American Eagles vs Virginia Cavaliers Prediction, 12/22/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: American Eagles vs Virginia Cavaliers

Date: Monday, December 22, 2025

Location: John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, VA

TV: ACC Network

The Virginia Cavaliers (9-1) will play the American Eagles (7-5) at John Paul Jones Arena on Monday.

The American Eagles took the court against VCU and took a loss by a final of 105-83 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the Eagles walked away with 15 and VCU accounted for 17 fouls. They knocked down 12 out of their 27 attempts from beyond the arc. VCU shot 94.4% at the charity stripe by burying 17 of their 18 tries. Moreover, VCU grabbed 41 rebounds (15 offensive, 26 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. VCU distributed 21 assists and had 8 steals for the game. In terms of the defense, American let their opponent shoot 56.7% from the floor on 38 out of 67 shooting. They also distributed 13 dimes in this matchup in addition to creating 10 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In the matter of rebounding, they compiled a total of 22 with 9 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Eagles knocked down 19 of 22 shots for a percentage of 86.4%. American walked away from the contest having earned a 40.3% field goal percentage (25 out of 62) and converted 14 of 31 3-pointers.

Wyatt Nausadis is one player who came through for the matchup. He walked away with 17 points on 5 out of 9 shooting. He saw the court for 26 mins and also pulled down 1 rebound. He shot 55.6% from the field but didn't record an assist.

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American enters this matchup with a record of 7-5 for the campaign. They are turning it over 11.9 times per contest and as a team they are committing 19.8 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, American is grabbing 33.9 rebounds per game and is sitting with 171 assists on the year, which is 155th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Eagles are hitting 35.6% on shots from beyond the arc (120 of 337) and 74.3% from the charity stripe. They average 81.8 points per contest (103rd in the country) while shooting 45.9% from the field.

Defensively, the Eagles are forcing 14.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.0 personal fouls. They surrender 32.2% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 190th in the nation in points per game allowed (73.3). The Eagles defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 45.0% (296 of 658) and they surrender 35.5 boards per contest as a team. They are ranked 140th in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 145 conceded on the year.

For their last game, the Virginia Cavaliers walked away with a victory by a final of 84-60 when they faced Maryland Eastern Shore. The Cavaliers pulled down 23 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards for a total of 32 in this matchup. They also coughed up the ball 7 times, while earning 11 steals for the matchup. Maryland Eastern Shore committed 12 personal fouls in the game which got the Cavaliers to the charity stripe for a total of 15 attempts. They were able to make 11 of those for a rate of 73.3%. In the matter of shots from beyond the arc, Virginia made 13 out of 31 attempts (41.9%). In all, the Cavaliers shot 30 out of 62 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.4%. The Cavaliers permitted Maryland Eastern Shore to make 25 of 54 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.3% for this contest. They finished the game shooting 25.0% from downtown by going 3 of 12 and walked away from this one shooting 7 of 8 from the free throw line (87.5%). Regarding cleaning the glass, Virginia allowed Maryland Eastern Shore to get 26 in all (5 on the offensive side).

Sam Lewis was important for the Cavaliers in this game. He scored 15 points in his 28 mins of playing time and earned 2 dimes for this contest. He made 5 out of 8 for the game for a field goal percentage of 62.5%, and accumulated 5 rebounds.

Virginia has a win-loss record of 9-1 for the season. As an offense, the Cavaliers are connecting on 48.8% from the field, which is ranked 54th in the nation. Virginia has accounted for 871 pts on the campaign (87.1 per game) and they average 42.0 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 16.9 times per game (69th in Division 1) and they turn it over 10.3 times per game. The Cavaliers are committing 18.8 fouls per contest and they go 69.2% from the charity stripe.

The Cavaliers on the defensive end are ranked 59th in D-1 in PPG allowed with 67.5. They have forced 11.1 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 39.8% from the floor (44th in the nation). The Virginia defense surrenders 30.5% on shots from behind the 3-point line (58 of 190) and opponents are connecting on 71.2% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 10.9 dimes and 31.8 boards per contest, which ranks them 37th and 65th in the country.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take American

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