Model Predictions
| Model | Louisville Cardinals | Syracuse Orange | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 38.8% | 61.2% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 30.1% | 69.9% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 21.3% | 78.7% | +7.2 | ✓ (1.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 43.4% | 56.6% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 26.8% | 73.2% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 26.6% | 73.4% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 34.9% | 65.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Syracuse Orange +9 (58-49). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Louisville Cardinals
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gorgui Dieng * | 40 | 3-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Peyton Siva * | 38 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Chris Smith * | 28 | 1-8 | 0-5 | 1-1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -2 | - |
| Jared Swopshire * | 14 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Wayne Blackshear * | 13 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -1 | - |
| Kyle Kuric | 32 | 3-9 | 1-7 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Russ Smith | 18 | 5-14 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | - |
| Chane Behanan | 17 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | - |
Syracuse Orange
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kris Joseph * | 36 | 4-9 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 7 | - |
| Fab Melo * | 34 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | - |
| Brandon Triche * | 28 | 5-10 | 3-6 | 5-6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 16 | - |
| Scoop Jardine * | 18 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Rakeem Christmas * | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Dion Waiters | 29 | 5-9 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 10 | - |
| C.J. Fair | 24 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| James Southerland | 20 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | - |
| B. Keita | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Michael Carter-Williams | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Brandon Reese | 1 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | - |
* = starter