Tale of The Tape, Predictions: Louisville vs. Virginia

Take a look at how the Cardinals stack up against the Cavaliers for their Wednesday matchup, and who the statistical models favor:

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville (3-22, 1-13 ACC) is set to face Virginia (19-4, 11-3 ACC) on Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 7:00 p.m. EST at the KFC Yum! Center. Here's how the Cardinals stack up against the Cavaliers:

- Rankings:

Virginia	Louisville
AP/USA TODAY	7th/6th	NR/NR
NET	13th	331st
RPI	7th	310th
SOS	26th	85th
BPI	11th	308th
KenPom	14th	295th
Torvik	16th	295th
Sagarin	16th	228th

- Team Leaders:

Virginia	Louisville
Points	Armaan Franklin (12.7)	El Ellis (17.4)
Rebounds	Jayden Gardner (5.0)	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield (6.0)
Assists	Kihei Clark (5.9)	El Ellis (4.8)
Steals	Reece Beekman (1.4)	El Ellis (1.0)
Blocks	Kadin Shedrick (1.4)	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield (0.8)

- Scoring:

Virginia	Louisville
Points Per Game	70.0	64.0
Field Goal %	45.9%	41.7%
FGM/FGA Per Game	24.3/53.0	22.2/53.3
Three Point %	37.7%	33.5%
3PTM/3PTA Per Game	7.5/19.8	6.6/19.8
Free Throw %	70.8%	72.5%

- Rebounding:

Virginia	Louisville
Rebounds Per Game	32.1	32.3
Off. Reb. Per Game	8.1	9.2
Def. Reb. Per Game	24.0	23.1
Rebound Margin	0.3	-1.5

- Defense:

Virginia	Louisville
Opp. Points Per Game	60.4	76.1
Opp. FG%	41.4%	47.3%
Opp. 3PT%	34.2%	35.9%
Steals Per Game	6.8	4.8
Blocks Per Game	4.4	2.7

- Ball Handling:

Virginia	Louisville
Assists Per Game	16.3	9.5
Turnovers Per Game	9.1	15.8
Turnover Margin	3.7	-4.5
Assist/Turnover Ratio	1.8	0.6

- ESPN Prediction: Per ESPN's Basketball Power Index, Louisville has a 3.2 percent chance to win against Virginia.

- KenPom Prediction: Per KenPom.com, the Cardinals have a 7 percent chance to take down the Cavaliers, with a projected final score of 74-58 in favor of Virginia.

- Torvik Prediction: Per BartTorvik.com, the Cardinals have a 6 percent chance to take down the Cavaliers, with a projected final score of 72-57 in favor of Virginia.

- Personal Prediction: Virginia 77, Louisville 64.

(Photo of J.J. Traynor, Jayden Gardner: Jamie Rhodes - USA TODAY Sports)

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