Virginia Cavaliers vs Tennessee Volunteers Prediction, 11/21/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Virginia Cavaliers vs Tennessee Volunteers

Date: Thursday, November 21, 2024

Location: Baha Mar Convention Center in Nassau, Bahamas

TV: ESPN+

The Tennessee Volunteers (4-0) will try to beat the Virginia Cavaliers (3-0) at Baha Mar Convention Center on Thursday.

The Virginia Cavaliers faced off with Villanova and took home the win by a score of 70-60 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Cavaliers finished with 16 while Villanova finished the game with 14 personal fouls. They also made 9 out of their 32 shots from 3-point range. Villanova finished the game shooting 76.5% when shooting free throws by knocking down 13 of 17 attempts. Additionally, Villanova collected 32 boards (10 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Villanova doled out 8 dimes and had 8 steals for the game. When it comes to defending, Virginia allowed the other team to go 35.2% from the floor on 19 of 54 shooting. They also recorded 14 assists in the game as well as creating 13 turnovers and having 6 steals. In reference to pulling down boards, they earned 25 with 3 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Cavaliers converted 6 of 9 attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. Virginia ended the game having earned a 51.0% FG percentage (25 of 49) and made 14 of their 25 shots from 3-point land.

Isaac McKneely is a guy who had an impact for this contest. He ended up scoring 23 points on 8 of 9 shooting. He played for 36 mins and collected 2 rebounds. He ended up going 88.9% from the field and also dished out 2 assists.

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Virginia comes into this matchup with a record of 3-0 so far this season. They currently have an average of 65.7 points per game (329th in the nation) while hitting 49.0% from the floor. The Cavaliers are hitting 44.6% on 3-point shots (29 of 65) and 71.8% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Virginia is grabbing 32.7 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 45 assists so far this season, which has them ranked 320th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 11.7 times per game and as a squad they are committing 14.3 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Cavaliers are forcing their opponents into 10.7 turnovers per game and they draw 13.0 fouls. They currently rank 13th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 29 relinquished on the season. Cavaliers are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 33.8% (54 of 160) and they relinquish 29.7 boards per contest as a group. They are conceding 30.0% on shots from distance while they are 9th in D-1 in PPG allowed (53.7).

For their last game, the Tennessee Volunteers got the victory with a final of 103-68 against Austin Peay. The Volunteers were able to corral 29 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards for a total of 40 in this matchup. They coughed up the ball 10 times, while getting 10 steals for the contest. Austin Peay committed 25 fouls for this contest which got the Volunteers to the charity stripe for a total of 33 attempts. They were able to convert 24 of the free throw tries for a rate of 72.7%. In regard to three-point attempts, Tennessee converted 5 of 14 tries (35.7%). When the final whistle was blown, the Volunteers finished the game shooting 37 out of 58 from the floor which had them shooting 63.8%. The Volunteers permitted Austin Peay to make 22 of their 62 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 35.5% for the game. They shot 30.3% from three-point range by shooting 10 out of 33 and finished the contest at 14 out of 17 at the free throw line (82.4%). When it comes to team rebounding, Tennessee permitted Austin Peay to get 17 in all (4 offensive).

Igor Milicic Jr. ended up being a major contributor for the Volunteers in this game. He racked up 23 points in his 30 mins of playing time and had 4 assists in the matchup. He buried 11 of 14 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 78.6%, and had 9 rebounds.

Tennessee has a mark of 4-0 for the campaign. The Volunteers have committed 16.5 fouls every game and they go 75.6% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 18.5 times per contest (40th in the nation) and they lose possession via turnover 13.8 times per game. Tennessee has 352 points for the campaign (88.0 per game) and they average 37.5 rebounds per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Volunteers are connecting on 58.1% from the field, which ranks them 1st in the country.

The Volunteers on the defensive side of the court are 36th in college basketball in points given up per game with 61.0. They have forced 13.5 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 34.9% from the field (19th in the country). The Tennessee defense gives up 27.5% on 3-pointers (33 of 120) and their opponents are converting on 79.7% of their foul shots. They have conceded 9.3 dimes and 25.0 total rebounds per game, which is 36th and 1st in the nation.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Tennessee

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