Virginia Tech Hokies vs Virginia Cavaliers Prediction, 1/12/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Virginia Tech Hokies vs Virginia Cavaliers

Date: Wednesday, January 12, 2022

Location: John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, VA

TV: ESPN2

John Paul Jones Arena is the site where the Virginia Cavaliers (9-6) will try to beat the Virginia Tech Hokies (8-6) on Wednesday.

The Virginia Tech Hokies faced North Carolina State and took a loss by a final of 68-63 in their last contest. Virginia Tech wrapped up the contest having earned a 43.4% field goal percentage (23 of 53) and converted 8 of their 23 3-pointers. When they shot from the free throw line, the Hokies made 9 of their 11 shots for a percentage of 81.8%. Concerning getting rebounds, they compiled a total of 24 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 14 assists for the game while forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and having 3 steals. Pertaining to the defense, Virginia Tech allowed their opponent to shoot 44.1% from the field on 26 out of 59 shooting. North Carolina State dished out 11 assists and had 6 steals for the matchup. Furthermore, North Carolina State snagged 32 rebounds (13 offensive, 19 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. North Carolina State ended up shooting 77.8% from the charity stripe by making 7 of their 9 attempts. They buried 9 of 24 attempts from 3-point land. In relation to personal fouls, the Hokies walked away with 13 and North Carolina State totaled 16 personal fouls.

Storm Murphy is a player who was a major factor for the matchup. He ended up finishing with 14 points on 5 of 8 shooting. He saw the court for 28 mins and also grabbed 1 board. He finished the game at 62.5% from the field and earned 5 assists.

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Virginia Tech will enter this matchup with a win-loss record of 8-6 this year. They are averaging 70.5 points per contest (224th in the country) while going 45.7% from the field. The Hokies are hitting 38.8% on shots from 3-point land (121 of 312) and 73.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, Virginia Tech is snagging 33.4 rebounds per contest and has 195 dimes this year, which is 170th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 10.9 times per contest and as a unit they commit 14.3 fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Hokies are forcing their opponents into 13.9 turnovers every game while drawing 15.1 fouls. They relinquish 26.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 14th in college hoops in points per game allowed (58.7). The Hokies are allowing a shooting percentage of 41.0% (310 of 757) and they relinquish 32.0 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are ranked 72nd in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 150 relinquished for the campaign.

In their last game, the Virginia Cavaliers went home defeated by a final of 74-58 against North Carolina. Regarding cleaning up the glass, Virginia allowed North Carolina to grab 36 overall (11 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 44.0% from 3-point land via 11 of 25 and finished the contest at 7 of 11 from the free throw line (63.6%). The Cavaliers permitted North Carolina to make 28 out of their 59 tries from the field which had them shooting 47.5% for this game. In all, the Cavaliers finished 25 for 56 from the field which had them shooting 44.6%. When discussing 3-pointers, Virginia buried 6 out of 12 attempts (50.0%). They were able to bury 2 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 50.0%. North Carolina committed 8 fouls in this matchup which got the Cavaliers to the charity stripe for 4 tries. They also turned the ball over 10 times, while earning 5 steals in this game. The Cavaliers were able to pull down 20 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 26 for this contest.

Reece Beekman pitched in for the Cavaliers in this contest. He totaled 13 points in his 37 mins on the court and totaled 4 dimes for the matchup. He knocked down 6 of 12 in the game for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and accumulated 3 rebounds.

Virginia has a mark of 9-6 on the season. When it comes to offense, the Cavaliers are shooting 45.8% from the field, which ranks them 104th in the nation. Virginia has earned 949 pts on the season (63.3 per game) and they pull down 31.4 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 13.3 times per contest (182nd in the nation) and they turn it over 10.3 times per game. The Cavaliers commit 14.0 fouls per game and they connect on 72.4% from the charity stripe.

The Virginia defense surrenders 34.6% on 3-pointers (112 of 324) and their opponents are knocking down 65.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 11.8 assists and 32.6 boards per game, which ranks 123rd and 93rd in Division 1. The Cavaliers on the defensive end are ranked 15th in college basketball in points given up per game with 58.8. They have forced 11.3 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 40.3% from the field (70th in the nation).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Virginia Tech

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