American Eagles vs Virginia Cavaliers Prediction, 12/22/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: American Eagles vs Virginia Cavaliers

Date: Sunday, December 22, 2024

Location: John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, VA

TV: ESPN+

The Virginia Cavaliers (6-5) will take on the American Eagles (6-5) at John Paul Jones Arena on Sunday.

The American Eagles faced Saint Joseph's and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 84-57 in their last game. American walked away from the contest having earned a 35.7% FG percentage (20 out of 56) and converted 7 of their 24 three-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Eagles made 10 of their 15 attempts for a rate of 66.7%. Pertaining to pulling down rebounds, they compiled 22 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 11 assists for the matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and having 10 steals. Pertaining to the defense, American allowed the other team to go 60.4% from the floor on 29 out of 48 shooting. Saint Joseph's distributed 15 dimes and had 9 steals in the matchup. On top of that, Saint Joseph's had 30 rebounds (5 offensive, 25 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Saint Joseph's finished the game shooting 85.7% from the free throw line by burying 18 of their 21 attempts. They converted 8 of 16 tries from long range. Concerning fouls, the Eagles walked away with 16 while Saint Joseph's recorded 13 fouls.

Greg Jones is one player who was a factor for the contest. He finished 85.7% from the floor and also totaled 1 assist. He was on the court for 22 minutes and totaled 6 rebounds. He notched 19 points on 6 out of 7 shooting.

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American will enter this matchup with a mark of 6-5 so far this year. They are losing possession via turnover 13.6 times per game and as a group they commit 20.1 personal fouls per contest. As a team, American is snagging 30.3 rebounds per game and has accounted for 134 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 302nd in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Eagles are shooting 32.6% on 3-pointers (89 of 273) and 73.8% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 69.6 points per game (309th in D-1) on 44.2% from the floor.

Defensively, the Eagles are forcing 12.7 turnovers per game while drawing 17.5 personal fouls. They give up 31.8% on shots from downtown and they rank 185th in college in PPG from their opponents (71.0). The Eagles are giving up a shooting percentage of 45.5% (271 of 595) and they relinquish 32.0 boards per game as a team. They currently rank 35th in the country in giving up assists with 113 relinquished for the year.

The last time they took the court, the Virginia Cavaliers took a loss by a score of 64-62 when they played Memphis. When it comes to rebounds, Virginia allowed Memphis to grab 37 in all (14 offensive). They finished 21.7% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 5 of 23 and ended up shooting 17 of 21 at the free throw line (81.0%). The Cavaliers permitted Memphis to convert 21 out of their 56 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 37.5% in the game. When the final whistle was blown, the Cavaliers shot 21 for 53 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.6%. In regard to shots from downtown, Virginia made 6 out of 19 tries (31.6%). They were able to bury 14 of those for a percentage of 77.8%. Memphis had 17 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Cavaliers to the free throw line for a total of 18 tries. They gave up possession 8 times, while getting 8 steals in this matchup. The Cavaliers were able to snag 20 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 27 for the matchup.

Elijah Saunders pitched in for the Cavaliers for this contest. He converted 4 out of 7 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 57.1%, and had 4 rebounds. He earned 15 points in his 26 mins on the court, but didn't get an assist.

Virginia has a win-loss mark of 6-5 on the campaign. The Cavaliers are responsible for committing 13.9 personal fouls per game while shooting 73.5% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 14.1 times per contest (189th in the nation) and they turn the ball over 12.2 times per contest. Virginia has scored 676 pts on the year (61.5 per game) and they grab 32.4 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Cavaliers are hitting on 43.4% from the field, which has them ranked 252nd in D-1.

The Virginia defense gives up 31.6% on shots from behind the 3-point line (85 of 269) and their opponents are knocking down 70.7% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 11.2 dimes and 32.7 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 66th and 98th in college. The Cavaliers are ranked 13th in Division 1 in points per game surrendered with 60.5. They are forcing their opponents into 9.9 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 39.4% from the floor (46th in Division 1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Virginia

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