Clemson Tigers vs Virginia Cavaliers Prediction, 2/28/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Clemson Tigers vs Virginia Cavaliers

Date: Tuesday, February 28, 2023

Location: John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, VA

TV: ACCN

The Clemson Tigers (21-8) are hitting the road to John Paul Jones Arena on Tuesday where they will try to beat the Virginia Cavaliers (21-6).

The Clemson Tigers took the court against North Carolina State and earned the victory with a final of 96-71 in their last game. Clemson ended the contest having earned a 59.6% field goal percentage (34 of 57) and knocked down 10 of their 19 shots from beyond the arc. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Tigers buried 18 of 22 tries for a rate of 81.8%. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 34 with 6 of them being offensive. They also dished out 9 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and earning 4 steals. With regard to defense, Clemson allowed the other team to shoot 41.7% from the field on 25 out of 60 shooting. North Carolina State distributed 9 dimes and had 6 steals for this contest. In addition, North Carolina State totaled 29 rebounds (10 offensive, 19 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. North Carolina State finished the contest at 65.0% when shooting free throws by burying 13 of 20 tries. They also made 8 out of their 24 shots from downtown. When it comes to personal fouls, the Tigers walked away with 20 while North Carolina State had 18 personal fouls.

Brevin Galloway is a player who played a role in this matchup. He ended up scoring 28 points on 7 of 9 shooting. He played for 35 mins and also snagged 2 boards. He ended up going 77.8% from the floor and totaled 3 assists.

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Clemson will take the court with a win-loss mark of 21-8 on the campaign. They average 75.7 pts per contest (90th in Division 1) while hitting 47.2% from the field. The Tigers are connecting on 36.7% on shots beyond the perimeter (238 of 649) and 79.5% from the free throw line. As a team, Clemson is pulling down 34.6 boards per game and has earned 421 assists on the season, which ranks 105th in the country in terms of passing. They turn it over 11.2 times per game and as a team they are committing 17.8 personal fouls every game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Tigers are forcing their opponents into 11.8 turnovers per game while drawing 17.6 fouls. They surrender 33.5% on 3-point shots while they are 130th in D-1 in PPG allowed (68.3). The Tigers defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 40.8% (683 of 1,675) and they relinquish 32.9 rebounds per game as a group. They are currently ranked 63rd in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 326 conceded on the year.

In their last game, the Virginia Cavaliers took a loss by a score of 71-63 against North Carolina. The Cavaliers pulled down 23 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 32 in the matchup. They gave up possession 3 times, while getting 7 steals in the game. North Carolina was called for 14 personal fouls for this contest which took the Cavaliers to the charity stripe for a total of 11 tries. They were able to convert 5 of those for a percentage of 45.5%. When discussing 3-point attempts, Virginia converted 4 of 12 tries (33.3%). When the final whistle was blown, the Cavaliers walked away from this one shooting 27 out of 68 from the field which gave them a percentage of 39.7%. The Cavaliers allowed North Carolina to bury 22 out of their 47 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.8% for this game. They finished 45.5% from three-point range by shooting 10 out of 22 and walked away from this one shooting 17 out of 22 from the charity stripe (77.3%). With respect to cleaning up the glass, Virginia permitted North Carolina to pull down 37 in total (3 on the offensive side).

Jayden Gardner ended up having an impact for the Cavaliers for the contest. He made 9 out of 17 in this game for a rate of 52.9%, and accumulated 12 rebounds. He earned 19 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist for the contest.

Virginia has a mark of 21-6 this season. As an offensive team, the Cavaliers are shooting 44.7% from the floor, which is 185th in the nation. Virginia has scored 1,838 pts on the campaign (68.1 per contest) and they pull in 32.1 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 15.8 times per game (26th in college basketball) and they cough up possession 8.7 times per contest. The Cavaliers are committing 14.1 personal fouls per game and they go 69.8% from the free throw line.

The Cavaliers defensively are ranked 10th in Division 1 in PPG given up with 60.6. They are forcing 12.5 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 41.9% from the field (72nd in Division 1). The Virginia defense allows 34.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (194 of 559) and their opponents are connecting on 74.7% of their free throw shots. They concede 11.7 assists and 32.0 rebounds on a nightly basis, ranking them 99th and 62nd in college basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Virginia

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