Virginia Cavaliers vs Michigan Wolverines Prediction, 11/29/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Virginia Cavaliers vs Michigan Wolverines

Date: Tuesday, November 29, 2022

Location: Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, MI

TV: ESPN

The Michigan Wolverines (5-1) will take on the Virginia Cavaliers (5-0) at Crisler Center on Tuesday.

The Virginia Cavaliers stepped onto the hardwood against Maryland Eastern Shore and took home the win by a score of 72-45 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the Cavaliers ended up walking away with 11 and Maryland Eastern Shore had 16 fouls. They made 3 out of their 18 attempts from long range. Maryland Eastern Shore ended up shooting 80.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 4 of their 5 shots. In addition, Maryland Eastern Shore pulled down 27 rebounds (7 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Maryland Eastern Shore distributed 7 assists and had 5 steals in the game. Concerning defense, Virginia allowed the other team to go 34.5% from the field on 19 out of 55 shooting. They also doled out 18 assists for this game in addition to forcing 13 turnovers and having 10 steals. In terms of pulling down rebounds, they compiled a total of 33 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Cavaliers converted 13 of their 18 shots for a percentage of 72.2%. Virginia walked away from the game with a 52.9% field goal percentage (27 of 51) and made 5 of their 15 three-point shots.

Jayden Gardner is a guy who came through for this game. He went 80.0% from the field but had no assists when the game ended. He saw the court for 25 minutes played and also grabbed 3 boards. He ended up walking away with 26 points on 12 out of 15 shooting.

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Virginia will enter this matchup with a record of 5-0 this season. They are averaging 78.0 points per contest (84th in Division 1) while connecting on 49.8% from the field. The Cavaliers are shooting 44.8% on 3-point shots (43 of 96) and 73.6% from the free throw line. As a team, Virginia is grabbing 33.8 boards per game and has earned 87 dimes so far this year, which ranks 212th in college basketball in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 10.0 times per contest and as a team they commit 14.4 fouls every game.

On defense, the Cavaliers are forcing their opponents into 14.0 turnovers every game while drawing 21.6 personal fouls. They currently rank 9th in college basketball in giving up assists with 46 conceded on the campaign. Cavaliers defensively are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 41.0% (109 of 266) and they surrender 28.0 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are relinquishing 34.0% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 21st in college basketball in PPG allowed (57.6).

When they last stepped on the court, the Michigan Wolverines walked away with a victory by a final of 78-68 when they played Jackson State. When discussing attacking the glass, Michigan allowed Jackson State to snag 38 in total (11 on the offensive glass). They finished 27.6% from distance by shooting 8 out of 29 and walked away from this one shooting 6 out of 7 at the free throw line (85.7%). The Wolverines allowed Jackson State to knock down 27 of their 73 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 37.0% in the game. At the conclusion of this game, the Wolverines walked away from this one shooting 25 for 59 from the floor which had them shooting 42.4%. In regard to shooting from 3-point land, Michigan made 12 out of their 30 tries (40.0%). They were able to make 16 of them for a rate of 84.2%. Jackson State earned 17 personal fouls in this game which got the Wolverines to the free throw line for a total of 19 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while earning 3 steals in the game. The Wolverines were able to snag 32 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards totaling 38 for this game.

Jett Howard ended up having an impact for the Wolverines for this contest. He earned 19 points in his 33 mins on the court and earned 1 assist in this matchup. He made 6 of 10 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and had 2 rebounds.

Michigan has a record of 5-1 for the season. The Wolverines are committing 13.7 personal fouls every game and they shoot 66.9% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 14.5 times per game (119th in the nation) and they are turning it over 9.2 times per contest. Michigan has accounted for 464 points this season (77.3 per contest) and they average 38.3 boards per contest. As an offense, the Wolverines are hitting on 44.6% from the floor, which is 186th in the nation.

The Michigan defense gives up 30.9% on shots from distance (46 of 149) and opponents are converting on 69.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 12.0 assists and 39.7 boards per contest, which ranks them 174th and 349th in college hoops. The Wolverines on the defensive end are ranked 209th in college basketball in PPG given up with 70.0. They are able to force 11.5 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.5% from the floor (113th in Division 1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Virginia

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