Virginia Cavaliers vs Clemson Tigers Prediction, 1/4/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Virginia Cavaliers vs Clemson Tigers

Date: Tuesday, January 4, 2022

Location: Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, SC

TV: ACCN

Littlejohn Coliseum is where the Clemson Tigers (9-4) will try to beat the Virginia Cavaliers (8-5) on Tuesday.

The Virginia Cavaliers faced off with Syracuse and earned the victory with a final of 74-69 in their last contest. Virginia finished the game having earned a 52.6% field goal percentage (30 out of 57) and converted 7 of 20 three-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Cavaliers buried 7 of their 10 attempts for a rate of 70.0%. When discussing rebounding, they earned a total of 29 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 22 assists for the contest as well as creating 9 turnovers and having 8 steals. Pertaining to defense, Virginia allowed their opponent to shoot 36.7% from the floor on 22 of 60 shooting. Syracuse recorded 14 dimes and had 8 steals in the game. Moreover, Syracuse collected 31 rebounds (13 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Syracuse ended up going 65.2% at the free throw line by converting 15 of their 23 shots. They buried 10 out of their 30 tries from beyond the arc. Concerning fouls, the Cavaliers ended up finishing with 17 and Syracuse totaled 12 fouls.

Kihei Clark is one player who was a major contributor in this matchup. He walked away from this one shooting 66.7% from the field and distributed 8 assists. He saw the court for 39 mins and also pulled down 4 boards. He totaled 17 points on 6 of 9 shooting.

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Virginia will take the court with a record of 8-5 on the campaign. They are averaging 62.8 points per outing (328th in Division 1) on 45.2% from the floor. The Cavaliers are shooting 31.9% on 3-point shots (76 of 238) and 71.1% from the free throw line. As a team, Virginia is pulling in 31.9 boards per contest and has accounted for 178 dimes so far this season, which is 156th in college basketball in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 10.4 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 13.8 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Cavaliers are forcing 11.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 14.7 personal fouls. They relinquish 33.0% from 3-point land and they are 8th in college basketball in PPG allowed (57.2). The Cavaliers defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 39.3% (271 of 690) and they concede 33.1 boards per contest as a group. They currently rank 98th in Division 1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 141 relinquished so far this year.

In their last game, the Clemson Tigers got the victory with a final of 67-50 when they faced Virginia. The Tigers recorded 24 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 in the matchup. They also gave up possession 6 times, while earning 7 steals for this contest. Virginia was called for 10 fouls for the game which got the Tigers to the free throw line for 8 tries. They were able to convert 3 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 37.5%. With respect to 3-pointers, Clemson converted 8 of 22 attempts (36.4%). In all, the Tigers ended up shooting 28 for 59 from the floor which had them shooting 47.5%. The Tigers allowed Virginia to convert 15 of their 41 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 36.6% for the matchup. They shot 27.3% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 6 out of 22 and walked away from this one shooting 14 of 19 from the free throw line (73.7%). With respect to how they cleaned up the glass, Clemson permitted Virginia to pull down 24 in all (1 offensive).

Hunter Tyson was important for the Tigers for the matchup. He racked up 17 points in his 28 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 2 assists in the matchup. He converted 6 out of 10 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 60.0%, and had 3 rebounds.

Clemson has a win-loss record of 9-4 this season. On the offensive side of the court, the Tigers are shooting 47.3% from the field, which has them ranked 53rd in the nation. Clemson has 978 pts for the season (75.2 per contest) and they collect 36.8 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 14.7 times per game (102nd in the nation) and they turn it over 11.6 times per game. The Tigers are committing 15.6 fouls per contest and they shoot 72.1% from the charity stripe.

The Clemson defense gives up 31.8% on three-point shots (99 of 311) and their opposition knocks down 79.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 10.9 assists and 31.4 boards on a nightly basis, ranking them 84th and 47th in Division 1. The Tigers on defense are ranked 104th in the country in points allowed per game with 65.2. They are forcing 11.8 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 39.8% from the floor (73rd in Division 1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Virginia

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