Tale of The Tape, Prediction: Louisville vs. DePaul

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville (6-2, 1-0 ACC) is set to face DePaul (7-1, 0-0 Big East) on Friday, Dec. 10 at 8:00 p.m. EST. Here's how the Cardinals stack up against the Blue Demons:

- Rankings:

DePaul	Louisville
AP/USA TODAY	NR/NR	NR/NR
NET	83rd	54th
RPI	133rd	27th
SOS	261st	29th
KenPom	101st	39th
Sagarin	77th	38th

- Team Leaders:

DePaul	Louisville
Points	Javon Freeman-Liberty (21.8)	Noah Locke (11.3)
Rebounds	Javon Freeman-Liberty (8.8)	Malik Williams (9.9)
Assists	Javon Freeman-Liberty (4.3)	Jarrod West (3.8)
Steals	Javon Freeman-Liberty (1.9)	Jarrod West, Malik Williams (1.7)
Blocks	Nick Ongenda (1.9)	Malik Williams (0.9)

- Scoring:

DePaul	Louisville
Points Per Game	85.3	70.8
Field Goal %	49.2%	42.2%
FGM/FGA Per Game	31.6/64.3	25.5/60.4
Three Point %	35.2%	30.6%
3PTM/3PTA Per Game	7.3/20.6	7.9/25.8
Free Throw %	70.2%	68.8%

- Rebounding:

DePaul	Louisville
Rebounds Per Game	41.5	41.8
Off. Reb. Per Game	12.4	11.9
Def. Reb. Per Game	29.1	29.9
Rebound Margin	+7.9	+7.0

- Defense:

DePaul	Louisville
Opp. Points Per Game	69.3	65.1
Opp. FG%	40.2%	38.7%
Opp. 3PT%	34.6%	31.8%
Steals Per Game	6.6	8.0
Blocks Per Game	5.5	2.9

- Ball Handling:

DePaul	Louisville
Assists Per Game	13.1	12.8
Turnovers Per Game	11.9	14.8
Turnover Margin	+1.8	-1.4
Assist/Turnover Ratio	1.1	0.9

- ESPN Prediction: Per ESPN's Basketball Power Index, Louisville has an 80.3 percent chance to win against DePaul.

- KenPom Prediction: Per KenPom.com, the Cardinals have an 80 percent chance to take down the Blue Demons, with a projected final score of 77-67 in favor of Louisville. Per current metrics, DePaul is the second-lowest ranked mid-major opponent on the rest of Louisville's schedule (Western Kentucky).

- Personal Prediction: Louisville 78, DePaul 65.

(Photo of Samuell Williamson: Sam Upshaw Jr. - Courier Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK)

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