Virginia vs Monmouth 11/11/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Monmouth Hawks and Virginia Cavaliers meet Friday in college basketball action at the John Paul Jones Arena. The Monmouth Hawks look for their first victory. The Virginia Cavaliers look for a quick 2-0 start. 

The Monmouth Hawks are averaging 52 points on 29.8 percent shooting and allowing 79 points on 45.3 percent shooting. Myles Foster is averaging 18 points and 15 rebounds, while Tahron Allen is averaging 11 points and 1 rebound. Klemen Vuga is grabbing 7 rebounds and Amaan Sandhu is grabbing 4 rebounds. The Monmouth Hawks are shooting 10 percent from beyond the arc and 66.7 percent from the free throw line. The Monmouth Hawks are allowing 34.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 38 rebounds per game.

The Virginia Cavaliers are averaging 73 points on 42.6 percent shooting and allowing 61 points on 41.5 percent shooting. Armaan Franklin is averaging 21 points and 4 rebounds, while Francisco Caffaro is averaging 10 points and 1 assist. Kadin Shedrick is the third double-digit scorer and Reece Beekman is grabbing 3 rebounds. The Virginia Cavaliers are shooting 44 percent from beyond the arc and 73.3 percent from the free throw line. The Virginia Cavaliers are allowing 42.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 35 rebounds per game.

The Hawks are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 road games and 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games overall. The Cavaliers are 0-4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games and 1-4-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall. The under is 23-8 in Hawks last 31 overall. The under is 5-2 in Cavaliers last 7 home games.

The Monmouth Hawks just got their boots smoked in their season opener against Seton Hall, where they couldn’t score the basketball at all. Hard to see things getting any better against this Virginia defense. It’s just one game, but Monmouth did nothing to get you excited about this contest. The Virginia Cavaliers should have a field day in this spot.