A first-round NCAA Tournament matchup will see the 13th-seeded Ohio Bobcats (16-7) hit the court as 7-point underdogs against the No. 4 seed Virginia Cavaliers (18-6) on Saturday at Assembly Hall (Indiana). The contest starts at 7:15 PM ET on TRU. Here’s what you need to know when filling out your brackets for this 4-13 matchup.
The Cavaliers were led by Sam Hauser’s 21 points last time out in a 72-69 victory over Syracuse on Thursday. They failed to cover the spread as 5.5-point favorites, while the teams scored a combined 141 points to go over the 130 over/under.
Jason Preston led the way for the Bobcats with a team-high 22 points last time out as they picked up a 84-69 win over Buffalo and covered the 3-point spread as underdogs. The teams combined to hit the under on the 156 point total set for the matchup.
Ohio at Virginia: Betting odds, spread and lines
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Lines last updated at 4:25 AM ET on March 19, 2021.
- Money line: Ohio +260 (bet $100 to win $260) | Virginia -350 (bet $350 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Ohio +7 (-110) | Virginia -7 (-110)
- Over/Under: 130.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Virginia: Three things to know
- The Cavaliers scoring leader is Hauser, who averages 16.0 points per game. Hauser is the top three-point shooter for the team, hitting 2.6 per game.
- The Cavaliers score just 4.7 fewer points per game (68.6) than the Bobcats allow (73.3).
- Virginia is 6-0 against the spread and 6-1 overall when scoring more than 73.3 points.
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Ohio: Three things to know
- Preston leads the Bobcats in scoring (16.6 points per game) and assisting (7.2 assists per game). Ben Roderick is the top three-point shooter for the team, connecting on 2.4 per game.
- The Bobcats’ 80.9 points per game are 20.4 more points than the 60.5 the Cavaliers allow to opponents.
- Ohio is 16-7 overall and 14-0 against the spread in games where it scores more than 60.5 points.
Ohio at Virginia: Odds, betting lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Virginia 74, Ohio 67
Money line
The Virginia Cavaliers are the favorites to win this game according to both the model and BetMGM’s money line.
Against the spread (ATS)
The model line and the MGM line are within 0.4 points of each other.
Over/Under (O/U)
The model projects a total (141.4 points) much higher than the one set by MGM for this matchup (130.5 points). Take the over.
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