Virginia Tech Hokies vs Clemson Tigers Prediction, 3/8/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Virginia Tech Hokies vs Clemson Tigers

Date: Saturday, March 8, 2025

Location: Littlejohn Coliseum in Louisville, KY

TV: ESPN+

The Clemson Tigers (25-5) welcome the Virginia Tech Hokies (13-17) at Littlejohn Coliseum on Saturday.

The Virginia Tech Hokies faced off with North Carolina and took a loss by a score of 91-59 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Hokies ended up with 11 and North Carolina finished the game with 13 personal fouls. They converted 15 of their 28 shots from long range. North Carolina finished 83.3% from the charity stripe by converting 10 of their 12 shots. On top of that, North Carolina snagged 36 rebounds (6 offensive, 30 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. North Carolina earned 24 dimes and had 10 steals in this game. In regard to the defense, Virginia Tech allowed the other team to go 58.9% from the floor on 33 out of 56 shooting. They also dished out 10 assists in this game in addition to creating 13 turnovers and having 6 steals. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 24 with 7 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Hokies buried 8 of their 15 attempts for a percentage of 53.3%. Virginia Tech ended having earned a 37.9% FG percentage (22 of 58) and buried 7 out of their 21 shots from beyond the arc.

Ben Burnham is one guy who came through in this matchup. He finished shooting 62.5% from the field and totaled 1 assist. He played 31 mins and also totaled 9 rebounds. He was able to score 12 points on 5 of 8 shooting.

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Virginia Tech will enter this matchup with a mark of 13-17 on the season. They turn it over 13.0 times per contest and as a team are committing 16.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Virginia Tech is collecting 33.2 rebounds per game and has earned 391 assists this year, which is 235th in college in terms of passing the ball. The Hokies are connecting on 36.0% on 3-point shots (241 of 669) and 71.7% from the charity stripe. They average 69.8 pts per game (290th in the country) while connecting on 44.3% from the field.

Defensively, the Hokies are forcing 10.8 turnovers per game while drawing 15.1 fouls. They give up 33.6% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 217th in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (73.1). The Hokies are giving up a field goal percentage of 46.0% (778 of 1,690) and they relinquish 31.6 boards per game as a team. They are 291st in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 438 relinquished on the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Clemson Tigers got the victory with a final of 78-69 against Boston College. Concerning how they cleaned up the glass, Clemson permitted Boston College to pull down 24 in all (7 offensive). They went 33.3% from distance by hitting 6 out of 18 and ended up shooting 13 of 18 at the charity stripe (72.2%). The Tigers allowed Boston College to convert 25 of their 60 tries from the field which had them shooting 41.7% for the matchup. When all was said and done, the Tigers shot 29 for 58 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0%. With regard to shots from distance, Clemson knocked down 8 of 20 tries (40.0%). They were able to make 12 of those for a rate of 75.0%. Boston College committed 14 personal fouls in this game which took the Tigers to the free throw line for 16 tries. They coughed up the ball 13 times, while recording 5 steals for the matchup. The Tigers corralled 28 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards for a total of 40 in this matchup.

Jaeden Zackery was important for the Tigers in this matchup. He converted 7 out of 12 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 58.3%, and accumulated 3 rebounds. He earned 21 points in his 38 mins of playing time, but wasn't able to earn an assist.

Clemson has a win-loss record of 25-5 on the campaign. The Tigers are committing 15.3 fouls every game and they go 76.9% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 14.9 times per contest (94th in college) and they are turning it over 10.3 times per game. Clemson has scored 2,324 pts this year (77.5 per game) and they average 35.4 rebounds per contest. As an offensive team, the Tigers are hitting on 47.1% from the floor, which ranks them 61st in the nation.

The Clemson defense allows 32.9% on shots from 3-point land (213 of 648) and their opponents are converting on 69.2% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 10.5 dimes and 32.2 rebounds per contest, ranking them 22nd and 57th in D-1. The Tigers on the defensive side of the court are 38th in D-1 in PPG given up with 66.3. They are forcing their opponents into 13.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.8% from the floor (122nd in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Virginia Tech

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