Jacksonville Dolphins vs Virginia Tech Hokies Prediction, 11/20/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Jacksonville Dolphins vs Virginia Tech Hokies

Date: Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Location: Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, VA

TV: ESPN+

The Jacksonville Dolphins (2-2) are hitting the road to Cassell Coliseum on Wednesday where they will meet the Virginia Tech Hokies (3-1).

The Jacksonville Dolphins played South Carolina State and walked away with a win by a score of 71-62 in their last contest. Jacksonville wrapped up the contest having earned a 48.1% field goal percentage (26 of 54) and buried 12 of their 22 three-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Dolphins made 7 of their 14 tries for a rate of 50.0%. In relation to pulling down boards, they earned 37 with 12 of them being offensive. They also doled out 20 assists in the game as well as forcing 14 turnovers and getting 8 steals. When talking about defense, Jacksonville allowed the other team to shoot 37.9% from the floor on 22 of 58 shooting. South Carolina State recorded 8 dimes and had 13 steals for this contest. On top of that, South Carolina State snagged 25 rebounds (11 offensive, 14 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. South Carolina State finished shooting 60.0% at the charity stripe by converting 15 of their 25 shots. They also converted 3 out of their 15 shots from 3-point range. In the matter of personal fouls, the Dolphins walked away with 17 and South Carolina State recorded 13 personal fouls.

Chris Arias is one player who played a role in this game. He went 77.8% from the floor and also recorded 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 24 minutes and also pulled down 4 rebounds. He finished with 19 points on 7 of 9 shooting.

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Jacksonville enters this contest with a win-loss record of 2-2 for the season. They are averaging 69.5 pts per game (301st in D-1) on 40.3% from the field. The Dolphins are hitting 30.1% on three-point attempts (31 of 103) and 66.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Jacksonville is pulling down 42.8 boards per contest and has accumulated 61 assists for the season, which has them ranked 162nd in college basketball in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 17.0 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 18.8 fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Dolphins are forcing 14.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 13.8 personal fouls. They give up 30.0% on shots from distance while they are 201st in college basketball in PPG allowed (71.5). The Dolphins are giving up a field goal percentage of 44.3% (101 of 228) and they relinquish 34.5 rebounds per game as a team. They rank 170th in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 49 surrendered for the year.

In their last game, the Virginia Tech Hokies took a loss by a final score of 86-64 when they faced Penn State. In regard to how they rebounded, Virginia Tech allowed Penn State to snag 23 in all (5 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 36.4% from behind the 3-point line by going 8 of 22 and ended up shooting 22 out of 30 from the free throw line (73.3%). The Hokies allowed Penn State to convert 28 of 55 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 50.9% for this game. When the final whistle blew, the Hokies finished shooting 20 out of 45 from the field which had them sitting at 44.4%. In reference to shooting from distance, Virginia Tech knocked down 5 out of their 18 tries (27.8%). They were able to make 19 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 73.1%. Penn State committed 22 fouls for this game which got the Hokies to the charity stripe for a total of 26 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 24 times, while getting 3 steals for this game. The Hokies collected 23 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 31 in the game.

Mylyjael Poteat ended up having an impact for the Hokies for the contest. He made 4 of 8 in this matchup giving him a rate of 50.0%, and totaled 2 rebounds. He earned 15 points in his 23 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 dimes in the game.

Virginia Tech has a win-loss mark of 3-1 for the campaign. The Hokies commit 20.5 fouls every game and they shoot 71.0% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 14.0 times per contest (207th in college basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 15.0 times per game. Virginia Tech has scored 298 pts on the campaign (74.5 per game) and they average 37.5 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Hokies are connecting on 43.8% from the field, which is 241st in college basketball.

The Virginia Tech defense surrenders 29.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter (25 of 85) and their opponents are converting on 70.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 11.8 assists and 28.0 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks 140th and 13th in the nation. The Hokies on the defensive side of the court are 137th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 68.0. They are forcing 14.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.9% from the floor (217th in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Jacksonville

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