It's a new week on our Look of the Day series, and with no NBA on the schedule until Thursday, we'll have to make do with college basketball and NHL in the meantime. Let's head to the college hardwood and kick off the week with a winner.
Monday, Feb. 19, 7 p.m. ET, ESPN
Virginia plays the style of basketball that under bettors dream of. The Cavaliers rank 362nd out of 362 college basketball teams in adjusted tempo, meaning they limit possessions better than any group in the country.
Virginia ranks ninth in KenPom's adjusted defensive efficiency, 11th in opponent effective field-goal percentage and second in points allowed per game. It's not just the tortoise pace and suffocating defense that make UVA such a strong under target, though. The Cavaliers also rank 332nd in points per game, 262nd in two-point field-goal percentage, and 179th in offensive efficiency.
In their previous matchup this season, Virginia and Virginia Tech combined for only 122 points even though the Cavs shot 46.3 percent from the field. Both teams finished the game with just 54 field-goal attempts each, which is well below the national average.
This game should play out similarly, so we're taking the under 126.5.
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