Tale of The Tape, Predictions: Louisville vs. Lipscomb

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville (2-9, 0-2 ACC) is set to face Lipscomb (7-5, 0-0 ASUN) on Tuesday, Dec. 20 at 6:00 p.m. EST at the KFC Yum! Center. Here's how the Cardinals stack up against the Bisons:

- Rankings:

Lipscomb	Louisville
AP/USA TODAY	NR/NR	NR/NR
NET	212th	344th
RPI	235th	318th
SOS	288th	150th
BPI	231st	312th
KenPom	196th	245th
Torvik	197th	295th
Sagarin	227th	225th

- Team Leaders:

Lipscomb	Louisville
Points	Jacob Ognacevic (15.8)	El Ellis (16.6)
Rebounds	Ahsan Asadullah (6.3)	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield (6.0)
Assists	Ahsan Asadullah (3.2)	El Ellis (4.4)
Steals	Will Pruitt (1.6)	Jae'Lyn Withers (0.9)
Blocks	Ahsan Asadullah (1.1)	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield (0.9)

- Scoring:

Lipscomb	Louisville
Points Per Game	78.0	60.6%
Field Goal %	48.2%	39.3%
FGM/FGA Per Game	29.6/61.3	20.5
Three Point %	33.5%	31.1%
3PTM/3PTA Per Game	7.8/23.4	5.9/19.0
Free Throw %	70.2%	74.9%

- Rebounding:

Lipscomb	Louisville
Rebounds Per Game	37.0	33.1
Off. Reb. Per Game	10.4	8.4
Def. Reb. Per Game	26.6	24.7
Rebound Margin	3.3	-1.4

- Defense:

Lipscomb	Louisville
Opp. Points Per Game	69.3	73.1
Opp. FG%	42.9%	46.5%
Opp. 3P%	34.0%	33.5%
Steals Per Game	5.9	5.0
Blocks Per Game	3.5	2.9

- Ball Handling:

Lipscomb	Louisville
Assists Per Game	14.1	8.9
Turnovers Per Game	12.1	17.1
Turnover Margin	1.4	-4.6
Assist/Turnover Ratio	1.2	0.5

- ESPN Prediction: Per ESPN's Basketball Power Index, Louisville has a 45.8 percent chance to win against Lipscomb.

- KenPom Prediction: Per KenPom.com, the Cardinals have a 54 percent chance to take down the Bisons, with a projected final score of 71-70 in favor of Louisville. By current metrics, Lipscomb is the lowest-rated team that Louisville will face until traveling to Boston College on Jan. 25.

- Torvik Prediction: Per BartTorvik.com, the Cardinals have a 42 percent chance to take down the Bisons, with a projected final score of 71-69 in favor of Lipscomb. By current metrics, Lipscomb is the lowest-rated team that Louisville will face until traveling to Boston College on Jan. 25.

- Personal Prediction: Lipscomb 70, Louisville 67.

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