Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Virginia Tech Hokies Prediction, 11/28/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Virginia Tech Hokies

Date: Monday, November 28, 2022

Location: Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, VA

TV: ESPN2

The Virginia Tech Hokies (6-1) will try to defeat the Minnesota Golden Gophers (4-2) at Cassell Coliseum on Monday.

The Minnesota Golden Gophers stepped onto the hardwood against UNLV and took a loss by a final of 71-62 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Golden Gophers ended up walking away with 18 while UNLV finished the game with 20 personal fouls. They also made 10 of their 27 shots from 3-point land. UNLV shot 61.9% at the charity stripe by knocking down 13 of their 21 shots. Additionally, UNLV grabbed 40 rebounds (14 offensive, 26 defensive), but didn't have a block. UNLV distributed 12 dimes and had 9 steals for the matchup. Concerning the defense, Minnesota let their opponent shoot 36.9% from the floor on 24 of 65 shooting. They also doled out 10 assists in this contest in addition to forcing 9 turnovers and getting 4 steals. In regard to pulling down rebounds, they compiled a total of 42 with 13 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Golden Gophers made 11 of 19 shots for a percentage of 57.9%. Minnesota wrapped up the game with a 36.8% FG percentage (21 of 57) and knocked down 9 of their 31 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Braeden Carrington is someone who was a factor in this game. He shot 50.0% from the floor and also totaled 1 assist. He played for 26 minutes and snagged 8 rebounds. He finished with 15 points on 5 out of 10 shooting.

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Minnesota enters this matchup with a win-loss record of 4-2 for the campaign. They are giving up possession 14.3 times per contest and as a team they are committing 14.7 personal fouls every game. As a team, Minnesota is pulling down 38.7 boards per game and has accounted for 78 assists for the campaign, which ranks 226th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Golden Gophers are hitting 32.8% on shots from beyond the arc (38 of 116) and 55.0% from the free throw line. They are averaging 63.0 points per outing (337th in D-1) while going 42.7% from the field.

Defensively, the Golden Gophers are forcing their opponents into 11.2 turnovers per game while drawing 19.5 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 30.6% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 60th in the nation in points per game allowed (62.5). The Golden Gophers are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 37.6% (145 of 386) and they concede 39.3 boards per game as a squad. They currently rank 132nd in the country in giving up assists with 70 relinquished on the season.

In their last game, the Virginia Tech Hokies went home victorious with a score of 69-64 against Charleston Southern. In the matter of attacking the glass, Virginia Tech permitted Charleston Southern to get 29 overall (8 offensive). They finished shooting 36.4% from beyond the perimeter by hitting 8 out of 22 and ended up shooting 4 of 8 from the free throw line (50.0%). The Hokies permitted Charleston Southern to make 26 of 60 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 43.3% in the game. When the game finished, the Hokies went 26 out of 61 from the floor which had them shooting 42.6%. In terms of shooting from beyond the arc, Virginia Tech knocked down 6 of 21 attempts (28.6%). They were able to make 11 of those for a clip of 73.3%. Charleston Southern committed 14 fouls for this game which got the Hokies to the charity stripe for a total of 15 attempts. They coughed up the ball 7 times, while earning 1 steal for this contest. The Hokies pulled down 22 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards for a total of 34 for this contest.

Justyn Mutts ended up being a factor for the Hokies for this game. He made 6 out of 11 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 54.5%, and had 9 rebounds. He recorded 17 points in his 36 minutes on the court and added 5 dimes for the matchup.

Virginia Tech has a win-loss mark of 6-1 on the year. When it comes to offense, the Hokies are hitting on 49.5% from the field, which is ranked 34th in college basketball. Virginia Tech has scored 547 points this season (78.1 per game) and they average 34.6 boards per game. They are earning an assist 15.0 times per contest (88th in college basketball) and they turn it over 8.1 times per contest. The Hokies commit 12.6 personal fouls per contest while shooting 74.5% from the free throw line.

The Hokies on the defensive side of the court are 105th in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 65.3. They are able to force 11.4 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.9% from the floor (218th in the nation). The Virginia Tech defense concedes 34.6% on shots from behind the 3-point line (53 of 153) and opponents are making 63.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 11.6 assists and 33.4 rebounds per game, which ranks them 137th and 133rd in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Virginia Tech

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