California Golden Bears vs Virginia Tech Hokies Prediction, 3/11/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: California Golden Bears vs Virginia Tech Hokies

Date: Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: ACCN

Spectrum Center is the site where the Virginia Tech Hokies (13-17) will attempt to beat the California Golden Bears (13-17) on Tuesday.

The California Golden Bears faced Louisville and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 85-68 in their last contest. California ended the game having earned a 29.6% field goal percentage (21 of 71) and made 9 of 32 shots from 3-point land. From the charity stripe, the Golden Bears converted 17 of their 22 attempts for a percentage of 77.3%. In the matter of grabbing boards, they earned a total of 38 with 19 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 11 assists for the matchup while creating 14 turnovers and having 9 steals. In regard to the defense, California allowed their opponent to shoot 52.9% from the floor on 27 of 51 shooting. Louisville doled out 12 assists and had 5 steals for the game. On top of that, Louisville pulled down 37 rebounds (5 offensive, 32 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Louisville finished the game shooting 76.9% from the charity stripe by burying 20 of 26 attempts. They knocked down 11 out of their 23 attempts from 3-point land. In regard to fouls, the Golden Bears finished with 20 and Louisville totaled 17 fouls.

Jovan Blacksher Jr. is one player who was a factor for the contest. He went 50.0% from the field and also distributed 3 dimes. He saw the court for 32 mins played and also collected 4 boards. He accounted for 22 points on 7 out of 14 shooting.

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California will play this contest with a win-loss mark of 13-17 for the campaign. They are averaging 74.3 points per outing (169th in the nation) while shooting 41.6% from the floor. The Golden Bears are connecting on 32.0% on 3-point shots (219 of 685) and 74.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, California is pulling down 37.2 boards per game and has earned 315 dimes for the season, which is 357th in the nation in terms of passing. They cough up possession 11.5 times per game and as a team they commit 16.2 fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Golden Bears are able to force 11.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.9 fouls. They rank 63rd in Division 1 in allowing assists with 358 conceded this season. The Golden Bears are giving up a shooting percentage of 46.8% (820 of 1,754) and they relinquish 34.7 rebounds per game as a team. They relinquish 38.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 288th in the nation in opponents PPG (75.7).

In their last game, the Virginia Tech Hokies took a loss by a final score of 91-59 when they faced North Carolina. The Hokies earned 17 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 24 in the matchup. They turned it over 12 times, while getting 6 steals in this contest. North Carolina committed 13 personal fouls for this game which took the Hokies to the charity stripe for a total of 15 tries. They were able to make 8 of the free throw tries for a clip of 53.3%. Regarding 3-pointers, Virginia Tech made 7 of 21 tries (33.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Hokies went 22 for 58 from the field which had them shooting 37.9%. The Hokies allowed North Carolina to make 33 of their 56 tries from the field which had them shooting 58.9% for this game. They wrapped up this game 53.6% from distance by connecting on 15 of 28 and ended up going 10 of 12 at the free throw line (83.3%). In reference to team rebounding, Virginia Tech permitted North Carolina to collect 36 in total (6 on the offensive glass).

Ben Burnham pitched in for the Hokies for the contest. He made 5 out of 8 in this matchup giving him a rate of 62.5%, and added 9 rebounds. He earned 12 points in his 31 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist in this matchup.

Virginia Tech has a win-loss record of 13-17 so far this season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Hokies are hitting on 44.3% from the field, which is ranked 214th in the nation. Virginia Tech has totaled 2,093 points this season (69.8 per game) and they snag 33.2 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 13.0 times per contest (230th in college) and they lose possession via turnover 13.0 times per contest. The Hokies are responsible for committing 16.8 fouls every game and they go 71.7% from the charity stripe.

The Hokies on defense are ranked 218th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 73.1. They are forcing their opponents into 10.8 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.0% from the floor (302nd in Division 1). The Virginia Tech defense concedes 33.6% on 3-pointers (236 of 703) and their opponents are converting on 76.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 14.6 dimes and 31.6 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 295th and 37th in D-1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Virginia Tech

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