Pittsburgh Panthers vs Virginia Tech Hokies Prediction, 12/7/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Panthers vs Virginia Tech Hokies

Date: Saturday, December 7, 2024

Location: Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, VA

TV: ESPN+

Cassell Coliseum is the site where the Virginia Tech Hokies (3-5) will go up against the Pittsburgh Panthers (7-2) on Saturday.

The Pittsburgh Panthers faced off with Mississippi State and took a loss by a score of 90-57 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Panthers finished with 11 while Mississippi State recorded 11 fouls. They also made 7 of their 21 shots from downtown. Mississippi State finished the game at 69.2% from the charity stripe by burying 9 of their 13 attempts. Moreover, Mississippi State grabbed 47 rebounds (16 offensive, 31 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Mississippi State recorded 18 assists and had 8 steals in the matchup. In terms of defense, Pittsburgh allowed 57.8% from the field on 37 of 64 shooting. They also recorded 8 assists for the contest while forcing 14 turnovers and getting 9 steals. With regard to getting rebounds, they earned 24 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Panthers made 9 of 13 attempts for a percentage of 69.2%. Pittsburgh finished with a 31.3% field goal percentage (20 of 64) and converted 8 of their 26 3-pointers.

Jaland Lowe is one player who was a major factor in the game. He recorded 19 points on 7 of 21 shooting. He played 35 mins and pulled down 4 rebounds. He finished the contest at 33.3% from the field and also recorded 3 dimes.

Get all of our NCAA Basketball Betting Picks

Pittsburgh comes into this one with a record of 7-2 so far this year. They are turning it over 9.8 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 17.1 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Pittsburgh is pulling down 37.7 rebounds per contest and has earned 125 dimes so far this year, which is 148th in the nation in terms of passing. The Panthers are connecting on 33.5% on shots from beyond the arc (75 of 224) and 75.4% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 82.0 pts per contest (67th in college hoops) while going 47.4% from the field.

Defensively, the Panthers are forcing 12.6 turnovers every game and they draw 18.7 personal fouls. They concede 30.2% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 137th in the country in points per game from their opponents (69.1). The Panthers defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 41.6% (224 of 539) and they concede 34.8 rebounds per game as a squad. They are ranked 139th in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 101 conceded so far this year.

In their last game, the Virginia Tech Hokies took a loss by a final score of 80-64 when they played Vanderbilt. The Hokies were able to snag 22 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards totaling 34 for the game. They gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while getting 7 steals for this game. Vanderbilt earned 11 personal fouls in this game which got the Hokies to the free throw line for a total of 13 shots. They were able to knock down 10 of the free throw tries for a rate of 76.9%. In terms of shots from beyond the perimeter, Virginia Tech buried 8 out of their 29 attempts (27.6%). When the final whistle blew, the Hokies finished the game shooting 23 for 60 from the field which gave them a rate of 38.3%. The Hokies permitted Vanderbilt to bury 29 out of their 55 attempts from the field which had them at 52.7% in the matchup. They wrapped up this game 33.3% from 3-point land by going 9 out of 27 and finished the contest at 13 of 18 from the charity stripe (72.2%). When discussing how they rebounded, Virginia Tech permitted Vanderbilt to get 21 overall (3 on the offensive side).

Jaden Schutt was important for the Hokies in this contest. He converted 5 of 11 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 45.5%, and added 4 rebounds. He accumulated 15 points in his 34 minutes on the court and had 3 assists for the matchup.

Virginia Tech has a record of 3-5 for the season. The Hokies are responsible for committing 18.6 fouls every game and they go 71.1% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 12.3 times per contest (286th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 14.9 times per contest. Virginia Tech has 549 points this year (68.6 per game) and they grab 37.0 boards per contest. As an offensive unit, the Hokies are shooting 40.9% from the floor, which is ranked 323rd in the country.

The Hokies on defense are ranked 196th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 71.4. They are forcing 12.9 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 45.1% from the floor (275th in Division 1). The Virginia Tech defense concedes 30.5% from downtown (62 of 203) and opponents are connecting on 69.9% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 13.5 dimes and 30.9 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 230th and 36th in those categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Virginia Tech

Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. No Obligation. No Salesman. No Credit Card. Fast Sign up with Instant Access Click Here