Virginia at Xavier

Both teams have played well with Virginia posting a 10-2 mark and Xavier a 10-3 record. But this is a home game for Xavier who is 8-1 this season here scoring 84-points per game and outscoring opponents by 24 ppg. Virginia has a road loss and is outscoring opponents away from home by just 1.3 ppg. Xavier is coming off a trouncing of a good Kansas State team 103-77. They will be a confident bunch tonight in an important game. Virginia is just 23-60 in their last 83 road games against winning teams. Over the past three seasons they are 3-14 against teams that outscore their opponents by 4+ ppg and 1-10 on the road against teams scoring 77+ ppg. Xavier is 23-4 at home in their last 27 against good offenses (teams making 45%+ of their shots) and 13-3 in their last 16 against teams scoring 77+ points per game.