Virginia Cavaliers vs Memphis Tigers Prediction, 12/19/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Virginia Cavaliers vs Memphis Tigers

Date: Tuesday, December 19, 2023

Location: FedExForum in Memphis, TN

TV: ESPN

FedExForum is the site where the Memphis Tigers (8-2) will try to beat the Virginia Cavaliers (9-1) on Tuesday.

The Virginia Cavaliers faced Northeastern and earned the victory with a final of 56-54 in their last game. Virginia ended having earned a 41.5% FG percentage (22 out of 53) and made 2 of their 14 three-point shots. When they shot from the free throw line, the Cavaliers made 10 of their 18 shots for a rate of 55.6%. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned 24 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 13 assists in this game while forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and earning 8 steals. With respect to the defense, Virginia allowed the other team to go 47.1% from the floor on 24 of 51 shooting. Northeastern recorded 18 dimes and had 3 steals for the contest. In addition, Northeastern grabbed 33 rebounds (6 offensive, 27 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Northeastern finished the contest at 0.0% when shooting free throws by making 0 of their 3 tries. They made 6 of their 23 shots from beyond the arc. Concerning personal fouls, the Cavaliers ended up walking away with 10 while Northeastern accounted for 17 personal fouls.

Reece Beekman is a player who came through in the game. He ended up finishing with 21 points on 9 out of 18 shooting. He played 34 mins and collected 6 boards. He ended up shooting 50.0% from the floor and earned 5 assists.

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Virginia steps onto the hardwood with a mark of 9-1 for the campaign. They are averaging 66.8 points per game (323rd in college hoops) while shooting 46.0% from the field. The Cavaliers are shooting 37.4% on 3-pointers (68 of 182) and 67.1% from the free throw line. As a unit, Virginia is snagging 32.6 rebounds per game and has totaled 157 assists for the campaign, which has them ranked 133rd in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 8.0 times per game and as a team they commit 13.5 fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Cavaliers are forcing 14.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 15.1 personal fouls. They are ranked 54th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 110 conceded on the year. The Cavaliers defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 35.9% (193 of 537) and they surrender 35.5 rebounds per game as a squad. They give up 26.1% on 3-pointers and they rank 3rd in college basketball in points per game allowed (53.3).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Memphis Tigers took home the win by a final score of 79-77 against Clemson. The Tigers earned 23 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 33 in this game. They also coughed up the ball 6 times, while getting 9 steals for the game. Clemson committed 20 fouls in the game which took the Tigers to the free throw line for a total of 23 shots. They were able to bury 17 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 73.9%. In the matter of shooting from 3-point land, Memphis converted 4 out of their 26 attempts (15.4%). In all, the Tigers went 29 for 67 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.3%. The Tigers permitted Clemson to knock down 30 out of 61 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 49.2% in the matchup. They wrapped up this game 30.4% from downtown via 7 out of 23 and ended up going 10 out of 15 from the free throw line (66.7%). In the matter of rebounding, Memphis allowed Clemson to snag 36 in all (7 offensive).

David Jones ended up being important for the Tigers in this game. He scored 22 points in his 33 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 assists for this contest. He converted 6 out of 14 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 42.9%, and added 6 rebounds.

Memphis has a record of 8-2 so far this year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Tigers are shooting 45.5% from the field, which is ranked 154th in the nation. Memphis has totaled 796 pts for the year (79.6 per contest) and they pull down 37.2 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 13.0 times per game (226th in the country) and they cough up possession 13.2 times per game. The Tigers are responsible for committing 17.6 fouls per game and they connect on 73.1% from the charity stripe.

The Memphis defense allows 31.5% from downtown (85 of 270) and opponents are converting on 73.5% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 13.0 dimes and 38.6 rebounds every game, which is 218th and 318th in those categories on the defensive end. The Tigers on the defensive end are ranked 263rd in college basketball in points given up per game with 74.4. They are forcing their opponents into 14.1 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 41.0% from the field (91st in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Memphis

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