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Virginia Cavaliers vs. Ohio Bobcats NCAAB Men’s Tournament First Round Betting Preview, Lines, Odds, Insights, and Trends for March 20, 2021

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 BetMGM @BETMGM Oct 02, 2021, 2:03 AM

The No. 4 seed Virginia Cavaliers (18-6) are favored (-7) to beat the No. 13 seed Ohio Bobcats (16-7) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday at Assembly Hall (Indiana). The matchup starts at 7:15 PM ET on TRU. Here are some insights into this West Region contest for those filling out their brackets.

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Virginia vs Ohio Betting Information
Favorite Spread Favorite Spread Odds Underdog Spread Odds Total Over Total Odds Under Total Odds Favorite Moneyline Underdog Moneyline
Virginia -7 -110 -110 131 -108 -112 -326 256

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Point Total Insights

  • Virginia and its opponents have gone over the current 131 total in 11 of 24 games (45.8%) this season.
  • 23 Ohio games this season featured a total above Saturday's set over/under of 131 (100%).
  • Saturday's total is 18.5 points lower than the two team's combined 149.5 points per game average.
  • The Cavaliers record just 4.7 fewer points per game (68.6) than the Bobcats give up (73.3).
  • The Bobcats average 20.4 more points per game (80.9) than the Cavaliers allow (60.5).

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    Virginia Betting Data

  • Virginia has been strong against the spread, going 14-8 this season.
  • The Cavaliers have posted a losing record of 3-4 against the spread when the spread is -7 or higher.
  • Virginia and its opponents have reached the over 0 times in 22 contests this season.

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    Virginia Leaders

    Cavaliers Leaders
    Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
    Sam Hauser 8 17.6 7.4 2.1 0.4 0.9 2.6
    Jay Huff 7 12.3 6.9 0.4 0.1 2.6 0.7
    Kihei Clark 8 7.1 1.0 3.9 0.8 0.1 0.4
    Tomas Woldetensae 8 6.0 2.4 1.4 0.9 0.1 1.4
    Justin McKoy 8 3.6 4.1 0.8 0.5 0.0 0.0

    Ohio Betting Data

  • Ohio has covered the spread in greater than half of its contests, going 14-5 ATS.
  • When they are at least 7-point underdogs, the Bobcats have a record ATS of 5-1.
  • Ohio has combined with its opponents to hit the over in 0% of matchups this year (0 out of 19 contests).

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    Ohio Leaders

    Bobcats Leaders
    Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
    Jason Preston 13 17.6 6.3 7.5 1.6 0.2 2.0
    Ben Vander Plas 5 12.2 5.6 4.8 1.6 0.2 2.2
    Ben Roderick 16 12.1 3.1 0.8 0.5 0.2 2.2
    Lunden McDay 18 10.6 2.3 1.5 0.7 0.2 1.2
    Miles Brown 18 5.7 1.7 1.4 1.0 0.4 0.8
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