Pittsburgh Panthers vs Virginia Tech Hokies Prediction, 1/1/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Panthers vs Virginia Tech Hokies

Date: Saturday, January 1, 2022

Location: Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, VA

TV: ESPNU

The Virginia Tech Hokies (8-5) will play the Pittsburgh Panthers (5-8) at Cassell Coliseum on Saturday.

The Pittsburgh Panthers faced off with Notre Dame and ended up losing by a score of 68-67 in their last game. Pittsburgh finished the game having earned a 45.1% field goal percentage (23 out of 51) and converted 5 out of their 14 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the charity stripe, the Panthers knocked down 16 of their 22 shots for a rate of 72.7%. In relation to grabbing boards, they collected 25 with 4 of them being offensive. They also distributed 12 assists for this game as well as forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and having 6 steals. Concerning defending, Pittsburgh allowed their opponent to shoot 42.0% from the field on 21 out of 50 shooting. Notre Dame doled out 15 assists and had 1 steal in this contest. On top of that, Notre Dame totaled 30 rebounds (5 offensive, 25 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Notre Dame shot 94.1% from the charity stripe by making 16 of their 17 shots. They also buried 10 out of their 22 shots from beyond the perimeter. Regarding personal fouls, the Panthers finished with 16 while Notre Dame accounted for 18 personal fouls.

John Hugley is one guy who was a factor in this game. He was able to score 18 points on 5 of 10 shooting. He saw the court for 34 mins and also grabbed 6 boards. He ended up shooting 50.0% from the field and also recorded 3 dimes.

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Pittsburgh will enter this contest with a record of 5-8 for the season. They are averaging 61.2 points per contest (340th in college hoops) while hitting 40.9% from the field. The Panthers are connecting on 29.8% on 3-point shots (59 of 198) and 66.2% from the free throw line. As a unit, Pittsburgh is pulling in 36.2 rebounds per contest and has tallied 148 assists this season, which is 236th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 13.3 times per game and as a unit they commit 14.8 fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Panthers are able to force 10.4 turnovers per game while drawing 18.2 personal fouls. They rank 301st in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 181 surrendered for the campaign. The Panthers defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 41.1% (299 of 728) and they concede 31.3 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are giving up 34.1% on shots from distance and they are 87th in D-1 in points per game allowed (64.0).

When they last stepped on the court, the Virginia Tech Hokies took a loss by a score of 76-65 against Duke. The Hokies snagged 19 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 29 for the contest. They also coughed up the ball 10 times, while recording 4 steals in this contest. Duke committed 15 fouls in this matchup which took the Hokies to the charity stripe for a total of 9 tries. They were able to make 8 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 88.9%. With respect to shots from downtown, Virginia Tech converted 5 out of their 19 attempts (26.3%). At the conclusion of this game, the Hokies shot 26 out of 61 from the floor which had them sitting at 42.6%. The Hokies permitted Duke to knock down 29 of 54 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 53.7% for this contest. They went 33.3% from beyond the arc by hitting 5 of 15 and ended up shooting 13 out of 16 from the free throw line (81.3%). In reference to how they rebounded, Virginia Tech allowed Duke to get 31 in total (8 on the offensive glass).

Keve Aluma ended up being a factor for the Hokies in this matchup. He totaled 25 points in his 38 mins of playing time and added 3 assists for the game. He made 11 of 20 for the game giving him a rate of 55.0%, and had 10 rebounds.

Virginia Tech has a mark of 8-5 on the campaign. As an offense, the Hokies are hitting on 45.9% from the floor, which ranks 104th in Division 1. Virginia Tech has accounted for 924 pts this season (71.1 per game) and they collect 33.9 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 13.9 times per game (153rd in college basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 10.9 times per contest. The Hokies are responsible for committing 14.4 fouls per contest and they shoot 72.9% from the free throw line.

The Hokies defensively are ranked 12th in college basketball in points allowed per contest with 58.0. They are forcing 14.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 40.7% from the field (101st in college basketball). The Virginia Tech defense concedes 25.9% on 3-point shots (69 of 266) and their opponents are making 70.9% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 10.7 assists and 31.7 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 74th and 63rd in Division 1.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Pittsburgh

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