Tale of The Tape, Predictions: Louisville vs. Clemson

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville (2-14, 0-5 ACC) is set to face Clemson (13-3, 5-0 ACC) on Wednesday, Jan. 11 at 9:00 p.m. EST at Littlejohn Coliseum. Here's how the Cardinals stack up against the Tigers:

- Rankings:

Clemson	Louisville
AP/USA Today	RV/RV	NR/NR
NET	55th	344th
RPI	32nd	315th
SOS	103rd	111th
BPI	48th	314th
KenPom	52nd	278th
Torvik	60th	318th
Sagarin	40th	222nd

- Team Leaders:

Clemson	Louisville
Points	Hunter Tyson (15.4)	El Ellis (17.8)
Rebounds	Hunter Tyson (10.0)	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield (6.1)
Assists	Chase Hunter (4.5)	El Ellis (4.7)
Steals	Hunter Tyson (1.0)	El Ellis (1.1)
Blocks	P.J. Hall (1.0)	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield (0.8)

- Scoring:

Clemson	Louisville
Points Per Game	75.4	62.6
Field Goal %	46.8%	40.9%
FGM/FGA Per Game	26.3/56.1	21.6/52.7
Three Point %	39.0%	32.0%
3PTM/3PTA Per Game	8.4/21.5	6.1/18.9
Free Throw %	78.4%	71.4%

- Rebounding:

Clemson	Louisville
Rebounds Per Game	34.8	32.3
Off. Reb. Per Game	7.2	8.9
Def. Reb. Per Game	27.6	23.4
Rebound Margin	1.6	-2.1

- Defense:

Clemson	Louisville
Opp. Points Per Game	66.7	74.4
Opp. FG%	39.4%	47.2%
Opp. 3PT%	32.7%	34.6%
Steals Per Game	5.3	5.5
Blocks Per Game	2.9	2.9

- Ball Handling:

Clemson	Louisville
Assists Per Game	15.5	9.0
Turnovers Per Game	11.0	16.7
Turnover Margin	1.0	-4.3
Assist/Turnover Ratio	1.4	0.5

- ESPN Prediction: Per ESPN's Basketball Power Index, Louisville has a 2.5 percent chance to win against Clemson.

- KenPom Prediction: Per KenPom.com, the Cardinals have a 4 percent chance to take down the Tigers, with a projected final score of 79-60 in favor of Clemson.

- Torvik Prediction: Per BartTorvik.com, the Cardinals have an 3 percent chance to take down the Tigers, with a projected final score of 81-60 in favor of Clemson.

- Personal Prediction: Clemson 81, Louisville 64.

(Photo of El Ellis: Jared Anderson - Louisville Report)

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