Last year, the 78.5 points per game the Cardinals put up were 12.3 more points than the Bearcats gave up (66.2).
When Louisville scored more than 66.2 points last season, it went 25-2.
Cincinnati had a 16-11 record last season when giving up fewer than 78.5 points.
The Bearcats scored just 1.7 more points per game last year (71.2) than the Cardinals allowed (69.5).
Cincinnati went 12-2 last season when it scored more than 69.5 points.
Louisville went 18-1 last season when it gave up fewer than 71.2 points.
The Cardinals put up a total of 315 more points than their opponents last year (an average of 9.0 per game), and the Bearcats outscored opponents by 173 points on the season (5.0 more per game).

The Cardinals shot 45.4% from the field last season, 2.3 percentage points higher than the 43.1% the Bearcats allowed to opponents.
In games Louisville shot better than 43.1% from the field, it went 21-2 overall.
The Bearcats shot at a 44.9% rate from the field last season, 2.0 percentage points above the 42.9% shooting opponents of the Cardinals averaged.
Last season, Cincinnati had a 13-4 record in games the team collectively shot above 42.9% from the field.

The Cardinals and the Bearcats rebounded at a similar rate last season (34.6 and 32.0 boards per game, respectively).
When Louisville earned the rebounding advantage they were 5-5 against the spread. When recording fewer boards, Cincinnati was 4-8.
The Cardinals were the 47th-ranked rebounding team in college basketball. The Bearcats ranked 179th.
The Cardinals and the Bearcats were evenly matched on the offensive boards last season, with the teams averaging 9.7 and 9.8 offensive rebounds per game, respectively.
The Bearcats were 12-11 straight up when they won the battle on the offensive boards. The Cardinals were 10-1 when they lost the rebounding edge.
The Cardinals ranked 112th in college basketball in offensive rebounding. The Bearcats ranked 95th.
Rebounding was a pillar for both teams last year. Louisville recorded an average rebounding margin of +4.4 rebounds per game, and Cincinnati averaged a margin of +2.1 rebounds.

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