Tale of The Tape, Predictions: Louisville vs. Wake Forest
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville (2-13, 0-4 ACC) is set to face Wake Forest (10-5, 2-2 ACC) on Saturday, Jan. 7 at 3:00 p.m. EST at the KFC! Yum Center. Here's how the Cardinals stack up against the Demon Deacons:
- Rankings:
| Wake Forest | Louisville | |
|---|---|---|
AP/USA TODAY | NR/NR | NR/NR |
NET | 79th | 348th |
RPI | 27th | 322nd |
SOS | 10th | 136th |
BPI | 75th | 316th |
KenPom | 85th | 268th |
Torvik | 74th | 319th |
Sagarin | 75th | 221st |
- Team Leaders:
| Wake Forest | Louisville | |
|---|---|---|
Points | Tyree Appleby (18.3) | El Ellis (17.7) |
Rebounds | Cameron Hildreth (6.3) | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield (6.3) |
Assists | Tyree Appleby (5.7) | El Ellis (4.5) |
Steals | Tyree Appleby (1.6) | El Ellis (1.0) |
Blocks | Andrew Carr (0.7) | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield (0.9) |
- Scoring:
| Wake Forest | Louisville | |
|---|---|---|
Points Per Game | 75.9 | 62.0 |
Field Goal % | 45.9% | 40.7% |
FGM/FGA Per Game | 26.4/57.5 | 21.3/52.3 |
Three Point % | 36.3% | 32.0% |
3PTM/3PTA Per Game | 8.6/23.7 | 5.9/18.3 |
Free Throw % | 74.8% | 72.6% |
- Rebounding:
| Wake Forest | Louisville | |
|---|---|---|
Rebounds Per Game | 35.5 | 32.1 |
Off. Reb. Per Game | 9.1 | 8.5 |
Def. Reb. Per Game | 26.4 | 23.6 |
Rebound Margin | +2.2 | -2.5 |
- Defense:
| Wake Forest | Louisville | |
|---|---|---|
Opp. Points Per Game | 72.2 | 74.1 |
Opp. FG% | 43.8% | 46.9% |
Opp. 3PT% | 32.9% | 34.0% |
Steals Per Game | 6.7 | 5.5 |
Blocks Per Game | 2.3 | 3.0 |
- Ball Handling:
| Wake Forest | Louisville | |
|---|---|---|
Assists Per Game | 12.9 | 9.0 |
Turnovers Per Game | 13.5 | 16.9 |
Turnover Margin | 0.1 | -4.4 |
Assist/Turnover Ratio | 1.0 | 0.5 |
- ESPN Prediction: Per ESPN's Basketball Power Index, Louisville has a 14.8 percent chance to win against Wake Forest.
- KenPom Prediction: Per KenPom.com, the Cardinals have a 21 percent chance to take down the Demon Deacons, with a projected final score of 76-67 in favor of Wake Forest.
- Torvik Prediction: Per BartTorvik.com, the Cardinals have an 11 percent chance to take down the Demon Deacons, with a projected final score of 78-65 in favor of Wake Forest.
- Personal Prediction: Wake Forest 79, Louisville 70.
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