The Louisville Cardinals are coming off a week-long break to host in-state opponent Eastern Kentucky on Saturday at the Yum! Center. Let’s see how the computers predict Louisville to stack up against the Colonels.

Team Leaders

Eastern KentuckyLouisville
Points Per GameDevontae Blanton (16.4)Chucky Hepburn (7.8)
Rebounds Per GameDevontae Blanton (6.1)J’Vonne Hadley (7.8)
Assists Per GameDevontae Blanton (3.8)Chucky Hepburn (5.1)
Steals Per GameGeorge Kimble III (2.9)Chucky Hepburn (2.9)
Blocks Per GameYvens Paul (1.7)James Scott (0.8)

Offense

Eastern KentuckyLouisville
Points Per Game77.078.0
Field Goal Percentage41.9%43.3%
Three Point Percentage31.8%29.8%
Free Throw Percentage66.5%71.7
Free Throw Attempts Per Game11.316.1
Offensive Rebounds Per Game12.211.5
Assists Per Game13.513.4
Turnovers Per Game11.212.1
Assist to Turnover Ratio1.21.1

Defense

Eastern KentuckyLouisville
Opponents Points Per Game79.071.3
Opponents Field Goal Percentage46.8%45.1%
Opponent 3pt Percentage35.6%35.8%
Rebounds Per Game38.337.3
Rebound Margin+0.1+3.6
Steals Per Game9.87.3
Blocks Per Game3.72.8

Rankings

Eastern KentuckyLouisville
APNRNR
Net19853
Strength of Schedule1839
Strength of Record20062
BPI25460
Kenpom22750

Predictions

– ESPN: According to ESPN analytics, the Cards have a 95.6% chance of taking down the Eastern Kentucky Colonels at the Yum! Center on Saturday.

-Kenpom: Kenpom seems to be right on par with ESPN analytics with a slight dip in his model. Kenpom gives the Cards a 94% chance of winning the game Saturday by a predicted score of 86-69.

-Personal: I’ll keep it short and sweet. Shouldn’t be much of a contest, I see the Cards going up early and never looking back. It will be interesting to see if the Cards can take care of the Colonels’ impressive offensive rebounding. Cards 93, Colonels 71.

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