Campbell Fighting Camels vs Virginia Cavaliers Prediction, 11/6/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Campbell Fighting Camels vs Virginia Cavaliers

Date: Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Location: John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, VA

TV: ESPN+

John Paul Jones Arena is where the Virginia Cavaliers (23-11 last year) will try to defeat the Campbell Fighting Camels (14-18 last season) on Wednesday.

The Campbell Fighting Camels faced off with Monmouth and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 90-67 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Fighting Camels ended up with 13 and Monmouth accounted for 21 fouls. They also knocked down 8 of 24 shots from distance. Monmouth ended up going 88.9% at the charity stripe by making 8 of 9 shots. On top of that, Monmouth collected 37 boards (14 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't have a block. Monmouth doled out 22 dimes and had 6 steals for the game. When it comes to defending, Campbell allowed their opponent to shoot 55.2% from the floor on 37 of 67 shooting. They also doled out 10 assists for the matchup while forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and getting 7 steals. Concerning rebounding, they collected 20 with 4 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Fighting Camels buried 21 of their 28 attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. Campbell finished with a 44.2% FG percentage (19 out of 43) and converted 8 out of their 21 3-pointers.

Anthony Dell'Orso is someone who came through for the matchup. He finished 63.6% from the field and also recorded 2 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 35 mins and snagged 5 rebounds. He finished with 23 points on 7 out of 11 shooting.

Get all of our NCAA Basketball Best Bets Picks

Campbell will play this game after finishing with a win-loss record of 14-18 last season. They averaged 71.0 points per contest (253rd in Division 1) while hitting 46.3% from the floor. The Fighting Camels hit on 34.5% on 3-pointers (232 of 673) and 72.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, Campbell pulled down 32.5 rebounds per contest and racked up 425 dimes throughout last season, which was 193rd in the country in terms of passing. They turned it over 12.0 times per contest and as a unit committed 15.2 fouls per game.

On defense, the Fighting Camels were able to force their opponents into 11.8 turnovers every game while drawing 16.7 fouls. They were ranked 226th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 439 relinquished last season. The Fighting Camels defense gave up a field goal percentage of 44.0% (849 of 1,928) and they conceded 34.8 boards per game as a team. They gave up 33.3% on 3-point shots and they ranked 188th in college hoops in PPG allowed (72.1).

In their last game, the Virginia Cavaliers took a loss by a score of 67-42 when they played Colorado State. The Cavaliers collected 16 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards for a total of 21 for the contest. They also coughed up the ball 3 times, while getting 4 steals in this game. Colorado State earned 15 fouls for the contest which got the Cavaliers to the free throw line for a total of 17 attempts. They were able to knock down 11 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 64.7%. In relation to shooting from distance, Virginia made 3 of 17 attempts (17.6%). When the final whistle blew, the Cavaliers finished 14 out of 56 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 25.0%. The Cavaliers allowed Colorado State to make 26 of their 47 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 55.3% for the game. They finished 35.7% from distance by shooting 5 out of 14 and ended up going 10 out of 14 from the charity stripe (71.4%). In regard to cleaning up the glass, Virginia permitted Colorado State to pull down 43 in all (6 offensive).

Reece Beekman ended up being a factor for the Cavaliers for this contest. He buried 4 of 16 for this game for a rate of 25.0%, and totaled 3 rebounds. He earned 15 points in his 35 minutes of playing time and had 4 dimes for this game.

Virginia had a mark of 23-11 last year. The Cavaliers committed 13.5 fouls per game and they shot 63.7% from the free throw line. They dished out assists 15.0 times per contest (70th in Division 1) and they gave up possession 8.1 times per contest. Virginia had 2,140 points last year (62.9 per game) and they averaged 32.6 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Cavaliers shot 42.8% from the floor, which was ranked 282nd in the nation.

The Virginia defense allowed 30.5% on shots from behind the 3-point line (218 of 715) and their opponents connected on 74.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquished 11.2 assists and 34.7 boards per game, which ranked them 49th and 178th in D-1. The Cavaliers on the defensive end were ranked 3rd in the country in PPG given up with 59.8. They were able to force 12.0 TO's every game and allowed teams to shoot 40.6% from the floor (21st in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Campbell

Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. No Obligation. No Salesman. No Credit Card. Fast Sign up with Instant Access Click Here