Tale of The Tape, Predictions: Louisville vs. North Carolina
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville (2-15, 0-6 ACC) is set to face North Carolina (11-6, 3-3 ACC) on Saturday, Jan. 13 at 2:00 p.m. EST at the KFC Yum! Center. Here's how the Cardinals stack up against the Tar Heels:
- Rankings:
| North Carolina | Louisville | |
|---|---|---|
AP/USA TODAY | RV/RV | NR/NR |
NET | 32nd | 342nd |
RPI | 18th | 306th |
SOS | 3rd | 85th |
BPI | 29th | 307th |
KenPom | 23rrd | 276th |
Torvik | 34th | 315th |
Sagarin | 26th | 214th |
- Team Leaders:
| North Carolina | Louisville | |
|---|---|---|
Points | Armando Bacot (17.6) | El Ellis (17.5) |
Rebounds | Armando Bacot (10.6) | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield (6.0) |
Assists | Caleb Love (3.5) | El Ellis (4.7) |
Steals | Leaky Black (1.4) | El Ellis (1.2) |
Blocks | Armando Bacot (1.3) | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield (0.8) |
- Scoring:
| North Carolina | Louisville | |
|---|---|---|
Points Per Game | 80.0 | 63.1 |
Field Goal % | 45.9% | 40.9% |
FGM/FGA Per Game | 27.6/60.1 | 21.6/52.8 |
Three Point % | 32.0% | 32.8% |
3PTM/3PTA Per Game | 6.8/21.1 | 6.2/19.0 |
Free Throw % | 73.3% | 71.6% |
- Rebounding:
| North Carolina | Louisville | |
|---|---|---|
Rebounds Per Game | 39.5 | 32.2 |
Off. Reb. Per Game | 10.4 | 9.1 |
Def. Reb. Per Game | 29.1 | 23.1 |
Rebound Margin | 4.4 | -2.1 |
- Defense:
| North Carolina | Louisville | |
|---|---|---|
Opp. Points Per Game | 73.7 | 74.9 |
Opp. FG% | 43.5% | 47.5% |
Opp. 3PT% | 34.7% | 34.8% |
Steals Per Game | 6.1 | 5.5 |
Blocks Per Game | 4.2 | 2.8 |
- Ball Handling:
| North Carolina | Louisville | |
|---|---|---|
Assists Per Game | 13.0 | 9.1 |
Turnovers Per Game | 11.4 | 16.6 |
Turnover Margin | 0.1 | -4.3 |
Assist/Turnover Ratio | 1.1 | 0.5 |
- ESPN Prediction: Per ESPN's Basketball Power Index, Louisville has a 7.0 percent chance to win against North Carolina.
- KenPom Prediction: Per KenPom.com, the Cardinals have an 8 percent chance to take down the Tar Heels, with a projected final score of 80-64 in favor of North Carolina.
- Torvik Prediction: Per BartTorvik.com, the Cardinals have an 8 percent chance to take down the Tar Heels, with a projected final score of 80-65 in favor of North Carolina.
- Personal Prediction: North Carolina 82, Louisville 69.
(Photo of El Ellis, Brady Manek, Armando Bacot: Bob Donnan - USA TODAY Sports)
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