Virginia Cavaliers vs Baylor Bears Prediction, 11/18/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Virginia Cavaliers vs Baylor Bears

Date: Friday, November 18, 2022

Location: T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV

TV: ESPN2

The Virginia Cavaliers (2-0) are on their way to T-Mobile Arena on Friday where they will attempt to beat the Baylor Bears (3-0).

The Virginia Cavaliers stepped onto the hardwood against Monmouth and notched a win by a score of 89-42 in their last contest. Virginia wrapped up the game with a 55.6% field goal percentage (30 of 54) and converted 13 of their 25 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the free throw line, the Cavaliers buried 16 of 25 shots for a rate of 64.0%. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they earned 32 with 9 of them being offensive. They also distributed 23 assists for the game as well as forcing 18 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In terms of defense, Virginia let their opponent shoot 39.0% from the field on 16 out of 41 shooting. Monmouth dished out 5 assists and had 3 steals in the matchup. In addition, Monmouth collected 20 rebounds (6 offensive, 14 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Monmouth shot 46.7% from the charity stripe by making 7 of their 15 tries. They also knocked down 3 of their 11 shots from long range. In regard to fouls, the Cavaliers ended up finishing with 20 and Monmouth totaled 21 fouls.

Ryan Dunn is a player who had an impact in the matchup. He went 83.3% from the floor and also totaled 2 dimes. He played for 27 mins and pulled down 6 boards. He scored 13 points on 5 of 6 shooting.

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Virginia steps onto the hardwood with a mark of 2-0 for the season. They average 81.0 points per game (101st in the country) while connecting on 49.5% from the floor. The Cavaliers are connecting on 48.0% on three-point attempts (24 of 50) and 69.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Virginia is pulling down 36.0 rebounds per game and has 39 dimes for the campaign, which is 187th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 7.0 times per game and as a group they commit 16.0 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Cavaliers are forcing 14.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 23.0 personal fouls. They are giving up 36.7% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 16th in Division 1 in PPG from their opponents (51.5). Cavaliers defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 40.4% (38 of 94) and they surrender 24.0 rebounds per contest as a group. They are currently ranked 6th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 13 surrendered on the season.

For their last game, the Baylor Bears went home victorious with a score of 95-62 when they faced Northern Colorado. In reference to how they cleaned up the glass, Baylor allowed Northern Colorado to pull down 29 in total (4 on the offensive side). They shot 34.5% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 10 out of 29 and walked away from this one shooting 10 of 14 at the free throw line (71.4%). The Bears permitted Northern Colorado to bury 21 out of their 56 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 37.5% for this contest. Overall, the Bears shot 37 out of 70 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 52.9%. When it comes to shooting from downtown, Baylor knocked down 10 out of their 31 tries (32.3%). They were able to bury 11 of them for a percentage of 68.8%. Northern Colorado was called for 19 fouls for the contest which took the Bears to the free throw line for a total of 16 tries. They coughed it up 10 times, while recording 15 steals for this contest. The Bears were able to snag 28 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 36 in the matchup.

Dale Bonner ended up being a major contributor for the Bears for this game. He buried 5 out of 6 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 83.3%, and accumulated 4 rebounds. He recorded 12 points in his 23 minutes of playing time and had 4 assists in this matchup.

Baylor has a win-loss record of 3-0 so far this year. On the offensive side of the court, the Bears are shooting 51.3% from the floor, which ranks 44th in college hoops. Baylor has accounted for 299 pts so far this year (99.7 per contest) and they pull down 42.3 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 23.7 times per contest (5th in the country) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.3 times per game. The Bears are committing 19.3 fouls per contest and they shoot 66.7% from the charity stripe.

The Bears on the defensive side of the court are 92nd in the country in PPG allowed with 61.7. They are forcing their opponents into 22.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 39.9% from the field (142nd in D-1). The Baylor defense surrenders 32.2% on shots from behind the 3-point line (19 of 59) and their opponents are connecting on 68.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 14.0 dimes and 30.0 boards every game, which is ranked 265th and 44th in the nation.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Virginia

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