The Virginia Cavaliers will host a non-conference game on Wednesday night as they play the Albany Great Danes at home. Virginia is a massive favorite heading into this contest, but they have been upset by an America East team as a huge favorite before, in their famous NCAA Tournament loss as a one-seed against the UMBC Retrievers. In our college basketball betting picks for Wednesday night, we look at this Albany vs Virginia matchup.
Albany vs Virginia Betting Pick
ℹ️ The Pick: | Albany +28.5 |
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This game will be played at John Paul Jones Arena at 6:00 PM ET on Wednesday, December 28, 2022.
Why Bet On Albany:
✅ The Virginia Cavaliers do not exactly light it up offensively, averaging 70 points per game. They will likely need to hold UAlbany under 50 points to cover this number, which is unlikely even with Virginia’s stout defense.
✅ UAlbany has a couple of shooters that can keep them in this game, in Gerald Drumgoole and Sarju Patel. They won’t win, but they will keep it inside of 25 points on the road.
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Albany Great Danes
Virginia Cavaliers
Team Stats Per Game
Advanced Game Stats
Offense/Defense
ALBNY | Advanced Game Stats | VIR |
---|---|---|
74.6 | Pace | 61.2 |
105.1 | Off.Rate | 96.2 |
.288 | FTr | .257 |
.368 | 3PAr | .399 |
.538 | TS% | .498 |
50.0 | TRB% | 51.2 |
44.8 | AST% | 52.1 |
11.1 | STL% | 8.3 |
7.4 | BLK% | 8.7 |
.507 | eFG% | .462 |
15.4 | TOV% | 16.7 |
30.5 | ORB% | 28.1 |
.209 | TF/FGA | .193 |
Defense/Offense
ALBNY | Advanced Game Stats | VIR |
---|---|---|
74.6 | Pace | 61.2 |
105.2 | Off.Rate | 102.7 |
.383 | FTr | .251 |
.296 | 3PAr | .327 |
.549 | TS% | .512 |
50.0 | TRB% | 48.8 |
46.3 | AST% | 63.4 |
9.8 | STL% | 11.5 |
11.4 | BLK% | 15.9 |
.510 | eFG% | .493 |
15.3 | TOV% | 11.6 |
29.0 | ORB% | 26.0 |
.278 | TF/FGA | .160 |
Betting Trends
ALBNY | Betting Trends | VIR |
---|---|---|
OVERALL | OVERALL | |
2-1-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 1-2-0 |
3-0-0 | ATS W/L/P | 0-3-0 |
71.67 | Avg Score | 60 |
68.33 | Avg Opp Score | 61.67 |
AWAY | HOME | |
1-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 2-1-0 |
2-1-0 | ATS W/L/P | 0-3-0 |
64.67 | Avg Score | 59.33 |
79.67 | Avg Opp Score | 58.67 |
ALBNY | Betting Trends | VIR |
---|---|---|
OVERALL | OVERALL | |
2-3-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 3-2-0 |
3-2-0 | ATS W/L/P | 0-5-0 |
68.6 | Avg Score | 62.4 |
77 | Avg Opp Score | 62 |
AWAY | HOME | |
1-4-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 4-1-0 |
2-3-0 | ATS W/L/P | 1-4-0 |
65.8 | Avg Score | 64 |
82.8 | Avg Opp Score | 56.4 |
ALBNY | Betting Trends | VIR |
---|---|---|
OVERALL | OVERALL | |
3-7-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 8-2-0 |
4-6-0 | ATS W/L/P | 3-7-0 |
66.7 | Avg Score | 70.2 |
78.4 | Avg Opp Score | 59.8 |
AWAY | HOME | |
3-7-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 9-1-0 |
4-5-0 | ATS W/L/P | 3-6-1 |
66.1 | Avg Score | 67.9 |
75.3 | Avg Opp Score | 57.1 |
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Albany Great Danes
The UAlbany Great Danes come into this game having won two of their last three games, though those wins came against far less impressive competition than they are playing here. Those victories came over Northern Illinois and Long Island, and the Great Danes will face a much tougher test here against an ACC opponent on the road.
For the Great Danes, the key to this game is going to be three-point shooting. If they want any chance to hang around here, they are going to need to hit them in bunches. Look for Gerald Drumgoole in particular to be the catalyst if UAlbany is going to have any sort of decent offensive performance against one of the best defensive teams in the country.
Virginia Cavaliers
The Virginia Cavaliers have lost two straight games coming into this contest against the Albany Great Danes. Granted, those losses came against the Miami Hurricanes and Houston Cougars, as the Cavaliers are set to go from ACC competition to America East competition. Here, the Cavaliers will have to stay focused despite the huge drop in level of competition.
Virginia is led by Kihei Clark, who is approaching Perry Ellis levels of remaining in college basketball for a long time. Clark leads the Cavaliers in scoring and assists, and he is certain to give the Great Danes problems. With over a week off between the Miami game and this game, Virginia will be well-rested and that could mean bad things for UAlbany.
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