Virginia Basketball vs. Houston Game Preview, Score Prediction
No. 2 Virginia Cavaliers are back in action after a 10-day break. They are playing the highest-ranked non-conference opponent, Houston, at John Paul Jones Arena on Saturday afternoon. The Cougars lost to Alabama last weekend and fell from the No. 1 spot. Virginia lost by 20 points to Houston last season.
No. 5 Houston Cougars (10-1, 0-0 AAC) and No. 2 Virginia Cavaliers (8-2, 1- 0 ACC) are playing each other on Saturday, December 17th at 2pm at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Virginia Basketball vs. Houston is on SiriusXM 158 or 194, SXM App 956 and Virginia Sports Radio Network.
Virginia basketball team takes on Houston. Last meeting between the two teams was in Houston, with Houston winning 67-47.
Houston came into the season having reached the Sweet Sixteen in each of the last three NCAA Tournaments. The Cougars won their first nine games, including a notable road victory at Oregon, and rose to the No. 1 spot in the AP poll for the first time since 1983. Alabama came to town last Saturday and knocked Houston off. Houston is ranked No 1 in scoring defense (49.4 points per game allowed) and field goal defense. Virginia will have to make quick and accurate passes in order to produce quality looks against this Cougar defense that will be by far the most athletic and physical the Cavaliers have faced this season.
Virginia is ranked No. 2 in the latest AP poll. The Cavaliers are 8-0 and have a 14-12 record against current members of the American Athletic Conference. Houston is No 5 in this year's AP Poll. Virginia won the only previous meeting with Houston 72-54 at University Hall in 1989.
Virginia is ranked No. 2 in the latest AP poll. The Cavaliers are 8-0 in their first season since the 2018-2019 campaign. Houston is No 5 in this year's poll, the highest ranked non-conference opponent Virginia has ever played at home.
The game against Houston on Saturday has been sold out. The game is expected to be rocking. Virginia's experience has proven to have been crucial so far this season. Houston's physicality and rigid defense will be the toughest test of the season, but Virginia should be up for the challenge and pull out the big victory.
