Navy Midshipmen vs Virginia Cavaliers Prediction, 11/10/2021 College Basketball Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Navy Midshipmen vs Virginia Cavaliers

Date: Wednesday, November 10, 2021

Location: John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, VA

TV: ACC Network

John Paul Jones Arena is the site where the Virginia Cavaliers (18-7 last season) will compete against the Navy Midshipmen (15-3 last year) on Wednesday.

The Navy Midshipmen faced the Loyola Greyhounds and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 76-68 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Midshipmen finished with 16 and the Greyhounds totaled 13 personal fouls. They also converted 7 of 18 tries from beyond the arc. Loyola shot 45.5% at the free throw line by making 5 of 11 shots. In addition, Loyola snagged 33 rebounds (11 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't have a block. Loyola recorded 18 dimes and had 6 steals for the contest. In relation to the defense, Navy allowed the other team to go 58.2% from the field on 32 out of 55 shooting. They also distributed 15 assists for the contest as well as forcing 15 turnovers and having 9 steals. In terms of pulling down boards, they collected 23 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Midshipmen buried 4 of their 9 shots for a rate of 44.4%. Navy wrapped up the game having earned a 48.3% field goal percentage (28 of 58) and knocked down 8 out of their 21 three-point shots.

Greg Summers is someone who came through for the game. He ended up with 21 points on 9 out of 12 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 39 mins played and also pulled down 3 rebounds. He finished the contest at 75.0% from the field and dished out 2 assists.

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Navy enters this one after finishing with a win-loss mark of 15-3 last year. They averaged 71.5 points per game (165th in Division 1) while shooting 44.7% from the field. The Midshipmen connected on 32.6% on three-point attempts (111 of 340) and 70.9% from the free throw line. As a squad, Navy pulled down 35.1 boards per game and sat with 222 dimes last season, which was 302nd in D-1 in terms of passing. They lost possession by turning the ball over 12.4 times per contest and as a team committed 16.7 fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Midshipmen were able to force 15.3 turnovers per game and they drew 19.7 personal fouls. They were ranked 47th in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 234 conceded last season. The Midshipmen defensively gave up an opponent shooting percentage of 45.9% (436 of 950) and they surrendered 31.6 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They gave up 33.6% on shots from beyond the arc while they were 84th in D-1 in points per game allowed (67.0).

When they last stepped on the court, the Virginia Cavaliers took a defeat with a final score of 62-58 when they faced the Ohio Bobcats. In relation to rebounds, Virginia permitted Ohio to snag 35 in total (5 offensive). They finished 30.4% from behind the 3-point line by going 7 out of 23 and ended up shooting 13 out of 14 at the free throw line (92.9%). The Cavaliers permitted the Bobcats to make 21 of 50 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 42.0% in the game. When the game finished, the Cavaliers finished the game shooting 21 out of 60 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 35.0%. In reference to shots from beyond the arc, Virginia buried 8 of their 31 attempts (25.8%). They were able to bury 8 of them for a clip of 80.0%. The Bobcats were called for 9 fouls for the game which took the Cavaliers to the free throw line for a total of 10 attempts. They also turned the ball over 3 times, while earning 5 steals in the game. The Cavaliers were able to pull down 23 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards for a total of 28 in the matchup.

Sam Hauser ended up being a factor for the Cavaliers for the game. He made 4 out of 16 for this contest for a field goal rate of 25.0%, and had 9 rebounds. He racked up 15 points in his 38 mins of playing time and added 3 assists in the matchup.

Virginia had a win-loss record of 18-7 last year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Cavaliers shot 47.4% from the field, which was ranked 44th in the nation. Virginia totaled 1,705 pts throughout last season (68.2 per contest) and they pulled down 31.6 rebounds per game. They dished out assists 13.8 times per contest (125th in D-1) and they turned it over 9.2 times per game. The Cavaliers were responsible for committing 12.9 fouls every game and they went 81.6% from the charity stripe.

The Cavaliers defensively were ranked 6th in college basketball in PPG allowed with 60.5. They were able to force 9.3 turnovers per game and let teams shoot 41.6% from the field (77th in college basketball). The Virginia defense allowed 33.9% on 3-pointers (168 of 496) and their opponents converted on 74.9% of their free throw attempts. They conceded 11.6 assists and 29.5 rebounds per contest, which was ranked 81st and 7th in college basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Virginia

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