Tale of the Tape, Prediction: Louisville vs. Syracuse

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville (11-11, 5-7 ACC) is set to face Syracuse (11-11, 5-6 ACC) on Saturday, Feb. 5 at 2:00 p.m. EST. Here's how the Cardinals stack up against the Orange:

- Rankings:

Syracuse	Louisville
AP/USA TODAY	NR/NR	NR/NR
NET	91st	118th
RPI	105th	136th
SOS	37th	71st
KenPom	77th	119th
Sagarin	63rd	100th
Torvik	66th	112th

- Team Leaders:

Syracuse	Louisville
Points	Buddy Boeheim (19.3)	Malik Williams (10.0)
Rebounds	Cole Swider (6.9)	Malik Williams (8.7)
Assists	Joseph Girard III (4.5)	Mason Faulkner (3.0)
Steals	Joseph Girard III (1.7)	Jarrod West (1.4)
Blocks	Jesse Edwards (2.9)	Malik Williams (0.7)

- Scoring:

Syracuse	Louisville
Points Per Game	77.8	69.0
Field Goal %	45.7%	42.1%
FGM/FGA Per Game	27.7/60.7	24.7/58.6
Three Point %	37.0%	32.9%
3PTM/3PTA Per Game	8.7/19.0	8.2/25.0
Free Throw %	71.8%	68.5%

- Rebounding:

Syracuse	Louisville
Rebounds Per Game	36.1	37.8
Off. Reb. Per Game	11.0	9.7
Def. Reb. Per Game	25.1	28.1
Rebound Margin	-0.5	+1.6

- Defense:

Syracuse	Louisville
Opp. Points Per Game	75.5	69.0
Opp. FG%	43.2%	41.7%
Opp. 3PT%	34.8%	33.3%
Steals Per Game	7.5	6.0
Blocks Per Game	4.0	2.5

- Ball Handling:

Syracuse	Louisville
Assists Per Game	15.0	12.5
Turnovers Per Game	11.3	12.4
Turnover Margin	1.4	-1.0
Assist/Turnover Ratio	1.3	1.0

- ESPN Prediction: Per ESPN's Basketball Power Index, Louisville has a 25.1 percent chance to win against Syracuse.

- KenPom Prediction: Per KenPom.com, the Cardinals have a 26 percent chance to take down the Orange, with a projected final score of 77-70 in favor of Syracuse. Per current metrics, Cuse is the second-lowest ranked opponent that Louisville will face for the remainder of the season (Virginia).

- Personal Prediction: Syracuse 79, Louisville 75.

(Photo of Sydney Curry, Jarrod West: Jamie Rhodes - USA TODAY Sports)

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