Louisville comes off another ACC win against Florida State on Saturday. They will take on the Virginia Tech Hokies on a late Tuesday night ACC game on the road. Let’s see how the computers have Louisville stacking up against the Hokies!

Team Leaders

Virginia TechLouisville
Points Per GameTobi Lawal (12.9)Chucky Hepburn (15.6)
Rebounds Per GameTobi Lawal (7.1)J’Vonne Hadley (7.3)
Assists Per GameBrandon Rechsteiner (3.1)Chucky Hepburn (6.0)
Steals Per GameBen Hammond (1.1)Chucky Hepburn (2.5)
Blocks Per GameTobi Lawal (0.6)James Scott (0.9)

Offense

Virginia TechLouisville
Points Per Game69.179.9
Field Goal Percentage44.0%45.2%
Three Point Percentage35.7%32.8%
Free Throw Percentage71.6%74.6%
Free Throw Attempts Per Game17.315.6
Offensive Rebounds Per Game10.411.7
Assists Per Game13.014.4
Turnovers Per Game12.711.3
Assist to Turnover Ratio0.91.3

Defense

Virginia TechLouisville
Opponents Points Per Game71.769.4
Opponent Field Goal Percentage45.3%43.7%
Opponent 3pt Percentage32.8%33.9%
Rebounds Per Game33.637.8
Rebound Margin+2.1+5.1
Steals Per Game5.26.6
Blocks Per Game1.72.9

Rankings

Virginia TechLouisville
APNR19th
NET158th24th
Strength of Schedule65th27th
Strength of Record142nd15th
BPI117th32nd
Kenpom151st24th

Predictions

ESPN: According to ESPN analytics, the Cards have a 79.1% chance of taking down the Hokies at Cassell Coliseum on Tuesday night.

Kenpom: Kenpom and ESPN analytics are on the same wavelength with the game. Kenpom gives the Cards an 84% win probability chance with the predicted final score being 78-67 in favor of the Cards.

Personal: My prediction in my last article didn’t go to plan. I thought Florida State would hang around in the first half and Louisville would eventually pull away. The exact opposite happened. The Cards left Florida State in the dust in the first half and came back to make it a game in the second half. I’ll try to be better. I hate how easy this schedule is down the stretch because I feel as if I’m being repetitive (I am). Cards win this one convincingly, Cards 85, Hokies 71.