Virginia Cavaliers vs Virginia Tech Hokies Prediction, 2/14/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Virginia Cavaliers vs Virginia Tech Hokies

Date: Monday, February 14, 2022

Location: Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, VA

TV: ESPN

The Virginia Cavaliers (16-9) are en route to Cassell Coliseum on Monday where they will try to beat the Virginia Tech Hokies (15-10).

The Virginia Cavaliers faced off with Georgia Tech and earned the victory with a final of 63-53 in their last contest. Virginia finished the contest with a 38.8% field goal percentage (19 out of 49) and knocked down 4 of their 18 shots from downtown. When they shot from the free throw line, the Cavaliers knocked down 21 of 23 shots for a rate of 91.3%. In terms of pulling down boards, they collected 28 with 9 of them being offensive. They also recorded 11 assists in this contest as well as forcing 12 turnovers and getting 6 steals. With respect to the defense, Virginia allowed their opponent to shoot 45.7% from the floor on 21 out of 46 shooting. Georgia Tech distributed 12 assists and had 7 steals in this game. Furthermore, Georgia Tech snagged 23 rebounds (4 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Georgia Tech finished the game shooting 70.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 7 of their 10 tries. They also buried 4 out of their 12 attempts from long range. When discussing fouls, the Cavaliers walked away with 11 while Georgia Tech accounted for 19 fouls.

Jayden Gardner is a guy who played a role in this matchup. He finished shooting 52.6% from the floor and also dished out 2 assists. He played 37 mins and collected 7 rebounds. He totaled 26 points on 10 of 19 shooting.

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Virginia enters this matchup with a mark of 16-9 so far this year. They are giving up possession 9.9 times per game and as a squad are committing 13.7 fouls per game. As a unit, Virginia is grabbing 31.1 rebounds per game and has accounted for 356 dimes this year, which is 87th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. The Cavaliers are shooting 32.8% on shots from beyond the arc (133 of 406) and 74.5% from the charity stripe. They average 63.4 points per contest (332nd in the country) while hitting 45.5% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Cavaliers are forcing 11.6 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 14.1 personal fouls. They are 158th in D-1 in allowing assists with 292 relinquished this year. The Cavaliers are giving up a FG percentage of 42.6% (549 of 1,290) and they relinquish 30.7 rebounds per game as a team. They are giving up 34.7% on shots from downtown and they rank 10th in college basketball in opponents PPG (59.6).

In their last game, the Virginia Tech Hokies walked away with a victory by a final of 71-59 against Syracuse. Regarding attacking the glass, Virginia Tech allowed Syracuse to pull down 38 overall (9 on the offensive glass). They finished 37.0% from distance by shooting 10 of 27 and walked away from this one shooting 1 of 4 at the free throw line (25.0%). The Hokies permitted Syracuse to knock down 24 of their 64 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 37.5% for this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Hokies walked away from this one shooting 23 out of 60 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 38.3%. In relation to 3-pointers, Virginia Tech made 8 of their 27 attempts (29.6%). They were able to make 17 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 63.0%. Syracuse committed 18 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Hokies to the charity stripe for 27 tries. They turned the ball over 4 times, while earning 6 steals in the game. The Hokies snagged 30 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 38 in this game.

Justyn Mutts pitched in for the Hokies for the contest. He tallied 12 points in his 38 minutes on the court and accumulated 11 dimes for the game. He buried 5 out of 10 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 14 rebounds.

Virginia Tech has a mark of 15-10 so far this season. The Hokies are responsible for committing 14.4 fouls every game and they connect on 72.4% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 14.7 times per contest (80th in the nation) and they are turning it over 11.0 times per contest. Virginia Tech has totaled 1,773 pts so far this year (70.9 per contest) and they snag 32.0 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Hokies are hitting on 47.5% from the field, which has them ranked 30th in the nation.

The Hokies on the defensive end are ranked 21st in college basketball in PPG allowed with 61.9. They are forcing 12.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 42.3% from the field (142nd in college basketball). The Virginia Tech defense concedes 32.7% on shots from behind the 3-point line (166 of 508) and opponents are knocking down 74.4% of their free throw shots. They give up 11.2 dimes and 30.5 total boards per game, which is 67th and 20th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Virginia Tech

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