Louisville men’s basketball vs. West Virginia

November 28, 2024

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Louisville (4-1, 0-0 ACC) will face West Virginia (4-1, 0-0 Big 12) in the Battle 4 Atlantis on Thursday, November 28th at 12:00 p.m. EST. in the Bahamas. Here’s how the Cardinals stacked up against the Mountaineers:

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	West Virginia	Louisville
AP/USAT	NO/NR	NO/NR
SOS	62	115
SOR	17	40
NET	156	216
RPI	14	43
BPI	62	42
KenPom	56	38
Torvik	61	44
Evan Miya	74	48

	West Virginia	Louisville
Points	Javon Small (18.6)	Reyne Smith (14.2)
rebounds	Amani Hansberry (7.6)	Kasean Pryor (6.6)
Supports	Javon Klein (3.6)	Chucky Hepburn (5.2)
Steals	Javon Klein (2.6)	Chucky Hepburn (3.8)
Blocks	Eduardo André (2.0)	James Scott (1.6)

	West Virginia	Louisville
Points per game	79.2	82.6
Field Goal %	44.6%	46.5%
FGM/FGA per game	26.6/59.6	29.2/62.8
Three Points %	35.5%	30.7%
3PTM/3PTA per game	10.8/30.4	10.0/32.6
Free throw %	75.2%	72.4%
FTM/FTA per game	15.2/20.2	14.2/19.6

	West Virginia	Louisville
rebounds per game	37.2	38.2
Out of. Reb. Per game	9.4	11.6
Def. Reb. Per game	27.8	26.6
Rebound margin	-1.2	0.4

	West Virginia	Louisville
Opp. Points per game	67.0	62.4
Opp. FG%	37.1%	37.5%
Opp. 3PT%	30.4%	30.7%
Steals per game	9.2	10.6
Blocks per game	7.2	4.6
Forced turnovers per game	14.8	19.8

	West Virginia	Louisville
Assists per game	13.0	16.4
Sales per game	12.4	12.8
Sales margin	2.4	7.0
Support/Sales Ratio	1.0	1.3

– ESPN forecast: According to ESPN’s Basketball Power Index, Louisville has a 57.1 percent chance of winning against West Virginia. UofL has a BPI rating of 11.7 (42nd overall), while WVU has a BPI rating of 10.0 (62nd overall).

– KenPom prediction: According to KenPom.com, the Cardinals have a 58 percent chance of defeating the Mountaineers, with a projected final score of 74-72 in favor of UofL. Louisville has an adjusted efficiency margin of +16.76 (38th overall), while West Virginia has an adjusted efficiency margin of +13.51 (56th overall).

– Torvik forecast: According to BartTorvik.com, the Cards have a 56 percent chance of defeating the Mountaineers, with a projected final score of 78-76 in favor of UofL. Louisville has a Barthag of 0.8365 (44th overall), while West Virginia has a Barthag of 0.7997 (61st overall).

– Personal prediction: Louisville 79, West Virginia 71.

(Photo of Chucky Hepburn: Kevin Jairaj – Imagn Images)

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