Texas Southern Tigers vs Virginia Cavaliers Prediction, 11/16/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Southern Tigers vs Virginia Cavaliers

Date: Thursday, November 16, 2023

Location: John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, VA

TV: ESPN

The Texas Southern Tigers (0-2) are traveling to John Paul Jones Arena on Thursday where they will attempt to defeat the Virginia Cavaliers (3-0).

The Texas Southern Tigers faced off with Arizona State and went home with a loss by a final score of 63-52 in their last game. Texas Southern ended the contest having earned a 32.4% FG percentage (22 out of 68) and converted 5 of their 29 shots from distance. At the free throw line, the Tigers converted 3 of 7 attempts for a rate of 42.9%. With regard to grabbing boards, they compiled 44 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 13 assists for the contest while forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and earning 5 steals. When discussing defending, Texas Southern allowed the other team to go 36.8% from the floor on 21 of 57 shooting. Arizona State earned 12 dimes and had 11 steals for the matchup. Additionally, Arizona State totaled 40 rebounds (12 offensive, 28 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Arizona State walked away from this one shooting 53.6% at the free throw line by knocking down 15 of 28 tries. They converted 6 of their 18 tries from 3-point range. Concerning fouls, the Tigers ended up with 22 and Arizona State accumulated 12 fouls.

Jahmar Young is a player who had an impact for this contest. He went 50.0% from the floor and also recorded 1 assist. He played for 36 minutes played and also grabbed 8 boards. He ended up with 9 points on 4 out of 8 shooting.

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Texas Southern will play this game with a mark of 0-2 on the season. They cough up possession 15.5 times per contest and as a unit they commit 21.0 fouls every game. As a team, Texas Southern is pulling down 43.0 rebounds per game and has earned 22 assists for the season, which has them ranked 338th in the nation in terms of passing. The Tigers are shooting 18.9% from downtown (10 of 53) and 50.0% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 53.5 points per game (355th in the country) while connecting on 30.9% from the floor.

Defensively, the Tigers are forcing their opponents into 11.5 turnovers per game while drawing 14.5 personal fouls. They currently rank 184th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 32 conceded this year. The Tigers defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 41.1% (51 of 124) and they concede 48.5 boards per contest as a team. They give up 39.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 287th in Division 1 in PPG from their opponents (77.5).

When they last stepped on the court, the Virginia Cavaliers went home victorious with a score of 80-51 against North Carolina A&T. The Cavaliers earned 30 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 41 for this game. They turned the ball over 8 times, while recording 7 steals in this game. North Carolina A&T committed 13 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Cavaliers to the free throw line for 16 shots. They were able to knock down 12 of them for a percentage of 75.0%. In terms of shooting from distance, Virginia made 6 of 13 attempts (46.2%). At the conclusion of this game, the Cavaliers walked away from this one shooting 31 for 57 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 54.4%. The Cavaliers permitted North Carolina A&T to knock down 17 of 53 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 32.1% for the contest. They went 25.8% from distance by shooting 8 of 31 and ended up shooting 9 of 12 from the free throw line (75.0%). When it comes to rebounding, Virginia permitted North Carolina A&T to collect 18 in total (4 on the offensive side).

Leon Bond ended up being a factor for the Cavaliers in the matchup. He knocked down 8 of 10 for this contest for a field goal rate of 80.0%, and had 3 rebounds. He had 16 points in his 19 minutes on the court, but wasn't able to earn an assist.

Virginia has a win-loss mark of 3-0 for the campaign. As an offensive unit, the Cavaliers are hitting on 49.4% from the field, which has them ranked 78th in D-1. Virginia has totaled 233 points this year (77.7 per game) and they pull down 37.3 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 17.3 times per game (65th in college basketball) and they are giving up possession 7.3 times per game. The Cavaliers are committing 14.7 personal fouls every game and they shoot 63.3% from the free throw line.

The Cavaliers defensively are ranked 25th in the country in PPG surrendered with 57.0. They have forced 14.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 35.5% from the floor (43rd in Division 1). The Virginia defense gives up 26.1% on shots from 3-point land (18 of 69) and their opponents are connecting on 72.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 11.7 assists and 32.7 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 174th and 106th in Division 1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Virginia

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