After taking down NC State on Wednesday night, the Louisville Cardinals are set to take on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in South Bend on Sunday night. Let’s see how the computer models have the Cards stacking up to the Fighting Irish!
| Notre Dame | Louisville | |
| Points Per Game | Tae Davis (15.8) | Chucky Hepburn (15.0) |
| Rebounds Per Game | Kebba Njie (6.4) | J’Vonne Hadley (7.2) |
| Assists Per Game | Matt Allocco (3.0) | Chucky Hepburn (6.2) |
| Steals Per Game | Julian Roper II (1.1) | Chucky Hepburn (2.3) |
| Blocks Per Game | Kebba Njie (0.6) | James Scott (0.8) |
| Notre Dame | Louisville | |
| Points Per Game | 73.8 | 79.7 |
| Field Goal Percentage | 45.9% | 44.9% |
| Three Point Percentage | 36.9% | 32.8% |
| Free Throw Percentage | 73.8% | 73.8% |
| Free Throw Attempts Per Game | 17.0 | 15.1 |
| Offensive Rebounds Per Game | 10.6 | 12.0 |
| Assists Per Game | 12.0 | 14.5 |
| Turnovers Per Game | 10.9 | 11.2 |
| Assist to Turnover Ratio | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| Notre Dame | Louisville | |
| Opponents Points Per Game | 70.7 | 69.3 |
| Opponent Field Goal Percentage | 44.5% | 43.5% |
| Opponent 3pt Percentage | 31.7% | 34.5% |
| Rebounds Per Game | 35.7 | 38.3 |
| Rebound Margin | +4.0 | +5.3 |
| Steals Per Game | 5.7 | 6.6 |
| Blocks Per Game | 1.7 | 3.0 |
| Notre Dame | Louisville | |
| AP | NR | NR |
| NET | 98th | 27th |
| Strength of Schedule | 70th | 17th |
| Strength of Record | 136th | 22nd |
| BPI | 80th | 33th |
| Kenpom | 89th | 27th |
ESPN: According to ESPN Analytics, the Cards have a 62.4% chance of beating the Fighting Irish in South Bend on Sunday night.
Kenpom: Kenpom seems to favor the Cards a bit more bullish on the Cardinals giving them a 71% chance of beating Notre Dame at home with a predicted score of 77-71.
Personal: I don’t see a scenario where this will be even close to a game. The Fighting Irish could barely muster a win against Boston College on the road, going into double-overtime with them and beating them 97-94. It should be a big night for the Cardinals. I’m taking Cards 84, Irish 71.
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