Miami Hurricanes vs Virginia Tech Hokies Prediction, 1/26/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Hurricanes vs Virginia Tech Hokies

Date: Wednesday, January 26, 2022

Location: Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, VA

TV: ACCN

The Virginia Tech Hokies (10-9) will try to defeat the Miami Hurricanes (14-5) at Cassell Coliseum on Wednesday.

The Miami Hurricanes played Florida State and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 61-60 in their last game. In relation to personal fouls, the Hurricanes ended up walking away with 15 while Florida State recorded 16 personal fouls. They also made 3 out of their 12 attempts from long range. Florida State walked away from this one shooting 66.7% at the charity stripe by converting 8 of 12 attempts. On top of that, Florida State collected 36 rebounds (9 offensive, 27 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Florida State distributed 14 dimes and had 7 steals for the matchup. Concerning defending, Miami let their opponent shoot 48.1% from the floor on 25 out of 52 shooting. They also doled out 8 dimes for the matchup in addition to forcing 13 turnovers and getting 7 steals. Pertaining to pulling down boards, they earned 23 with 4 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Hurricanes made 13 of 17 attempts for a percentage of 76.5%. Miami wrapped up the contest with a 37.0% FG percentage (20 of 54) and converted 7 of their 24 three-point shots.

Isaiah Wong is someone who played a role for this contest. He walked away with 22 points on 7 out of 17 shooting. He was on the court for 39 minutes and collected 4 boards. He finished 41.2% from the floor and also totaled 2 assists.

Get all of our NCAA Basketball Picks Tonight

Miami comes into this one with a record of 14-5 so far this season. They average 75.9 points per outing (84th in the nation) on 46.6% from the floor. The Hurricanes are connecting on 35.7% on three-point attempts (143 of 401) and 74.1% from the free throw line. As a team, Miami is pulling down 31.2 boards per contest and is sitting with 249 assists this season, which ranks 159th in the country in terms of passing. They are turning it over 9.3 times per contest and as a team they are committing 15.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Hurricanes have forced 14.0 turnovers per game while drawing 16.5 fouls. They currently rank 325th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 287 relinquished this season. The Hurricanes are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 45.2% (504 of 1,115) and they concede 36.2 boards per game as a group. They are conceding 35.4% on 3-point attempts while they are 261st in college hoops in PPG allowed (71.7).

In their last game, the Virginia Tech Hokies took a defeat with a final score of 78-68 against North Carolina. In relation to how they rebounded, Virginia Tech permitted North Carolina to snag 42 overall (15 offensive). They finished 40.0% from downtown by connecting on 10 of 25 and ended up shooting 22 of 26 at the charity stripe (84.6%). The Hokies allowed North Carolina to bury 23 out of their 63 attempts from the field which had them shooting 36.5% in this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Hokies went 27 out of 58 from the field which had them at 46.6%. With respect to three-point attempts, Virginia Tech knocked down 7 of their 18 attempts (38.9%). They were able to make 7 of the free throw tries for a clip of 63.6%. North Carolina was called for 15 personal fouls for this game which took the Hokies to the free throw line for 11 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while getting 2 steals in the game. The Hokies collected 27 defensive boards and 3 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 in the matchup.

Keve Aluma was important for the Hokies in the matchup. He made 7 of 15 in the game for a field goal rate of 46.7%, and had 6 rebounds. He accumulated 19 points in his 37 mins on the court and had 3 dimes for this contest.

Virginia Tech has a mark of 10-9 for the season. As an offense, the Hokies are shooting 46.3% from the field, which ranks them 82nd in the nation. Virginia Tech has scored 1,311 pts on the season (69.0 per contest) and they grab 32.4 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 13.7 times per game (151st in the country) and they are turning it over 10.9 times per game. The Hokies are committing 15.3 fouls every game and they hit 74.1% from the free throw line.

The Virginia Tech defense allows 28.7% from downtown (111 of 387) and their opponents are converting on 72.1% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 11.2 dimes and 32.2 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 75th and 64th in those categories. The Hokies on the defensive end are ranked 19th in college basketball in PPG given up with 60.7. They have forced 12.2 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 41.3% from the field (99th in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Virginia Tech

Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. No Obligation. No Salesman. No Credit Card. Fast Sign up with Instant Access Click Here