Virginia Tech Hokies vs Miami Hurricanes Prediction, 2/22/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Virginia Tech Hokies vs Miami Hurricanes

Date: Saturday, February 22, 2025

Location: Watsco Center in Stanford, CA

TV: ESPN+

The Virginia Tech Hokies (11-15) are traveling to Watsco Center on Saturday where they will take on the Miami Hurricanes (6-20).

The Virginia Tech Hokies stepped onto the hardwood against Boston College and ended up losing by a score of 54-36 in their last contest. Virginia Tech wrapped up the contest having earned a 29.4% field goal percentage (15 of 51) and made 3 of their 19 three-point shots. From the free throw line, the Hokies made 3 of their 8 attempts for a percentage of 37.5%. In terms of rebounding, they collected 32 with 9 of them being offensive. They also doled out 9 dimes in the game while forcing 11 turnovers and earning 11 steals. When it comes to defense, Virginia Tech let their opponent shoot 45.3% from the field on 24 of 53 shooting. Boston College earned 14 assists and had 9 steals for the game. Furthermore, Boston College snagged 32 boards (5 offensive, 27 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Boston College finished shooting 50.0% at the free throw line by burying 3 of 6 tries. They also buried 3 of 18 attempts from 3-point land. When it comes to personal fouls, the Hokies finished with 12 while Boston College had 12 personal fouls.

Mylyjael Poteat is a player who came through for this game. He walked away from this one shooting 55.6% from the floor and dished out 1 assist. He played for 24 mins played and also collected 5 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 10 points on 5 of 9 shooting.

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Virginia Tech enters this contest with a record of 11-15 so far this year. They average 68.7 points per contest (305th in Division 1) while shooting 43.6% from the floor. The Hokies are shooting 35.4% on shots from beyond the arc (203 of 574) and 71.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, Virginia Tech is pulling in 33.8 rebounds per game and has accounted for 337 assists for the year, which has them ranked 254th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 13.1 times per contest and as a unit they commit 17.0 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Hokies are forcing their opponents into 10.6 turnovers every game and they draw 15.4 personal fouls. They currently rank 239th in college hoops in allowing assists with 366 surrendered for the campaign. The Hokies are allowing a shooting percentage of 45.2% (660 of 1,459) and they concede 31.5 rebounds per contest as a team. They are giving up 32.7% on 3-pointers and they are 187th in college hoops in PPG allowed (71.9).

When they last played, the Miami Hurricanes went home defeated by a final of 74-66 when they faced Florida State. The Hurricanes collected 22 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 32 for the contest. They gave up possession of the ball 16 times, while earning 8 steals for the contest. Florida State earned 12 fouls in the matchup which got the Hurricanes to the charity stripe for a total of 14 attempts. They were able to bury 12 of those for a rate of 85.7%. Pertaining to shooting from downtown, Miami buried 4 of their 19 attempts (21.1%). Overall, the Hurricanes finished 25 out of 60 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.7%. The Hurricanes allowed Florida State to make 25 of their 55 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.5% for the matchup. They went 22.7% from 3-point land by connecting on 5 out of 22 and finished the contest at 19 of 29 at the free throw line (65.5%). When discussing attacking the glass, Miami permitted Florida State to snag 31 in all (9 on the offensive side).

Lynn Kidd ended up being a factor for the Hurricanes for this game. He scored 14 points in his 32 mins of playing time and tallied 2 assists for this contest. He made 7 of 8 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 87.5%, and tallied 11 rebounds.

Miami has a mark of 6-20 on the season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Hurricanes are hitting on 46.4% from the field, which has them ranked 98th in D-1. Miami has 1,947 points so far this season (74.9 per contest) and they pull down 31.9 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 12.9 times per game (249th in college) and they are turning it over 10.7 times per game. The Hurricanes are committing 14.7 fouls every game and they go 77.3% from the free throw line.

The Hurricanes on the defensive end are ranked 346th in college in points given up per game with 79.7. They are forcing 10.2 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 49.0% from the floor (360th in college). The Miami defense surrenders 38.5% on shots from 3-point land (235 of 610) and their opponents are knocking down 73.4% of their foul shots. They concede 16.2 dimes and 33.8 rebounds per game, ranking them 351st and 151st in the country.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Virginia Tech

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