Model Predictions
| Model | Louisville Cardinals | Syracuse Orange | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 61.3% | 38.7% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 54.3% | 45.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 51.7% | 48.3% | -0.4 | ✓ (4.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.3% | 51.7% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 71.4% | 28.6% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 71.6% | 28.4% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 50.8% | 49.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Syracuse Orange -5 (53-58). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Louisville Cardinals
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gorgui Dieng * | 34 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 19 | - |
| Chane Behanan * | 30 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 2-8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Russ Smith * | 29 | 5-11 | 2-3 | 6-7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 12 | - |
| Peyton Siva * | 27 | 0-9 | 0-8 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Wayne Blackshear * | 20 | 1-6 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Kevin Ware | 24 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Luke Hancock | 20 | 4-5 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Montrezl Harrell | 10 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Stephan Van Treese | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
Syracuse Orange
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Triche * | 38 | 2-11 | 0-3 | 4-4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 1 | - |
| C.J. Fair * | 38 | 9-20 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 3 | - |
| Michael Carter-Williams * | 38 | 3-10 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 14 | - |
| Rakeem Christmas * | 23 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Jerami Grant * | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| James Southerland | 33 | 5-12 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | - |
| B. Keita | 14 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Trevor Cooney | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| DaJuan Coleman | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter