Virginia Tech Hokies vs Duke Blue Devils Prediction, 2/25/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Virginia Tech Hokies vs Duke Blue Devils

Date: Saturday, February 25, 2023

Location: Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, NC

TV: ESPN

The Virginia Tech Hokies (16-12) are traveling to Cameron Indoor Stadium on Saturday where they will meet the Duke Blue Devils (20-8).

The Virginia Tech Hokies stepped onto the hardwood against Miami and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 76-70 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Hokies ended up finishing with 14 while Miami accumulated 11 personal fouls. They made 7 of their 22 shots from distance. Miami finished the contest at 78.9% from the charity stripe by knocking down 15 of 19 attempts. On top of that, Miami grabbed 38 boards (14 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Miami recorded 10 assists and had 8 steals for this contest. In regard to defense, Virginia Tech allowed the other team to shoot 42.2% from the floor on 27 of 64 shooting. They also dished out 16 assists in the game while forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and earning 6 steals. With regard to grabbing boards, they collected a total of 28 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Hokies knocked down 5 of their 7 tries for a rate of 71.4%. Virginia Tech wrapped up the game with a 46.7% field goal percentage (28 of 60) and converted 9 of 27 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Sean Pedulla is someone who was a major factor in this game. He racked up 17 points on 6 of 15 shooting. He played 37 mins and collected 6 rebounds. He went 40.0% from the floor and recorded 3 dimes.

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Virginia Tech comes into this contest with a win-loss record of 16-12 this season. They lose possession via turnover 10.1 times per contest and as a unit are committing 15.8 fouls every game. As a team, Virginia Tech is pulling in 34.1 boards per contest and has racked up 440 dimes for the season, which ranks 37th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Hokies are connecting on 35.4% on three-point attempts (225 of 635) and 73.2% from the charity stripe. They average 74.5 points per outing (120th in the country) while shooting 47.4% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Hokies are forcing their opponents into 11.1 turnovers per game while drawing 15.7 fouls. They are ranked 155th in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 350 surrendered for the season. The Hokies defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 43.7% (720 of 1,649) and they surrender 33.7 rebounds per contest as a group. They are conceding 33.8% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 167th in college basketball in opponents PPG (69.5).

For their last game, the Duke Blue Devils took home the win by a final score of 79-62 when they played Louisville. In relation to rebounding, Duke allowed Louisville to snag 22 in total (5 offensive). They wrapped up this game 41.2% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 7 out of 17 and ended up shooting 9 out of 10 at the free throw line (90.0%). The Blue Devils permitted Louisville to knock down 23 out of 52 tries from the field which had them at 44.2% for the game. At the conclusion of this game, the Blue Devils walked away from this one shooting 29 out of 59 from the field which gave them a percentage of 49.2%. In the matter of three-point shots, Duke buried 9 of their 22 tries (40.9%). They were able to knock down 12 of those for a rate of 66.7%. Louisville was called for 15 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Blue Devils to the charity stripe for a total of 18 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 5 times, while recording 6 steals for this game. The Blue Devils earned 20 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 31 in this game.

Jeremy Roach pitched in for the Blue Devils for the contest. He earned 14 points in his 30 mins of playing time and accumulated 6 assists in this game. He converted 6 out of 9 for this game for a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and tallied 1 rebound.

Duke has a win-loss record of 20-8 on the season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Blue Devils are hitting on 44.3% from the floor, which is 202nd in the country. Duke has accounted for 2,012 pts on the campaign (71.9 per contest) and they snag 39.2 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 14.9 times per contest (62nd in Division 1) and they are turning it over 12.5 times per game. The Blue Devils have committed 15.2 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 76.4% from the free throw line.

The Duke defense gives up 30.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (171 of 557) and their opposition knocks down 75.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 11.6 dimes and 30.8 rebounds every game, which ranks them 100th and 22nd in Division 1. The Blue Devils on defense are ranked 32nd in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 63.9. They are forcing 11.5 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.4% from the field (61st in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Virginia Tech

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