Northeastern Huskies vs Virginia Cavaliers Prediction, 12/16/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Northeastern Huskies vs Virginia Cavaliers

Date: Saturday, December 16, 2023

Location: John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, VA

TV: ESPN

The Northeastern Huskies (4-6) are on their way to John Paul Jones Arena on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the Virginia Cavaliers (8-1).

The Northeastern Huskies stepped onto the hardwood against Vermont and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 73-71 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Huskies ended up finishing with 13 and Vermont totaled 9 personal fouls. They converted 15 of their 29 shots from beyond the arc. Vermont finished the game shooting 85.7% at the charity stripe by making 6 of their 7 attempts. Furthermore, Vermont snagged 25 boards (6 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Vermont recorded 18 assists and had 2 steals in this contest. Concerning defense, Northeastern allowed 49.1% from the field on 26 of 53 shooting. They also recorded 10 assists for the matchup while forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and getting 8 steals. Regarding rebounding, they compiled 30 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Huskies buried 6 of 7 shots for a percentage of 85.7%. Northeastern ended with a 46.9% field goal percentage (30 out of 64) and knocked down 5 out of their 17 shots from 3-point land.

Chris Doherty is someone who played a role for this game. He finished the contest at 69.2% from the field and dished out 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 25 minutes played and snagged 2 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 21 points on 9 of 13 shooting.

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Northeastern will play this game with a win-loss mark of 4-6 for the year. They have an average of 74.2 pts per game (202nd in Division 1) while hitting 47.1% from the floor. The Huskies are hitting 33.3% on shots from downtown (64 of 192) and 74.8% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Northeastern is snagging 32.8 boards per contest and has accounted for 131 assists on the year, which is 201st in Division 1 in terms of passing. They turn it over 12.6 times per game and as a squad are committing 14.6 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Huskies have forced 11.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.6 fouls. They relinquish 37.2% from beyond the arc and they are 290th in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (75.7). The Huskies are allowing a field goal percentage of 48.1% (284 of 591) and they surrender 30.7 boards per game as a group. They are ranked 259th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 137 relinquished this year.

The last time they took the court, the Virginia Cavaliers took home the win by a final score of 77-47 against North Carolina Central. The Cavaliers were able to corral 31 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 36 for the matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 5 times, while earning 7 steals in this matchup. North Carolina Central committed 11 fouls in this contest which got the Cavaliers to the free throw line for 8 tries. They were able to make 4 of those for a rate of 50.0%. In relation to 3-pointers, Virginia knocked down 9 of 21 attempts (42.9%). When all was said and done, the Cavaliers ended up going 32 out of 59 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 54.2%. The Cavaliers permitted North Carolina Central to convert 15 of 51 tries from the floor which left them shooting 29.4% for the game. They went 17.6% from distance by shooting 3 of 17 and ended up going 14 of 21 from the free throw line (66.7%). When it comes to rebounding, Virginia allowed North Carolina Central to pull down 30 overall (7 on the offensive glass).

Isaac McKneely ended up having an impact for the Cavaliers in this game. He accumulated 22 points in his 26 minutes on the hardwood and earned 1 assist for the contest. He made 8 of 11 in this matchup giving him a rate of 72.7%, and totaled 2 rebounds.

Virginia has a win-loss record of 8-1 for the campaign. The Cavaliers have committed 13.9 fouls every game and they go 68.4% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 16.0 times per game (64th in the country) and they are losing possession via turnover 8.3 times per contest. Virginia has accounted for 612 points on the campaign (68.0 per contest) and they pull down 33.1 rebounds per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Cavaliers are hitting on 46.5% from the field, which is 115th in the nation.

The Cavaliers on the defensive end are ranked 3rd in the country in PPG given up with 53.2. They are able to force 14.1 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 34.8% from the floor (2nd in the country). The Virginia defense surrenders 26.1% on shots from beyond the arc (48 of 184) and their opponents are converting on 70.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 10.2 assists and 35.6 rebounds every game, which is ranked 39th and 211th in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Virginia

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