Model Predictions
| Model | Louisville Cardinals | Virginia Tech Hokies | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 36.7% | 63.3% | +2.4 | ✗ (9.4 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 43.6% | 56.4% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 35.9% | 64.1% | +3.2 | ✗ (10.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.2% | 54.8% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 51.2% | 48.8% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 51.2% | 48.8% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 42.6% | 57.4% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Virginia Tech Hokies -7 (68-75). Ratings: 2017-18 season-end ratings.
Louisville Cardinals
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quentin Snider * | 37 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 32 | - |
| Dwayne Sutton * | 36 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 29 | - |
| Deng Adel * | 32 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 24 | - |
| Ray Spalding * | 24 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 19 | - |
| V.J. King * | 23 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Darius Perry | 24 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Anas Mahmoud | 16 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | - |
| Malik Williams | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Ryan McMahon | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
Virginia Tech Hokies
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Bibbs * | 32 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 15 | - |
| Justin Robinson * | 28 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 22 | - |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker * | 25 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | - |
| Kerry Blackshear Jr. * | 20 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 21 | - |
| Devin Wilson * | 17 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Chris Clarke | 25 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | - |
| Ahmed Hill | 20 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13 | - |
| P.J. Horne | 16 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | - |
| Wabissa Bede | 13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Tyrie Jackson | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
* = starter