Vermont Catamounts vs Virginia Tech Hokies Prediction, 12/16/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Vermont Catamounts vs Virginia Tech Hokies

Date: Saturday, December 16, 2023

Location: Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, VA

TV: ESPN

The Vermont Catamounts (8-3) are traveling to Cassell Coliseum on Saturday where they will try to beat the Virginia Tech Hokies (7-3).

The Vermont Catamounts took the court against Colgate and took a loss by a score of 77-71 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Catamounts ended up finishing with 13 and Colgate accumulated 12 personal fouls. They also made 8 of their 15 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Colgate finished the game shooting 75.0% from the charity stripe by making 9 of their 12 tries. On top of that, Colgate had 28 rebounds (7 offensive, 21 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Colgate earned 8 assists and had 4 steals for this game. In regard to defending, Vermont allowed their opponent to shoot 53.6% from the floor on 30 of 56 shooting. They also recorded 13 assists for this game while forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and having 5 steals. Regarding grabbing boards, they collected 25 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Catamounts converted 9 of their 11 attempts for a percentage of 81.8%. Vermont finished the game with a 50.0% field goal percentage (27 out of 54) and converted 8 out of their 25 shots from downtown.

Shamir Bogues is someone who was a contributor for this game. He ended up finishing with 13 points on 6 of 10 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 34 minutes and also collected 7 rebounds. He went 60.0% from the field and distributed 2 assists.

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Vermont will enter this contest with a mark of 8-3 so far this season. They currently have an average of 74.6 pts per contest (187th in the nation) while hitting 48.5% from the floor. The Catamounts are hitting 38.9% on shots beyond the perimeter (117 of 301) and 69.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, Vermont is snagging 34.5 rebounds per contest and has tallied 162 dimes for the year, which ranks 61st in college hoops in terms of passing. They are turning it over 9.8 times per contest and as a squad they commit 13.4 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Catamounts are forcing their opponents into 9.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 13.9 personal fouls. They currently rank 72nd in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 104 conceded for the season. The Catamounts defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 41.9% (261 of 623) and they concede 31.1 boards per game as a unit. They relinquish 33.2% on 3-pointers and they are 34th in the nation in points per game allowed (63.7).

In their last game, the Virginia Tech Hokies took home the win by a final score of 71-50 when they played Valparaiso. The Hokies pulled down 25 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards totaling 37 for the matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while recording 5 steals in this contest. Valparaiso was called for 15 personal fouls for this contest which took the Hokies to the charity stripe for a total of 18 attempts. They were able to make 15 of them for a rate of 83.3%. When it comes to shots from beyond the perimeter, Virginia Tech knocked down 10 out of 27 attempts (37.0%). In all, the Hokies went 23 for 53 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.4%. The Hokies permitted Valparaiso to make 21 of 52 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 40.4% in this matchup. They went 12.5% from behind the 3-point line by going 3 of 24 and walked away from this one shooting 5 out of 8 at the charity stripe (62.5%). In the matter of cleaning the glass, Virginia Tech permitted Valparaiso to collect 20 in all (4 on the offensive side).

Hunter Cattoor was important for the Hokies in this matchup. He knocked down 5 of 9 for the contest giving him a rate of 55.6%, and accumulated 3 rebounds. He earned 19 points in his 33 mins of playing time and earned 3 dimes in this contest.

Virginia Tech has a mark of 7-3 this year. As an offense, the Hokies are shooting 43.4% from the field, which is 250th in the nation. Virginia Tech has totaled 741 points on the season (74.1 per game) and they average 34.5 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 15.5 times per contest (80th in college basketball) and they are giving up possession 11.8 times per game. The Hokies commit 15.8 personal fouls every game and they connect on 80.5% from the free throw line.

The Hokies on the defensive end are ranked 84th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 66.7. They are forcing their opponents into 14.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 43.1% from the floor (208th in D-1). The Virginia Tech defense allows 31.3% on shots from 3-point land (66 of 211) and opponents are knocking down 71.1% of their free throw attempts. They give up 11.5 dimes and 31.8 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 103rd and 59th in those categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Vermont

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