Louisville Basketball: 5 Reasons Why The Cards Can Beat Pittsburgh

Jan 7, 2017; Atlanta, GA, USA; Louisville Cardinals guard Donovan Mitchell (45) reacts to a play as Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets center Ben Lammers (44) runs up court in the second half of their game at McCamish Pavilion. The Cardinals won 65-50. Mandatory Credit: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports /

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Jan 7, 2017; Atlanta, GA, USA; Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets forward Abdoulaye Gueye (34) attempts a shot against Louisville Cardinals forward Mangok Mathiang (12) and forward Ray Spalding (13) in the first half of their game at McCamish Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports /

3. Rebounding

With this Louisville basketball team, if they can control the boards, then they have a great shot of winning every time. The good news is that the Cardinals have done a better job rebounding the basketball this season, but the bad news is that Pittsburgh is pretty darn good at it too.

Louisville’s ACC Ranking In Rebounding Offense: 2nd

Pittsburgh’s ACC Ranking In Rebounding Offense: 5th

Louisville’s ACC Ranking In Rebounding Defense: 11th

Pittsburgh’s ACC Ranking In Rebounding Defense: 7th

When you average both of those rankings together, these two programs are extremely close in rebounding this season. Both teams will have trouble getting defensive rebounds, therefore it will be a matter of who will dominate on the offensive boards the most.

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