Duke Blue Devils vs Virginia Tech Hokies Prediction, 1/23/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Duke Blue Devils vs Virginia Tech Hokies

Date: Monday, January 23, 2023

Location: Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, VA

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Duke (+2)

Cassell Coliseum is where the Virginia Tech Hokies (11-8) will play the Duke Blue Devils (14-5) on Monday. Virginia Tech is 2-point favorites. The over/under is 134.5.

The Duke Blue Devils stepped onto the hardwood against Miami and went home with a win by a final score of 68-66 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Blue Devils finished with 15 and Miami accumulated 17 fouls. They also buried 10 of their 21 attempts from beyond the arc. Miami finished the game shooting 80.0% at the charity stripe by making 12 of 15 tries. In addition, Miami snagged 38 boards (13 offensive, 25 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Miami earned 10 assists and had 7 steals in this matchup. In relation to defending, Duke allowed the other team to shoot 34.9% from the floor on 22 out of 63 shooting. They also doled out 19 assists in the game while forcing the opposition into 6 turnovers and earning 5 steals. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they earned 41 with 14 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Blue Devils buried 9 of their 15 attempts for a rate of 60.0%. Duke walked away from the game with a 40.3% FG percentage (25 out of 62) and made 9 of 21 three-point shots.

Kyle Filipowski is one guy who came through in this matchup. He accounted for 17 points on 5 of 12 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 34 minutes played and grabbed 14 rebounds. He finished the game at 41.7% from the field and also totaled 2 assists.

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Duke enters this game with a win-loss mark of 14-5 for the year. They have an average of 72.0 points per outing (171st in college basketball) while connecting on 42.9% from the field. The Blue Devils are shooting 31.7% on shots from beyond the arc (128 of 404) and 77.5% from the free throw line. As a unit, Duke is collecting 40.0 rebounds per game and has accounted for 270 assists on the year, which is 161st in Division 1 in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.5 times per game and as a team they are committing 15.7 personal fouls per game.

On defense, the Blue Devils are forcing their opponents into 12.0 turnovers per game and they draw 17.7 personal fouls. They are conceding 29.5% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 37th in college basketball in points per game allowed (63.5). The Blue Devils are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 41.1% (448 of 1,089) and they concede 31.2 boards per contest as a team. They currently rank 63rd in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 214 relinquished for the campaign.

For their last game, the Virginia Tech Hokies walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 51-50 when they played Clemson. The Hokies corralled 27 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive rebounds for a total of 31 for the contest. They turned it over 13 times, while getting 9 steals for this game. Clemson had 14 fouls in this game which got the Hokies to the free throw line for 12 attempts. They were able to make 8 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 66.7%. When discussing shots from downtown, Virginia Tech converted 6 out of 22 attempts (27.3%). In all, the Hokies shot 18 out of 53 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 34.0%. The Hokies permitted Clemson to make 18 out of their 47 attempts from the field which had them shooting 38.3% for this game. They finished the game shooting 16.7% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 3 of 18 and walked away from this one shooting 12 of 15 at the free throw line (80.0%). Regarding cleaning the glass, Virginia Tech allowed Clemson to snag 33 in total (3 on the offensive side).

Grant Basile ended up being a major contributor for the Hokies in this game. He converted 5 out of 10 for the game for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 8 rebounds. He totaled 13 points in his 27 mins of playing time and accumulated 1 assist in this contest.

Virginia Tech has a win-loss mark of 11-8 for the campaign. The Hokies commit 15.6 personal fouls every game and they go 74.4% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 14.6 times per contest (88th in the nation) and they are giving up possession 10.1 times per contest. Virginia Tech has totaled 1,379 points so far this season (72.6 per game) and they collect 35.7 rebounds per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Hokies are connecting on 46.0% from the field, which ranks them 104th in the nation.

The Virginia Tech defense surrenders 31.2% on 3-point attempts (124 of 398) and opponents are knocking down 71.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 11.2 dimes and 34.3 boards every game, ranking them 76th and 192nd in college basketball. The Hokies on defense are ranked 81st in the country in points given up per game with 65.6. They are forcing 11.7 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.6% from the floor (90th in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Virginia Tech (-2)

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