The Monmouth Hawks (0-1) and the No. 18 Virginia Cavaliers (1-0) meet Friday at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Va. Tip-off is scheduled for 9 p.m. ET (ACC Network). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Monmouth vs. Virginia odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Monmouth was paddled 79-52 in the season opener at Seton Hall, failing to come close to covering the 19.5-point number. The Hawks were an abysmal 30% (17 of 57) from the field, including just 10% (2 of 20) from behind the 3-point arc. Monmouth also committed a whopping 23 turnovers.
Virginia eased by North Carolina Central 73-61, but it didn’t come close to a cashing as 24.5-point favorites as the Over connected. The Cavaliers' struggled a bit with their shot, too, hitting just 43% (20 of 47) from the field, although UVA was an impressive 44% (11 of 25) from downtown, while turning it over just 7 times.