Virginia vs. Queens betting: College basketball preview for Nov. 28

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The Queens Royals (3-4) are heavy underdogs (+25.5) as they look to stop a four-game road slide when they square off against the Virginia Cavaliers (5-1) on Friday, November 28, 2025 at John Paul Jones Arena. The game airs at 4 p.m. ET on ACC Network Extra. The point total for the matchup is set at 160.5.

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Virginia Cover -25.5 vs Queens -109

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Virginia vs. Queens betting lines

  • Virginia moneyline odds to win: -10000
  • Queens moneyline odds to win: +2800
  • Spread: Virginia (-25.5)
  • Total: 160.5

Virginia statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Virginia sported a worse record against the spread when playing at home (7-10-0) than it did in away games (5-6-0) last season.
  • In home games last season, the Cavaliers eclipse the over/under 47.1% of the time (eight of 17 games). They hit the over more consistently on the road, exceeding the total in 81.8% of games (nine of 11).

Last season stats

  • Offensively, the Cavaliers were the fifth-worst squad in the nation (64.8 points per game) last year. Defensively, they were 39th (66.8 points allowed per game).
  • Virginia was the worst squad in college basketball in rebounds per game (26.8) and 104th in rebounds allowed (30.1) last season.
  • At 14.7 assists per game last season, the Cavaliers were 93rd in the country.

Virginia betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 4-2-0 (Home: 3-1-0; Away: 0-0-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 25.5+: 1-1-0 (As Favorite: 4-2-0; As Underdog: 0-0-0)
  • O-U-P: 2-4-0 (Home: 1-3-0; Away: 0-0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-1 (Home: 3-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.2 (149th in nation) 39.0 (54th) 40.2 (21st) 29.0 (97th) 15.0 (165th) 9.7 (49th)

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Queens statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • In 2024-25 against the spread, Queens had a lower winning percentage at home (.500, 6-6-0 record) than away (.611, 11-7-0).
  • Looking at the over/under, Royals games went over more frequently at home (nine of 12, 75%) than away (six of 18, 33.3%) last season.
  • The Royals, as moneyline underdogs, won a higher percentage of games at home (2-3) than on the road (3-9) last season.

Last season stats

  • The Royals were 96th in the nation last season with 76.7 points per game. At the other end of the court, they ranked 255th with 74.6 points allowed per contest.
  • Queens was 96th in the nation with 33.3 rebounds per game. Meanwhile, it ranked 195th with 31.4 rebounds allowed per game.
  • The Royals averaged 16.0 dimes per game, which ranked them 39th in college basketball.

Queens betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 3-3-0 (Home: 2-0-0; Away: 1-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 4-2-0 (Home: 1-1-0; Away: 3-0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 2-0 (Home: 2-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-4 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.6 (102nd in nation) 45.8 (271st) 31.9 (242nd) 32.1 (208th) 16.0 (113th) 12.3 (204th)
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