Virginia Tech Hokies vs Texas Longhorns Prediction, 3/18/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Virginia Tech Hokies vs Texas Longhorns

Date: Friday, March 18, 2022

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: TBS

Odds/Point Spread: Virginia Tech (+4)

Fiserv Forum is the site where the Texas Longhorns (21-11) will take on the Virginia Tech Hokies (23-12) on Friday. Virginia Tech opens this game as 4-point underdogs. The betting total comes in at 124.5.

The Virginia Tech Hokies played Duke and earned the victory with a final of 82-67 in their last game. In regard to personal fouls, the Hokies ended up finishing with 18 and Duke recorded 15 personal fouls. They made 4 of 20 tries from long range. Duke ended up going 65.2% from the free throw line by burying 15 of their 23 shots. Moreover, Duke collected 22 rebounds (3 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Duke recorded 9 assists and had 5 steals in the matchup. In reference to the defense, Virginia Tech let their opponent shoot 49.0% from the floor on 24 out of 49 shooting. They also doled out 18 assists in this game while forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they earned 34 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Hokies converted 8 of their 12 attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. Virginia Tech finished the game having earned a 50.0% field goal percentage (32 of 64) and buried 10 out of their 22 three-point shots.

Hunter Cattoor is one guy who was a major factor for this game. He notched 31 points on 11 of 16 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 32 minutes played and also snagged 4 rebounds. He finished shooting 68.8% from the floor and totaled 1 assist.

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Virginia Tech steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss record of 23-12 this season. They turn the ball over 10.8 times per contest and as a squad are committing 14.7 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Virginia Tech is pulling down 32.2 boards per game and is sitting with 504 assists so far this season, which is 29th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Hokies are hitting 39.3% on shots from distance (315 of 802) and 74.3% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 70.7 pts per game (185th in D-1) while going 47.1% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Hokies are forcing their opponents into 12.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 14.7 fouls. They are conceding 31.7% on shots from downtown and they are 22nd in D-1 in PPG allowed (62.3). The Hokies defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 42.9% (804 of 1,876) and they surrender 30.3 boards per game as a basketball team. They rank 209th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 407 relinquished for the year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Texas Longhorns took a defeat with a final score of 65-60 when they faced TCU. In reference to rebounds, Texas allowed TCU to grab 35 in all (11 on the offensive glass). They shot 38.5% from downtown by connecting on 5 of 13 and finished the game at 16 of 25 at the charity stripe (64.0%). The Longhorns allowed TCU to make 22 out of their 51 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 43.1% in the game. When the final whistle blew, the Longhorns walked away from this one shooting 22 out of 54 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 40.7%. Regarding shooting from beyond the arc, Texas converted 8 out of their 22 tries (36.4%). They were able to knock down 8 of those for a rate of 57.1%. TCU was called for 12 personal fouls for this contest which took the Longhorns to the free throw line for a total of 14 attempts. They also coughed it up 11 times, while earning 8 steals for this contest. The Longhorns collected 19 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 30 in this game.

Timmy Allen pitched in for the Longhorns for this contest. He racked up 16 points in his 36 minutes on the court and accounted for 2 assists in the matchup. He knocked down 6 of 11 for the game for a field goal rate of 54.5%, and had 9 rebounds.

Texas has a mark of 21-11 on the campaign. The Longhorns are committing 17.4 fouls per game and they go 74.9% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 13.0 times per game (176th in the country) and they turn the ball over 11.8 times per contest. Texas has accumulated 2,187 points so far this year (68.3 per game) and they grab 33.6 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Longhorns are hitting on 44.2% from the field, which ranks them 165th in the country.

The Longhorns on defense are ranked 6th in D-1 in PPG allowed with 59.6. They are forcing their opponents into 15.1 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 41.3% from the floor (72nd in the country). The Texas defense gives up 31.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter (173 of 544) and their opponents are connecting on 66.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 9.2 dimes and 32.2 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 4th and 59th in the nation.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Virginia Tech (+4)

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