North Carolina Central Eagles vs Virginia Cavaliers Prediction, 11/7/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Carolina Central Eagles vs Virginia Cavaliers

Date: Monday, November 7, 2022

Location: John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, VA

TV: ACCNX

The Virginia Cavaliers (21-14 last year) are welcoming the North Carolina Central Eagles (16-15 last season) at John Paul Jones Arena on Monday.

The North Carolina Central Eagles took the court against Coppin State and took a loss by a score of 79-73 in their last contest of last year. North Carolina Central walked away from the contest having earned a 41.3% FG percentage (26 out of 63) and made 8 out of their 23 three-point shots. At the free throw line, the Eagles knocked down 13 of their 18 shots for a rate of 72.2%. In relation to getting rebounds, they compiled 38 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 10 assists for this game in addition to creating 12 turnovers and having 4 steals. In relation to the defense, North Carolina Central allowed their opponent to shoot 43.4% from the floor on 23 of 53 shooting. Coppin State doled out 12 assists and had 6 steals for this game. In addition, Coppin State pulled down 27 rebounds (5 offensive, 22 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Coppin State walked away from this one shooting 75.0% from the free throw line by burying 21 of 28 tries. They also buried 12 of their 29 tries from distance. Regarding personal fouls, the Eagles ended up with 20 and Coppin State had 14 personal fouls.

Kris Monroe is one player who played a role for the game. He ended up walking away with 18 points on 7 out of 11 shooting. He was on the court for 40 minutes played and snagged 7 rebounds. He finished the contest at 63.6% from the floor and also distributed 1 assist.

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North Carolina Central comes into this one after finishing with a mark of 16-15 last year. They lost possession via turnover 15.7 times per game and as a unit committed 20.4 fouls per game. As a squad, North Carolina Central snagged 36.1 rebounds per contest and accumulated 384 assists throughout last season, which had them ranked 241st in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Eagles hit on 33.2% on shots from distance (201 of 606) and 66.8% from the charity stripe. They averaged 72.8 points per outing (128th in college basketball) while connecting on 44.9% from the field.

When they were on the defensive end, the Eagles were able to force their opponents into 16.8 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.1 personal fouls. They surrendered 31.9% on shots from beyond the arc while they were 153rd in the country in points per game allowed (68.4). The Eagles defensively gave up a FG percentage of 42.3% (703 of 1,662) and they surrendered 33.0 boards per contest as a team. They were 123rd in the nation in allowing assists to the opposition with 386 conceded throughout last year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood last year, the Virginia Cavaliers took a defeat with a final score of 52-51 when they played St. Bonaventure. The Cavaliers were able to pull down 26 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 33 for this game. They also gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while earning 2 steals for the matchup. St. Bonaventure was called for 12 fouls in the matchup which got the Cavaliers to the charity stripe for a total of 8 attempts. They were able to make 6 of the free throws for a clip of 75.0%. In relation to 3-point shots, Virginia knocked down 5 of 19 attempts (26.3%). When all was said and done, the Cavaliers went 20 for 53 from the field which gave them a rate of 37.7%. The Cavaliers permitted St. Bonaventure to make 20 out of their 54 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 37.0% in this game. They finished 20.0% from 3-point land by going 3 out of 15 and ended up going 9 of 9 at the free throw line (100.0%). In relation to how they cleaned up the glass, Virginia permitted St. Bonaventure to pull down 33 in all (6 offensive).

Armaan Franklin ended up being a factor for the Cavaliers in this game. He converted 5 of 11 in this contest for a rate of 45.5%, and had 6 rebounds. He scored 17 points in his 28 minutes on the court, but didn't get an assist.

Virginia had a mark of 21-14 last year. As an offense, the Cavaliers shot 44.9% from the field, which ranked 121st in D-1. Virginia accounted for 2,184 pts over the course of last season (62.4 per game) and they pulled in 31.3 rebounds per contest. They got an assist 14.1 times per game (101st in college basketball) and they turned the ball over 9.7 times per contest. The Cavaliers committed 13.7 fouls every game while shooting 73.0% from the free throw line.

The Virginia defense surrendered 33.6% on three-point shots (232 of 691) and opponents made 71.2% of their free throw shots. They relinquished 11.6 assists and 31.5 rebounds per game, which was ranked 99th and 42nd in college hoops. The Cavaliers were ranked 6th in Division 1 in points per game surrendered with 60.1. They forced their opponents into 11.0 TO's per game and allowed teams to shoot 42.5% from the field (138th in D-1).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Virginia

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