Delaware State Hornets vs Virginia Tech Hokies Prediction, 11/4/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Delaware State Hornets vs Virginia Tech Hokies

Date: Monday, November 4, 2024

Location: Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, VA

TV: ESPN+

The Delaware State Hornets (15-19 last year) are hitting the road to Cassell Coliseum on Monday where they will try to beat the Virginia Tech Hokies (19-15 last season).

The Delaware State Hornets took the court against Seattle and took a loss by a score of 79-66 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Hornets finished with 17 while Seattle recorded 10 personal fouls. They knocked down 9 out of their 23 shots from beyond the arc. Seattle finished the contest at 72.7% at the charity stripe by burying 16 of their 22 tries. Moreover, Seattle pulled down 37 rebounds (13 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Seattle distributed 16 assists and had 13 steals in this contest. When discussing the defense, Delaware State allowed their opponent to shoot 43.5% from the field on 27 out of 62 shooting. They also doled out 14 dimes in the matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and earning 8 steals. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they compiled 27 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Hornets converted 12 of their 15 shots for a rate of 80.0%. Delaware State wrapped up the contest having earned a 47.3% field goal percentage (26 of 55) and converted 2 of 9 3-point shots.

Deywilk Tavarez is one player who played a role for the matchup. He went 54.5% from the field and also distributed 5 assists. He saw the court for 33 mins played and also totaled 2 boards. He accumulated 15 points on 6 out of 11 shooting.

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Delaware State comes into this one after finishing with a mark of 15-19 last year. They had an average of 70.6 points per game (265th in the nation) while going 43.4% from the field. The Hornets connected on 32.0% on three-point attempts (158 of 494) and 70.6% from the free throw line. As a team, Delaware State snagged 34.4 boards per contest and accounted for 413 assists throughout last season, which had them ranked 223rd in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They coughed up possession 14.8 times per contest and as a team committed 16.9 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Hornets forced 15.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they drew 18.6 personal fouls. They surrendered 36.3% on shots from downtown while they were 144th in the country in PPG allowed (71.0). The Hornets defensively gave up an opponent FG percentage of 43.4% (831 of 1,914) and they conceded 32.3 boards per game as a squad. They were 228th in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 440 relinquished over the course of last year.

The last time they took the court, the Virginia Tech Hokies took a loss by a final score of 81-73 when they faced Ohio State. Regarding cleaning up the glass, Virginia Tech allowed Ohio State to get 37 in all (6 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 23.5% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 4 of 17 and ended up going 29 of 32 at the free throw line (90.6%). The Hokies allowed Ohio State to bury 24 of their 61 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 39.3% for this game. Overall, the Hokies finished the game shooting 26 out of 64 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.6%. Pertaining to shots from beyond the perimeter, Virginia Tech buried 5 of their 21 attempts (23.8%). They were able to knock down 16 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 80.0%. Ohio State was called for 19 personal fouls for this contest which took the Hokies to the free throw line for 20 attempts. They turned it over 15 times, while recording 7 steals in the matchup. The Hokies were able to snag 30 defensive boards and 4 offensive rebounds for a total of 34 for this contest.

Hunter Cattoor ended up having an impact for the Hokies in this matchup. He earned 18 points in his 38 minutes of playing time and accounted for 2 assists in this contest. He made 6 of 15 in this matchup for a rate of 40.0%, and had 3 rebounds.

Virginia Tech had a win-loss mark of 19-15 last season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Hokies shot 46.5% from the field, which ranked 70th in the nation. Virginia Tech tallied 2,547 points throughout last season (74.9 per game) and they averaged 32.4 rebounds per contest. They earned an assist 15.1 times per contest (61st in college basketball) and they turned it over 11.1 times per game. The Hokies were responsible for committing 15.9 fouls per contest and they went 79.3% from the charity stripe.

The Virginia Tech defense allowed 33.9% on 3-point shots (223 of 658) and opponents knocked down 73.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allowed 12.7 assists and 31.9 rebounds per contest, which ranked them 158th and 27th in the nation. The Hokies on defense were ranked 139th in Division 1 in points given up per game with 71.0. They forced 11.5 TO's per game and allowed teams to shoot 45.2% from the field (277th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Delaware State

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