Grambling Tigers vs Virginia Tech Hokies Prediction, 12/17/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Grambling Tigers vs Virginia Tech Hokies

Date: Saturday, December 17, 2022

Location: Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, VA

TV: ACCNX

The Virginia Tech Hokies (10-1) will take on the Grambling Tigers (6-3) at Cassell Coliseum on Saturday.

The Grambling Tigers faced Vanderbilt and walked away with a win by a score of 64-62 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Tigers ended up with 24 and Vanderbilt accumulated 14 personal fouls. They also converted 9 of 24 attempts from three-point range. Vanderbilt went 77.8% from the free throw line by burying 21 of 27 attempts. Furthermore, Vanderbilt pulled down 31 rebounds (7 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Vanderbilt earned 11 dimes and had 4 steals for the matchup. In terms of defense, Grambling let their opponent shoot 40.0% from the floor on 16 out of 40 shooting. They also dished out 10 dimes in the matchup while creating 18 turnovers and earning 10 steals. In reference to pulling down boards, they compiled a total of 27 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Tigers converted 12 of their 17 shots for a percentage of 70.6%. Grambling ended with a 39.0% field goal percentage (23 of 59) and converted 6 of 15 shots from beyond the arc.

Carte'Are Gordon is one guy who was a major factor for the contest. He finished shooting 41.7% from the field and also distributed 2 dimes. He saw the court for 28 minutes and also pulled down 5 rebounds. He notched 12 points on 5 out of 12 shooting.

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Grambling will play this game with a win-loss mark of 6-3 for the campaign. They turn it over 14.3 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 20.0 personal fouls every game. As a team, Grambling is snagging 38.0 boards per game and has tallied 115 dimes for the season, which ranks 317th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Tigers are connecting on 34.1% on three-point shots (47 of 138) and 63.3% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 67.4 points per outing (297th in the country) while hitting 42.7% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Tigers are able to force 16.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.3 personal fouls. They are 49th in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 102 surrendered for the year. The Tigers defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 36.9% (182 of 493) and they surrender 36.4 boards per game as a unit. They surrender 27.7% on 3-point shots and they are 42nd in Division 1 in points per game from their opponents (62.2).

When they last played, the Virginia Tech Hokies got the victory with a final of 70-49 against Oklahoma State. When talking about attacking the glass, Virginia Tech permitted Oklahoma State to collect 39 overall (14 offensive). They went 20.0% from three-point range by going 3 of 15 and walked away from this one shooting 10 out of 17 at the charity stripe (58.8%). The Hokies allowed Oklahoma State to make 18 of their 60 attempts from the field which had them shooting 30.0% for the matchup. When the game finished, the Hokies went 22 out of 57 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 38.6%. Pertaining to 3-point shots, Virginia Tech converted 7 out of 20 tries (35.0%). They were able to make 19 of the free throw tries for a clip of 79.2%. Oklahoma State earned 11 personal fouls in this contest which got the Hokies to the free throw line for 24 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while getting 11 steals for this game. The Hokies were able to collect 23 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards for a total of 32 for this contest.

Sean Pedulla ended up being a major contributor for the Hokies in this contest. He converted 6 of 16 in this matchup for a rate of 37.5%, and had 5 rebounds. He scored 16 points in his 39 minutes of playing time and accounted for 4 assists in this matchup.

Virginia Tech has a win-loss mark of 10-1 on the season. The Hokies have committed 14.7 fouls per game and they connect on 75.7% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 14.4 times per contest (128th in D-1) and they are giving up possession 8.7 times per contest. Virginia Tech has scored 841 pts on the campaign (76.5 per game) and they collect 35.9 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Hokies are shooting 48.6% from the floor, which ranks them 38th in Division 1.

The Virginia Tech defense concedes 31.0% on shots from 3-point land (72 of 232) and their opponents are converting on 65.7% of their foul shots. They have given up 10.8 assists and 33.3 rebounds per game, which ranks 74th and 132nd in college hoops. The Hokies are ranked 73rd in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 63.6. They are forcing 11.6 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.2% from the floor (107th in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Grambling

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