The Virginia Cavaliers (8-7) travel to face off against the Stanford Cardinal (10-5) on Saturday, January 11th. This game will be played at Maples Pavilion in Stanford and televised on ESPNU. Stanford is coming off a win in their previous game, while Virginia is looking to get back on track from a loss to the California. Tip-off is set for 4:00 ET.

Virginia Cavaliers vs Stanford Cardinal

The Cavaliers Look To Bounce Back From A Loss

Virginia Cavaliers Recent Game/Games

Virginia’s season record dropped to 8-7 after a 75-61 loss to the Golden Bears on Wednesday. The Cavaliers entered the game as +4.5 point underdogs and failed to cover the spread.

Virginia trailed 35-32 at halftime but struggled defensively in the 2nd half, allowing 40 points while scoring just 29. The game’s total points of 136 exceeded the O/U line of 129.5.

The Cardinal Look To Bounce Back From A Loss

Stanford improved to 10-5 on the season with a 70-59 win over Virginia Tech on Wednesday. The Cardinal, who were -8.5 favorites, covered the spread with the victory.

After trailing 30-25 at halftime, Stanford turned things around by scoring 45 points in the second half while holding the Hokies to 29. The game’s total points of 129 fell under the O/U line of 142.5.

Cavaliers Offense Breakdown

Virginia struggled offensively in their last game, shooting just 32.8% from the field and 30.4% from three-point range. Their effective field goal percentage was 37.9%, and they managed only 61 points in the game.

Andrej Stojakovic led the way with 23 points, shooting 54.5% from the field. The Cavaliers did hit 88.9% of their free throws, going 16/18 from the line, and grabbed 11 offensive rebounds.

Cardinal Offense Breakdown

Stanford’s offense put up 70 points in their last game, shooting 44.2% from the field and 37.5% from three-point range, hitting 9 of 24 attempts. Their effective field goal percentage was 53.8%, and they were strong from the free-throw line, making 15 of 17 for an 88.2% success rate.

Oziyah Sellers and Maxime Raynaud each scored 19 points, with Sellers hitting 4 of 7 threes and shooting 58.3% overall. Ben Burnham added 18 points, connecting on 4 of 5 from deep and shooting 70% from the field.

Cavaliers Team Defense

Virginia’s defense gave up 75 points in their last game, with the opposing team shooting 43% from the field. They allowed 18 two-point baskets on 38 attempts, a 47% shooting rate.

From beyond the arc, the opposing team hit 4 of their 13 three-point attempts, shooting 30%. Virginia also sent them to the free-throw line 33 times, where they converted 27 free throws, an 81% rate. The Cavaliers gave up 11 offensive rebounds.

Cardinal Team Defense

Virginia’s defense gave up 75 points, with their opponents shooting 43% from the field. They allowed 18 two-point baskets on 38 attempts, a 47% conversion rate.

From beyond the arc, Virginia’s defense held their opponents to 30% shooting, with just 4 made threes on 13 attempts. However, they sent their opponents to the free-throw line 33 times, where they converted 27 free throws, an 81% rate. Virginia also gave up 11 offensive rebounds.

Cavaliers vs Cardinal Trends

• When looking at their past ten road matchups, Virginia has an ATS record of 4-6 while averaging 59 per game. The team went 4-6 overall in these games.
• In their last ten games at home, the Cardinal have a straight up record of 4-6 while going 5-5 vs the spread. The team’s offense averaged 73 points per game in these contests.
• As the betting underdog, the Cavaliers have an ATS mark of just 2-8 in their last ten games. Virginia posted a straight up mark of 1-9 in these matchups.
• In their last ten games as the betting favorite, the Cardinal have a straight up record of 8-2 and an ATS mark of 6-4.

Cavaliers vs Cardinal Prediction

In this Cardinal vs. Cardinal matchup, our point-spread bet is on the Cardinal at -7.5. While we project the Cardinal to win 74-73, our recommendation is to bet on the Cavaliers for the point-spread.

As for the total, the line is currently sitting at 126.5 and our model has the Cavaliers and Cardinal finishing with a combined 147 points. Our pick is to take the over.

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