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Virginia vs. Wright State: Tip Time, TV and Odds for Friday’s First-Round Matchup

Odds heavily favor Virginia, with a leading projection model pointing to a high‑scoring matchup.

Overview

  • Tipoff is 1:50 p.m. ET at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, with television coverage on TBS and radio on SiriusXM channel 204.
  • Virginia is the No. 3 seed at 29-5 facing No. 14 Wright State at 23-11 in the programs’ first-ever meeting.
  • The latest line lists Virginia -18.5 with a total of 145.5 and a money line of Cavaliers -3125.
  • SportsLine’s model, after 10,000 simulations, projects 153 combined points and shows the Over hitting in about 71% of runs.
  • Wright State reached the field by winning the Horizon League Tournament 66-63 over Detroit, and Virginia enters after an ACC title-game loss to Duke.