American Eagles vs Virginia Tech Hokies Prediction, 12/21/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: American Eagles vs Virginia Tech Hokies

Date: Thursday, December 21, 2023

Location: Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, VA

TV: ESPN+

The Virginia Tech Hokies (8-3) will take on the American Eagles (5-6) at Cassell Coliseum on Thursday.

The American Eagles stepped onto the hardwood against VMI and earned the victory with a final of 77-69 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Eagles ended up with 20 while VMI recorded 19 personal fouls. They converted 9 of their 25 attempts from long range. VMI ended up shooting 77.8% at the charity stripe by knocking down 14 of their 18 attempts. In addition, VMI pulled down 25 boards (10 offensive, 15 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. VMI distributed 10 assists and had 4 steals in this matchup. In relation to defense, American allowed the other team to go 39.0% from the field on 23 out of 59 shooting. They also doled out 12 assists in this game while forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and earning 4 steals. Pertaining to hauling in boards, they compiled 31 with 8 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Eagles knocked down 17 of their 22 shots for a percentage of 77.3%. American finished the contest with a 53.1% FG percentage (26 of 49) and converted 8 out of their 22 shots from beyond the arc.

Matt Rogers is one guy who was a contributor in the matchup. He finished the game at 53.8% from the field but wasn't able to get an assist. He played 27 mins and collected 3 rebounds. He racked up 19 points on 7 out of 13 shooting.

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American will enter this game with a record of 5-6 so far this season. They have an average of 74.2 pts per contest (205th in college hoops) while shooting 44.7% from the field. The Eagles are connecting on 33.9% on shots from beyond the arc (106 of 313) and 72.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, American is snagging 35.0 rebounds per game and has 168 assists for the season, which ranks 96th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 11.4 times per game and as a team they commit 17.9 fouls per contest.

When they are on the defensive end, the Eagles are able to force 10.8 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.0 fouls. They are currently ranked 195th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 139 surrendered for the campaign. The Eagles defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 47.2% (288 of 610) and they relinquish 31.4 rebounds per game as a squad. They give up 37.1% on 3-pointers and they rank 260th in Division 1 in points per game from their opponents (74.2).

When they last played, the Virginia Tech Hokies walked away with a victory by a final of 73-51 when they faced Vermont. The Hokies snagged 33 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 39 in this game. They turned the ball over 7 times, while getting 6 steals for the matchup. Vermont was called for 19 personal fouls in this game which got the Hokies to the charity stripe for 23 attempts. They were able to knock down 17 of the free throw tries for a rate of 73.9%. In reference to 3-point shots, Virginia Tech buried 10 out of 29 attempts (34.5%). When the final whistle was blown, the Hokies shot 23 for 54 from the field which had them shooting 42.6%. The Hokies allowed Vermont to make 21 out of 57 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 36.8% for the matchup. They finished the game shooting 20.0% from 3-point land by connecting on 4 out of 20 and ended up shooting 5 out of 9 from the free throw line (55.6%). Regarding rebounding, Virginia Tech allowed Vermont to get 25 overall (4 offensive).

Lynn Kidd ended up being important for the Hokies in this matchup. He buried 4 out of 7 for this contest for a field goal rate of 57.1%, and had 11 rebounds. He earned 17 points in his 24 mins of playing time and accumulated 1 assist in the game.

Virginia Tech has a win-loss record of 8-3 for the year. The Hokies commit 15.7 fouls per contest and they go 79.9% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 15.3 times per contest (91st in the nation) and they turn the ball over 11.4 times per contest. Virginia Tech has earned 814 points this year (74.0 per contest) and they grab 35.2 rebounds per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Hokies are shooting 43.3% from the field, which has them ranked 258th in the nation.

The Virginia Tech defense surrenders 30.3% on shots from distance (70 of 231) and opponents are knocking down 70.3% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 11.1 assists and 31.3 rebounds per contest, which is 74th and 39th in the country. The Hokies defensively are ranked 56th in the nation in points allowed per contest with 65.3. They are able to force 13.5 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.6% from the field (185th in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Virginia Tech

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