Virginia Tech Hokies vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Prediction, 2/8/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Virginia Tech Hokies vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Date: Saturday, February 8, 2025

Location: Purcell Pavilion in South Bend, IN

TV: ESPN+

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (10-12) will take on the Virginia Tech Hokies (10-13) at Purcell Pavilion on Saturday.

The Virginia Tech Hokies stepped onto the hardwood against SMU and ended up losing by a score of 81-75 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Hokies ended up with 16 while SMU totaled 18 fouls. They made 10 of their 22 shots from distance. SMU ended up shooting 72.2% at the free throw line by burying 13 of their 18 tries. On top of that, SMU had 29 boards (11 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. SMU doled out 16 assists and had 6 steals for this game. In relation to defense, Virginia Tech allowed the other team to go 47.5% from the floor on 29 of 61 shooting. They also distributed 16 assists for this game in addition to forcing the other team into 6 turnovers and earning 3 steals. Pertaining to pulling down boards, they earned a total of 35 with 13 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Hokies converted 13 of their 17 tries for a percentage of 76.5%. Virginia Tech walked away from the contest having earned a 45.8% FG percentage (27 of 59) and converted 8 out of their 25 3-point attempts.

Jaden Schutt is one guy who played a role for the game. He went 38.5% from the floor but finished the game without an assist. He saw the court for 33 mins and grabbed 2 rebounds. He was able to score 15 points on 5 of 13 shooting.

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Virginia Tech comes into this game with a mark of 10-13 so far this season. They cough up possession 13.0 times per contest and as a group they commit 17.3 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Virginia Tech is snagging 34.0 rebounds per contest and has totaled 304 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 210th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Hokies are connecting on 36.8% from downtown (184 of 500) and 71.5% from the free throw line. They average 70.2 points per outing (281st in the country) while going 44.3% from the field.

On defense, the Hokies are forcing their opponents into 10.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 15.5 personal fouls. They are 276th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 325 relinquished this season. The Hokies defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 45.5% (591 of 1,300) and they surrender 31.2 boards per game as a team. They are giving up 33.6% on 3-point attempts while they are 231st in the country in PPG allowed (73.0).

The last time they took the court, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish took a loss by a score of 67-60 against Florida State. The Fighting Irish pulled down 16 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards for a total of 29 for the game. They turned the ball over 16 times, while getting 10 steals for the contest. Florida State was called for 19 fouls in this matchup which got the Fighting Irish to the charity stripe for 13 attempts. They were able to convert 6 of the free throw tries for a rate of 46.2%. Pertaining to shooting from distance, Notre Dame converted 8 out of 22 tries (36.4%). When the final whistle blew, the Fighting Irish went 23 out of 63 from the field which gave them a percentage of 36.5%. The Fighting Irish permitted Florida State to knock down 24 out of their 49 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.0% in this contest. They finished shooting 23.1% from distance by hitting 3 out of 13 and walked away from this one shooting 16 out of 19 from the free throw line (84.2%). Regarding how they cleaned up the glass, Notre Dame allowed Florida State to pull down 30 in total (6 offensive).

Markus Burton ended up having an impact for the Fighting Irish for this contest. He racked up 25 points in his 36 minutes of playing time and accounted for 1 assist in the game. He buried 10 out of 22 in this contest giving him a rate of 45.5%, and tallied 1 rebound.

Notre Dame has a win-loss record of 10-12 for the campaign. The Fighting Irish are committing 15.5 fouls every game and they shoot 73.1% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 12.3 times per contest (288th in Division 1) and they are turning it over 10.7 times per game. Notre Dame has accumulated 1,610 points for the year (73.2 per contest) and they snag 35.4 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offense, the Fighting Irish are shooting 46.1% from the floor, which ranks them 111th in college.

The Notre Dame defense gives up 31.8% on shots from distance (162 of 509) and opponents are knocking down 74.8% of their foul shots. They have given up 14.0 dimes and 31.6 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 261st and 36th in D-1. The Fighting Irish on defense are ranked 127th in D-1 in PPG given up with 69.9. They are able to force 10.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.2% from the field (225th in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Virginia Tech

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