North Carolina Tar Heels vs Virginia Tech Hokies Prediction, 3/4/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Carolina Tar Heels vs Virginia Tech Hokies

Date: Tuesday, March 4, 2025

Location: Cassell Coliseum in Ames, IA

TV: ESPN+

The North Carolina Tar Heels (19-11) are on their way to Cassell Coliseum on Tuesday where they will take on the Virginia Tech Hokies (13-16).

The North Carolina Tar Heels stepped onto the hardwood against Miami and earned the victory with a final of 92-73 in their last contest. North Carolina ended having earned a 58.9% field goal percentage (33 of 56) and buried 10 out of their 18 3-pointers. When they shot from the free throw line, the Tar Heels converted 16 of their 24 shots for a percentage of 66.7%. When it comes to hauling in rebounds, they earned 35 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 17 assists for the contest in addition to creating 10 turnovers and earning 1 steal. Pertaining to the defense, North Carolina let their opponent shoot 42.6% from the field on 29 out of 68 shooting. Miami distributed 11 assists and had 9 steals in this matchup. Furthermore, Miami totaled 24 rebounds (10 offensive, 14 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Miami finished the contest at 85.7% at the charity stripe by making 6 of their 7 shots. They knocked down 9 of their 30 attempts from long range. When talking about fouls, the Tar Heels ended up finishing with 7 while Miami accumulated 15 fouls.

Ven-Allen Lubin is one player who was a factor for this game. He walked away from this one shooting 90.0% from the field but had no dimes when the game ended. He saw the court for 29 mins played and also snagged 5 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 19 points on 9 of 10 shooting.

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North Carolina comes into this game with a mark of 19-11 on the season. They turn it over 10.9 times per contest and as a team are committing 17.0 fouls every game. As a unit, North Carolina is pulling down 36.7 boards per contest and has accounted for 438 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 109th in college in terms of passing. The Tar Heels are shooting 34.6% on shots from distance (228 of 659) and 73.5% from the free throw line. They average 81.8 pts per game (24th in college hoops) while going 48.0% from the field.

On defense, the Tar Heels are able to force 10.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.7 fouls. They relinquish 34.3% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 305th in college in points per game allowed (76.5). The Tar Heels are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.5% (812 of 1,867) and they relinquish 33.6 rebounds per contest as a team. They rank 194th in college in allowing assists with 394 surrendered for the campaign.

When they last played, the Virginia Tech Hokies walked away with a victory by a final of 101-95 when they faced Syracuse. The Hokies earned 17 defensive boards and 3 offensive rebounds for a total of 20 for the game. They turned it over 10 times, while earning 8 steals in this contest. Syracuse committed 20 fouls for the contest which took the Hokies to the free throw line for 23 shots. They were able to make 19 of the free throw tries for a rate of 82.6%. In regard to shooting from downtown, Virginia Tech made 8 of 19 attempts (42.1%). When all was said and done, the Hokies finished the game shooting 37 for 61 from the field which gave them a rate of 60.7%. The Hokies allowed Syracuse to knock down 33 of 61 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 54.1% in this contest. They finished 40.0% from three-point range by going 6 of 15 and walked away from this one shooting 23 out of 29 from the charity stripe (79.3%). Concerning how they attacked the glass, Virginia Tech permitted Syracuse to collect 26 in all (7 offensive).

Jaydon Young ended up being a major contributor for the Hokies in the matchup. He earned 26 points in his 40 mins on the court and had 3 dimes for the matchup. He knocked down 10 of 20 in this matchup giving him a rate of 50.0%, but wasn't able to snag a board.

Virginia Tech has a mark of 13-16 for the campaign. As an offensive team, the Hokies are connecting on 44.6% from the field, which ranks them 196th in the country. Virginia Tech has scored 2,034 points this year (70.1 per game) and they collect 33.4 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 13.1 times per contest (226th in college hoops) and they lose possession via turnover 13.0 times per contest. The Hokies commit 17.0 personal fouls per contest and they hit 72.3% from the charity stripe.

The Hokies defensively are ranked 200th in college in PPG given up with 72.5. They have forced 10.8 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 45.6% from the floor (283rd in college). The Virginia Tech defense surrenders 32.7% from downtown (221 of 675) and their opponents are making 76.3% of their foul shots. They have given up 14.3 assists and 31.4 total rebounds per game, which is 274th and 33rd in college.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take North Carolina

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