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2026–27 college basketball / matchup

SMU · #59 · ACC · 0–0Virginia · #14 · ACC · 0–0Sat, Jan 2 · 6:00 PM ETJohn Paul Jones Arena · Charlottesville, VA
Model line
Virginia −13.9
Win probability
Virginia 93%
Projected tempo
70.3
possessions
Site
Virginia home
7%Win probability93%

The model makes Virginia a 13.9-point favorite, winning about 93 times in 100.

Offense vs defense

Each offense against the other team's defense. Small numbers are national ranks; the better rank in each row is bold.

SMU offense vs Virginia defense

SMU OStatVirginia D
70.6#72Tempo#27766.5
55.6#28eFG%#545.5
15.7#116TOV%#25515.5
35.4#37ORB%#10329.0
30.4#301FT rate#12132.6
7.5#33Block%#217.5
54.9#120Assist%#11850.1
55.6#482P%#644.6
37.1#283P%#4331.3
74.3#115FT%—
35.9#2513PA rate#24437.9

Virginia offense vs SMU defense

Virginia OStatSMU D
66.5#277Tempo#7270.6
54.9#45eFG%#19151.6
16.1#149TOV%#16816.8
37.9#10ORB%#23531.6
32.9#237FT rate#10832.1
9.7#215Block%#9111.0
58.7#47Assist%#34660.9
55.2#542P%#19452.0
36.3#483P%#18734.1
73.1#167FT%—
46.5#403PA rate#947.7

Team stats from the 2025–26 season, the same inputs the model uses for these ratings.

Last 5 games

H home · A away · N neutral site.

SMU

Wed, Mar 18NMiami OH108L 79–89
Wed, Mar 11NLouisville15L 58–62
Tue, Mar 10NSyracuse76W 86–69
Sat, Mar 7AFlorida St.64L 78–91
Wed, Mar 4HMiami FL13L 69–77

Virginia

Sun, Mar 22NTennessee11L 72–79
Fri, Mar 20NWright St.150W 82–73
Sat, Mar 14NDuke1L 70–74
Fri, Mar 13NMiami FL13W 84–62
Thu, Mar 12NNC State54W 81–74