Albany Great Danes vs Virginia Cavaliers Prediction, 12/28/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Albany Great Danes vs Virginia Cavaliers

Date: Wednesday, December 28, 2022

Location: John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, VA

TV: ACCN

The Albany Great Danes (5-9) are hitting the road to John Paul Jones Arena on Wednesday where they will compete against the Virginia Cavaliers (8-2).

The Albany Great Danes faced off with Northern Illinois and earned the victory with a final of 83-78 in their last contest. Albany finished the contest having earned a 46.9% FG percentage (30 out of 64) and buried 12 of their 29 three-point shots. From the free throw line, the Great Danes converted 11 of 17 shots for a percentage of 64.7%. When talking about hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 30 with 8 of them being offensive. They also recorded 14 dimes for the game in addition to creating 16 turnovers and earning 7 steals. When it comes to the defense, Albany allowed 53.7% from the field on 29 of 54 shooting. Northern Illinois earned 14 dimes and had 5 steals for the matchup. In addition, Northern Illinois grabbed 30 rebounds (5 offensive, 25 defensive), but didn't have a block. Northern Illinois went 71.4% when shooting free throws by knocking down 15 of their 21 shots. They also converted 5 of 17 tries from beyond the arc. Regarding personal fouls, the Great Danes walked away with 19 while Northern Illinois recorded 21 personal fouls.

Gerald Drumgoole is someone who was a factor for this contest. He finished the contest at 57.1% from the floor and also earned 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 35 mins and also collected 11 boards. He was able to score 23 points on 8 of 14 shooting.

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Albany will play this game with a win-loss record of 5-9 this season. They are turning it over 14.2 times per game and as a group they commit 20.6 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Albany is grabbing 33.9 boards per contest and has accumulated 169 dimes for the campaign, which is 199th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Great Danes are connecting on 33.3% on three-point shots (111 of 333) and 68.3% from the free throw line. They are averaging 68.0 points per game (291st in the nation) while going 41.2% from the field.

On defense, the Great Danes are able to force 13.4 turnovers per game and they draw 17.7 personal fouls. They are surrendering 33.3% from beyond the arc and they rank 316th in college basketball in PPG from their opponents (74.9). The Great Danes defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 49.6% (378 of 762) and they surrender 34.5 boards per game as a group. They are ranked 317th in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 192 conceded this season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Virginia Cavaliers went home defeated by a final of 66-64 against Miami. Regarding team rebounding, Virginia allowed Miami to get 33 in total (7 offensive). They shot 31.8% from three-point range by shooting 7 out of 22 and ended up shooting 17 out of 22 from the free throw line (77.3%). The Cavaliers allowed Miami to knock down 21 of 53 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 39.6% for the contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Cavaliers finished shooting 22 out of 60 from the floor which gave them a rate of 36.7%. In reference to shots from distance, Virginia made 6 out of their 23 attempts (26.1%). They were able to make 14 of the free throws for a rate of 73.7%. Miami committed 17 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Cavaliers to the free throw line for a total of 19 tries. They coughed it up 10 times, while getting 6 steals in this matchup. The Cavaliers pulled down 24 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 32 in this matchup.

Ben Vander Plas was important for the Cavaliers for the contest. He earned 20 points in his 27 minutes on the court and had 2 assists in this contest. He buried 7 of 13 for this contest for a rate of 53.8%, and accumulated 4 rebounds.

Virginia has a mark of 8-2 this year. The Cavaliers are committing 14.8 fouls every game and they shoot 72.2% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 15.4 times per game (77th in D-1) and they cough up possession 9.8 times per contest. Virginia has tallied 702 pts for the season (70.2 per contest) and they pull down 32.8 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Cavaliers are shooting 45.4% from the floor, which has them ranked 152nd in college basketball.

The Virginia defense concedes 34.5% from downtown (70 of 203) and their opponents are making 72.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 10.1 assists and 31.7 rebounds per contest, which ranks 35th and 61st in the country. The Cavaliers defensively are ranked 18th in college basketball in points allowed per contest with 59.8. They have forced 12.6 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 40.3% from the field (69th in the nation).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Albany

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