North Carolina Central Eagles vs Virginia Cavaliers Prediction, 11/7/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Carolina Central Eagles vs Virginia Cavaliers

Date: Friday, November 7, 2025

Location: John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, VA

TV: ACC Extra

The North Carolina Central Eagles (0-1) are on their way to John Paul Jones Arena on Friday where they will meet the Virginia Cavaliers (1-0).

The North Carolina Central Eagles played North Carolina State and took a loss by a score of 114-66 in their last contest. North Carolina Central finished the contest with a 43.8% field goal percentage (21 of 48) and knocked down 5 of 18 shots from downtown. From the free throw line, the Eagles converted 19 of 28 attempts for a percentage of 67.9%. Regarding getting rebounds, they collected 24 with 7 of them being offensive. They also distributed 9 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing 9 turnovers and having 8 steals. Concerning the defense, North Carolina Central let their opponent shoot 57.8% from the field on 37 out of 64 shooting. North Carolina State recorded 27 assists and had 13 steals for this game. Moreover, North Carolina State collected 39 boards (13 offensive, 26 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. North Carolina State finished the game at 70.0% when shooting free throws by making 21 of 30 tries. They converted 19 of 40 tries from distance. When talking about fouls, the Eagles walked away with 19 while North Carolina State recorded 21 fouls.

Khouri Carvey is someone who came through for the matchup. He accounted for 19 points on 6 out of 8 shooting. He played for 31 mins played and snagged 8 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 75.0% from the field and recorded 1 assist.

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North Carolina Central enters this one with a mark of 0-1 for the campaign. They are giving up possession 18.0 times per contest and as a team are committing 19.0 fouls per game. As a team, North Carolina Central is collecting 24.0 boards per contest and has totaled 9 assists for the season, which ranks 311th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Eagles are connecting on 27.8% on three-point attempts (5 of 18) and 67.9% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 66.0 points per game (285th in college hoops) while connecting on 43.8% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Eagles are forcing their opponents into 9.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 21.0 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 352nd in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 27 surrendered for the year. The Eagles defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 57.8% (37 of 64) and they concede 40.0 boards per game as a team. They give up 47.5% on 3-pointers and they are 362nd in Division 1 in points per game allowed (114.0).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Virginia Cavaliers went home victorious with a score of 87-53 when they faced Rider. The Cavaliers collected 26 defensive rebounds and 20 offensive rebounds totaling 46 in this matchup. They gave up possession 6 times, while earning 8 steals for this game. Rider committed 24 fouls for the contest which took the Cavaliers to the charity stripe for 34 shots. They were able to make 19 of those for a percentage of 55.9%. When talking about shooting from 3-point land, Virginia converted 8 out of 30 tries (26.7%). When this game wrapped up, the Cavaliers finished the game shooting 30 out of 64 from the field which gave them a rate of 46.9%. The Cavaliers allowed Rider to knock down 16 of their 49 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 32.7% for the contest. They finished 25.0% from behind the 3-point line via 3 of 12 and finished the contest at 18 out of 29 from the free throw line (62.1%). When discussing how they attacked the glass, Virginia allowed Rider to pull down 26 overall (9 offensive).

Thijs De Ridder was important for the Cavaliers for the game. He made 10 of 14 in the game for a field goal percentage of 71.4%, and totaled 10 rebounds. He scored 21 points in his 24 minutes on the hardwood and added 2 assists in this game.

Virginia has a record of 1-0 on the year. The Cavaliers have committed 24.0 fouls per contest and they shoot 55.9% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 14.0 times per game (217th in college hoops) and they are turning it over 6.0 times per game. Virginia has earned 87 points for the season and they average 49.0 boards per contest. As an offensive unit, the Cavaliers are connecting on 46.9% from the floor, which is ranked 168th in D-1.

The Virginia defense gives up 25.0% on shots from 3-point land (3 of 12) and opponents are converting on 62.1% of their free throw shots. They concede 7.0 dimes and 32.0 total boards per game, which is 67th and 152nd in those defensive categories. The Cavaliers on defense are ranked 67th in D-1 in PPG surrendered with 53.0. They are forcing 14.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 32.7% from the field (74th in Division 1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Virginia

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