A key college battle sees the visiting Wolverines travelling to Virginia Tuesday to take on the Cavaliers on Tuesday.

Supporters of the Wolverines have watched them go 5-1 and 2-2 ATS on the year, while the Cavaliers are at 5-1 and 3-1 ATS. In totals betting, the Cavaliers are 0-4, while the Wolverines have a 2-1-1 mark.



View Michigan vs Virginia Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
On the Sportsbook NCAAB line for this matchup, Virginia sat as 2.5-point favorites.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 136 (Cavaliers) and the No. 163 (Wolverines) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 76-70 result in favor of the Cavaliers has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
Rating these schools in several key categories is important for handicappers and Virginia has the nation's No. 277-rated offensive output, at 62.7 PPG. The visiting Wolverines defense ranks No. 26 allowing on average 56.8 PPG. The Cavaliers FG% has averaged 45.9% so far, less than the Wolverines marksmen have achieved on the year, 49% per game.

Defensively, Michigan features the nation's No. 188-rated defense on the road, allowing 71.5 points per game. Virginia, meanwhile, comes in at No. 275 nationally in scoring at home.

Michigan was a 79-63 Sportsbook in its last match at home against UCLA. They covered the 5.5–point spread as favorites. The Wolverines got 22 points from Zack Novak as Michigan ran past UCLA 79-63 on Wednesday at Lahaina Civic Center.

Virginia was a 68-42 Sportsbook in its last match at home against Wisc-Green Bay. They covered the 13–point spread as favorites. The Cavaliers blew out Wisc-Green Bay on Friday, running up a 20+ point victory in a 68-42 win at John Paul Jones Arena.


Michigan Wolverines Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 6-4
After playing UCLA are 4-3
After a win are 5-5

Virginia Cavaliers Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 4-4
Before playing Longwood are 1-3
After a win are 5-5

A few Wolverines at Cavaliers trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Michigan's last 6 games on the road
Virginia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Virginia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home


Next up:
Michigan home to Iowa State, Saturday, December 3
Virginia home to Longwood, Saturday, December 3