Virginia Cavaliers vs Pittsburgh Panthers Prediction, 1/3/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Virginia Cavaliers vs Pittsburgh Panthers

Date: Tuesday, January 3, 2023

Location: Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: ACCN

The Virginia Cavaliers (10-2) are on their way to Petersen Events Center on Tuesday where they will meet the Pittsburgh Panthers (10-4).

The Virginia Cavaliers stepped onto the hardwood against Georgia Tech and walked away with a win by a score of 74-56 in their last contest. In relation to fouls, the Cavaliers finished with 14 and Georgia Tech racked up 16 fouls. They made 7 of their 16 attempts from distance. Georgia Tech walked away from this one shooting 69.2% from the free throw line by burying 9 of 13 attempts. In addition, Georgia Tech totaled 25 rebounds (7 offensive, 18 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Georgia Tech doled out 11 assists and had 6 steals in the matchup. In relation to defense, Virginia allowed 44.4% from the floor on 20 out of 45 shooting. They also dished out 21 assists for this game while forcing the other team into 23 turnovers and earning 14 steals. When talking about rebounding, they earned 31 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Cavaliers made 10 of 16 attempts for a rate of 62.5%. Virginia finished the contest with a 47.4% FG percentage (27 of 57) and buried 10 out of their 22 shots from distance.

Kihei Clark is one guy who played a role in this contest. He finished the contest at 66.7% from the floor and also totaled 8 dimes. He saw the court for 31 mins played and also collected 2 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 15 points on 6 out of 9 shooting.

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Virginia will play this game with a mark of 10-2 for the year. They average 70.2 points per game (224th in the nation) while going 45.8% from the field. The Cavaliers are hitting 36.7% on three-point attempts (84 of 229) and 70.5% from the free throw line. As a team, Virginia is snagging 33.1 rebounds per game and has accounted for 190 dimes on the season, which ranks 190th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 9.8 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 14.3 personal fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Cavaliers are able to force 13.3 turnovers every game and they draw 19.2 personal fouls. They surrender 33.7% on shots from distance and they are 11th in college basketball in opponents PPG (58.3). Cavaliers defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 39.8% (253 of 635) and they surrender 31.4 boards per contest as a unit. They rank 10th in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 121 conceded on the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Pittsburgh Panthers walked away with a victory by a final of 76-74 when they played North Carolina. The Panthers were able to pull down 25 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards totaling 30 for the contest. They coughed it up 8 times, while recording 5 steals for this contest. North Carolina committed 16 personal fouls in this contest which got the Panthers to the free throw line for 17 attempts. They were able to bury 13 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 76.5%. Regarding three-point attempts, Pittsburgh knocked down 5 out of 25 attempts (20.0%). At the conclusion of this game, the Panthers walked away from this one shooting 29 out of 63 from the floor which had them sitting at 46.0%. The Panthers allowed North Carolina to bury 25 of 58 attempts from the field which had them at 43.1% for the matchup. They shot 31.8% from 3-point land by hitting 7 of 22 and walked away from this one shooting 17 out of 21 from the free throw line (81.0%). In reference to how they cleaned up the glass, Pittsburgh permitted North Carolina to snag 36 in all (7 on the offensive side).

Jamarius Burton was important for the Panthers for the matchup. He recorded 31 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist in this matchup. He converted 14 out of 17 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 82.4%, and had 6 rebounds.

Pittsburgh has a win-loss mark of 10-4 for the season. The Panthers commit 16.1 personal fouls per contest while shooting 72.6% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 14.9 times per contest (95th in the country) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.4 times per contest. Pittsburgh has accumulated 1,061 pts for the season (75.8 per contest) and they grab 39.9 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Panthers are connecting on 45.2% from the floor, which is 153rd in college basketball.

The Pittsburgh defense gives up 29.3% on shots from behind the 3-point line (97 of 331) and their opponents are converting on 65.1% of their foul shots. They surrender 12.6 dimes and 33.9 total rebounds per game, which is 188th and 169th in Division 1. The Panthers on defense are ranked 153rd in college hoops in PPG given up with 67.9. They are forcing their opponents into 11.9 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 40.7% from the floor (81st in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Virginia

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