent on the remainder of Louisville's schedule, and their fourth-lowest ranked opponent overall (Southern, Detroit Mercy, SE Louisiana)

- Personal Prediction: Louisville 72, Pitt 63.

(Photo of Jarrod West: Sam Upshaw Jr. -Courier Journal via Imagn Content Services, LLC)

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