Virginia vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore betting: College basketball preview for Dec. 9

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The No. 24 Virginia Cavaliers (8-1) will look to build on a three-game win streak when they host the Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks (4-8) on Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at John Paul Jones Arena as heavy, 37.5-point favorites. The game airs at 7 p.m. ET on ACC Network Extra. The over/under is set at 134.5 in the matchup.

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Virginia Cover -37.5 vs Maryland-Eastern Shore -109

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Virginia vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore betting lines

  • Spread: Virginia (-37.5)
  • Total: 134.5

Virginia statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Against the spread last season, Virginia fared worse at home, covering seven times in 17 home games, and five times in 11 road games.
  • When it came to over/unders, the Cavaliers hit the over less consistently at home last season, as they went over the total eight times in 17 opportunities (47.1%). In road games, they hit the over nine times in 11 opportunities (81.8%).

Last season stats

  • Last season, the Cavaliers were fifth-worst in the country offensively (64.8 points scored per game) and 39th defensively (66.8 points allowed).
  • On the boards, Virginia was worst in college basketball in rebounds (26.8 per game) last season. It was 104th in rebounds conceded (30.1 per game).
  • Last season the Cavaliers were ranked 93rd in the nation in assists with 14.7 per game.

Virginia betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-3-0 (Home: 3-2-0; Away: 1-0-0)
  • O-U-P: 5-4-0 (Home: 2-3-0; Away: 1-0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 6-1 (Home: 4-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
48.9 (58th in nation) 39.1 (38th) 38.7 (27th) 28.8 (79th) 17.0 (58th) 10.3 (72nd)

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Maryland-Eastern Shore statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Maryland-Eastern Shore was better against the spread at home (4-4-0) than on the road (8-9-1) last season.
  • Hawks games went above the over/under less frequently at home (one time out of eight) than on the road (seven of 18) last year.
  • The Hawks’ winning percentage at home as moneyline underdogs was .143 (1-6) last year, and on the road it was .062 (1-15).

Last season stats

  • Last year the Hawks posted 67.4 points per game (328th-ranked in college basketball) and ceded 77.8 points per contest (322nd-ranked).
  • Maryland-Eastern Shore averaged 29.9 rebounds per game (300th-ranked in college basketball) last season, while allowing 33.4 rebounds per contest (307th-ranked).
  • The Hawks dished out 11.6 assists per game, which ranked them 316th in the nation.

Maryland-Eastern Shore betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-4-0 (Home: 0-1-0; Away: 5-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 3-7-0 (Home: 1-0-0; Away: 2-6-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-6 (Home: 0-1; Away: 1-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.0 (200th in nation) 41.6 (105th) 31.0 (273rd) 30.4 (150th) 13.8 (215th) 15.6 (360th)
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