Three things to watch for tonight when No. 9 Virginia faces Northeastern

No. 9 Virginia is back in action this evening with a matchup against Northeastern. UVA is coming off an opening-night 29-point win over Drexel while Northeastern lost their season opening game to Boston University.

Coming into this game, UVA ranks 14th in KenPom's Ratings and Northeastern ranks No. 274. While Virginia is going to have a number of big non-conference matchups coming up, this should be a breezy day for Ryan Odom and UVA.

Here are three things that I am going to be watching closely in today's matchup.

1. Can UVA continue creating havoc?

Virginia built their identity last season on being one of the best defensive teams in the ACC and the country. When you bring back most of the…