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Overview:

On Wednesday, February 22nd, the (22-5) Louisville Cardinals will be on the road to take on the (23-5) North Carolina Tar Heels.

The Crowd:

“The Crowd” projects a final score of North Carolina 77.7 – Louisville 72.2 with an over/under of 149.9.

Statistics (2016-17 season):

Point differential: North Carolina 15.9 PPG > Louisville 13.7 PPG

Points per game: North Carolina 86.9 PPG > Louisville 77.8 PPG

Points allowed per game: Louisville 64.1 PPG > North Carolina 71.0 PPG

Field Goal Percentage Offense: North Carolina 47.8% > Louisville 45.2%

Field Goal Percentage Defense: Louisville 39.4% > North Carolina 41.8%

Three Point Percentage: North Carolina 37.1 % > Louisville 36.5%

Turnovers per game: Louisville 10.9 > North Carolina 12.2

Rebounds per game: North Carolina 44.0 > Louisville 40.0

Assists per game: North Carolina 18.3 > Louisville 13.7

Summary:

North Carolina is (8-2) in their last ten games while Louisville is also (8-2) in that span.  North Carolina is (11-3) in conference play whereas Louisville is (10-4).  Clearly North Carolina is the better offensive team and Louisville hangs their hat on the defensive end of the floor.  The Tar Heels front line has the advantage on the interior rebounding and scoring in the paint.  Louisville should be able to limit the transition points from North Carolina because they take care of the ball so well.  North Carolina will be able to dictate the tempo of the game with a slower pace.  I believe North Carolina’s size will be too much for Louisville to handle and they will win at home where they have lost just once this season.

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