The Louisville Cardinals will finish their two-game ACC road trip on Tuesday night when they take on the Syracuse Orange in the Carrier Dome. Let’s see how the computer models predict the Cards will go up against the Orange.
| Syracuse | Louisville | |
| Points Per Game | Donnie Freeman (13.4) | Chucky Hepburn (15.1) |
| Rebounds Per Game | Eddie Lampkin Jr. (7.9) | J’Vonne Hadley (7.7) |
| Assists Per Game | Jaquan Carlos (4.2) | Chucky Hepburn (5.6) |
| Steals Per Game | Jaquan Carlos (1.0) | Chucky Hepburn (2.6) |
| Blocks Per Game | Eddie Lampkin (0.6) | James Scott (0.9) |
| Syracuse | Louisville | |
| Points Per Game | 75.9 | 77.8 |
| Field Goal Percentage | 45.7% | 43.3% |
| Three Point Percentage | 29.1% | 30.2% |
| Free Throw Percentage | 70.0% | 71.7% |
| Free Throw Attempts Per Game | 14.9 | 16.1 |
| Offensive Rebounds Per Game | 8.9 | 11.6 |
| Assists Per Game | 13.8 | 13.5 |
| Turnovers Per Game | 12.6 | 11.6 |
| Assist to Turnover Ratio | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Syracuse | Louisville | |
| Opponents Points Per Game | 77.6 | 70.2 |
| Opponent Field Goal Percentage | 45.1% | 43.9% |
| Opponent 3pt Percentage | 33.1% | 35.0% |
| Rebounds Per Game | 38.9 | 38.6 |
| Rebound Margin | +4.4 | +5.2 |
| Steals Per Game | 4.6 | 6.9 |
| Blocks Per Game | 2.7 | 3.0 |
| Syracuse | Louisville | |
| AP | NR | NR |
| NET | 143rd | 35th |
| Strength of Schedule | 32nd | 8th |
| Strength of Record | 112th | 27th |
| BPI | 86th | 48th |
| Kenpom | 144th | 33rd |
ESPN: According to ESPN analytics, the Cardinals have a 58.1% chance of beating the Syracuse Orange in the Carrier Dome.
Kenpom: Kenpom seems to strongly disagree with ESPN analytics, Kenpom gives the Cards a 72% chance of beating the Orange with a predicted final score of 79-73.
Personal: It is truly hard not to side with Kenpom on this prediction because the Cards are rolling. I’m interested to see how the Cards do with back-to-back road games within a matter of 72 hours. With that being said I’ll take the Cards to win in great fashion, Cards 81, Orange 70.
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