Virginia vs. Rider Time, TV & Stream – Nov. 3

The Virginia Cavaliers take on the Rider Broncs on Monday, November 3, 2025 at 7 p.m. ET in the season opener for both teams. The matchup airs on ACC Network Extra.

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How to Watch Virginia vs. Rider

• Game day: Monday, November 3, 2025
• Game time: 7 p.m. ET
• TV channel: ACC Network Extra

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Virginia vs. Rider Stat Insights

Points

• Last year, the Cavaliers put up 7.0 fewer points per game (64.8) than the Broncs gave up (71.8).
• Virginia had a 7-1 record last season when putting up more than 71.8 points.
• Rider went 7-0 last season when allowing fewer than 64.8 points.
• The Broncs put up only 0.2 more points per game last year (67.0) than the Cavaliers allowed (66.8).
• Rider went 8-7 last season when it scored more than 66.8 points.
• Virginia had an 11-4 record last season when its opponents scored fewer than 67.0 points.
• The Cavaliers had a negative point differential on the season (-64 total points, -2.0 per game), as did the Broncs (-159 total points, -4.8 per game).

Shooting

• The Cavaliers shot 44.6% from the field last season, 1.2 percentage points lower than the 45.8% the Broncs allowed to opponents.
• Virginia went 11-4 when it shot better than 45.8% from the field.
• The Broncs' 43.0% shooting percentage from the field last season was 1.2 percentage points lower than the Cavaliers allowed to their opponents (44.2%).
• Last season, Rider had a 6-5 record in games the team collectively shot over 44.2% from the field.

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Rebounding

• The Cavaliers averaged 26.8 rebounds per game, 4.6 boards per contest fewer than the Broncs.
• Rider was 9-7 overall when they won the rebounding battle. Virginia was 5-16 when they lost control of the glass.
• The Cavaliers were the 358th-ranked rebounding team in college basketball, and the Broncs finished 207th.
• The Cavaliers averaged 5.8 offensive rebounds per game, 4.0 rebounds less than the Broncs.
• The Broncs were 9-11 overall when they won the battle on the offensive boards. The Cavaliers were 6-15 when they lost the rebounding edge.
• The Broncs were the 207th-ranked offensive rebounding team in college basketball. The Cavaliers finished 356th.
• Rebounding margin was a weakness for Virginia with a mark of -3.3 rebounds per game last season. Rider routinely had an advantage on the boards, averaging a margin of +1.0.

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