Iowa Hawkeyes vs Virginia Cavaliers Prediction, 11/29/2021 College Basketball Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Iowa Hawkeyes vs Virginia Cavaliers

Date: Monday, November 29, 2021

Location: John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, VA

TV: ESPN2

The Virginia Cavaliers (5-2) will compete against the Iowa Hawkeyes (6-0) at John Paul Jones Arena on Monday.

The Iowa Hawkeyes played Portland State and earned the victory with a final of 85-51 in their last game. Iowa ended having earned a 48.5% FG percentage (32 of 66) and converted 6 out of their 19 3-point shots. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Hawkeyes knocked down 15 of 19 attempts for a rate of 78.9%. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 40 with 13 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 15 assists for the matchup as well as forcing 23 turnovers and having 11 steals. With respect to the defense, Iowa allowed the other team to shoot 30.8% from the field on 20 out of 65 shooting. Portland State distributed 10 dimes and had 8 steals in this game. Furthermore, Portland State collected 38 rebounds (15 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Portland State finished the game shooting 77.8% from the charity stripe by burying 7 of their 9 shots. They converted 4 of their 27 shots from distance. In the matter of personal fouls, the Hawkeyes ended up finishing with 12 while Portland State accumulated 17 personal fouls.

Keegan Murray is one guy who was a factor for the game. He left the arena with 23 points on 10 out of 16 shooting. He saw the court for 27 mins and totaled 9 rebounds. He finished 62.5% from the floor but didn't record a dime.

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Iowa will play this game with a win-loss record of 6-0 on the campaign. They are turning it over 9.0 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 13.3 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Iowa is pulling down 41.7 rebounds per game and has accounted for 120 dimes so far this season, which ranks 17th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Hawkeyes are hitting 38.5% on shots beyond the perimeter (62 of 161) and 83.2% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 97.2 points per contest (1st in Division 1) while hitting 50.0% from the floor.

Defensively, the Hawkeyes are able to force 17.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 20.8 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 226th in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 81 surrendered for the year. The Hawkeyes are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 39.9% (150 of 376) and they concede 33.3 boards per contest as a unit. They are surrendering 28.8% from 3-point land while they are 123rd in college basketball in PPG allowed (65.5).

In their last game, the Virginia Cavaliers got the victory with a final of 61-43 when they played Lehigh. When it comes to rebounding, Virginia permitted Lehigh to grab 31 in all (7 offensive). They finished 18.8% from distance by shooting 3 of 16 and walked away from this one shooting 4 out of 4 at the charity stripe (100.0%). The Cavaliers permitted Lehigh to convert 18 of their 51 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 35.3% for this game. When the final whistle was blown, the Cavaliers finished 26 for 57 from the floor which gave them a rate of 45.6%. When it comes to shooting from beyond the arc, Virginia converted 4 out of their 10 tries (40.0%). They were able to knock down 5 of the free throws for a percentage of 55.6%. Lehigh committed 9 fouls in this matchup which got the Cavaliers to the charity stripe for a total of 9 shots. They coughed it up 8 times, while earning 9 steals for the matchup. The Cavaliers snagged 25 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 33 in this contest.

Reece Beekman was important for the Cavaliers for the matchup. He made 4 of 9 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 44.4%, and tallied 5 rebounds. He recorded 10 points in his 30 minutes of playing time and had 4 assists for this contest.

Virginia has a mark of 5-2 so far this year. The Cavaliers have committed 14.1 personal fouls per contest and they hit 71.9% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 11.9 times per game (261st in D-1) and they cough up possession 11.4 times per game. Virginia has accounted for 430 pts so far this year (61.4 per contest) and they pull in 33.7 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Cavaliers are shooting 42.2% from the field, which has them ranked 250th in college basketball.

The Cavaliers are ranked 3rd in D-1 in PPG given up with 53.6. They have forced 13.3 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 36.9% from the field (23rd in Division 1). The Virginia defense surrenders 29.9% on shots from behind the 3-point line (46 of 154) and their opponents are converting on 70.1% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 11.1 assists and 33.3 boards per game, ranking them 111th and 126th in Division 1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Virginia

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