Virginia Tech Hokies vs Stanford Cardinal Prediction, 1/8/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Virginia Tech Hokies vs Stanford Cardinal

Date: Wednesday, January 8, 2025

Location: Maples Pavilion in Stanford, CA

TV: ESPN+

The Virginia Tech Hokies (6-8) are headed to Maples Pavilion on Wednesday where they will compete against the Stanford Cardinal (9-5).

The Virginia Tech Hokies played Miami and earned the victory with a final of 86-85 in their last contest. Virginia Tech wrapped up the contest having earned a 54.2% FG percentage (32 of 59) and buried 9 out of their 20 3-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Hokies made 13 of their 15 attempts for a percentage of 86.7%. Regarding pulling down rebounds, they earned 25 with 8 of them being offensive. They also doled out 23 assists in the matchup as well as forcing 11 turnovers and getting 8 steals. When it comes to the defense, Virginia Tech allowed the other team to go 58.9% from the field on 33 of 56 shooting. Miami dished out 19 assists and had 7 steals for the contest. In addition, Miami snagged 22 rebounds (7 offensive, 15 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Miami finished 64.7% from the charity stripe by converting 11 of 17 tries. They made 8 of 17 shots from downtown. With respect to personal fouls, the Hokies ended up with 16 while Miami accounted for 13 personal fouls.

Mylyjael Poteat is one player who played a role for this contest. He walked away from this one shooting 62.5% from the floor but had no assists when the time ran out. He saw the court for 30 minutes and snagged 3 boards. He ended up walking away with 25 points on 10 out of 16 shooting.

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Virginia Tech heads into this matchup with a record of 6-8 so far this year. They currently have an average of 71.1 pts per contest (276th in college hoops) while going 44.0% from the floor. The Hokies are shooting 35.0% from downtown (112 of 320) and 73.9% from the charity stripe. As a team, Virginia Tech is grabbing 33.8 boards per game and has accounted for 200 dimes this season, which is 222nd in Division 1 in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 14.1 times per game and as a squad are committing 18.1 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Hokies are forcing their opponents into 12.4 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 15.7 personal fouls. They are conceding 32.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 243rd in college hoops in PPG allowed (73.5). The Hokies defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 46.1% (361 of 783) and they relinquish 30.6 boards per contest as a unit. They are currently ranked 202nd in college in giving up assists with 197 surrendered this year.

The last time they took the court, the Stanford Cardinal took a defeat with a final score of 83-68 against Pittsburgh. With respect to cleaning the glass, Stanford permitted Pittsburgh to snag 31 in all (10 on the offensive glass). They went 36.8% from three-point range by going 7 out of 19 and ended up going 14 of 15 at the charity stripe (93.3%). The Cardinal allowed Pittsburgh to bury 31 of their 55 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 56.4% for the contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Cardinal ended up shooting 18 for 51 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 35.3%. In regard to 3-pointers, Stanford converted 9 out of their 28 tries (32.1%). They were able to bury 23 of the free throw tries for a clip of 88.5%. Pittsburgh committed 16 fouls in the game which took the Cardinal to the charity stripe for 26 tries. They also turned the ball over 11 times, while getting 9 steals in this matchup. The Cardinal earned 11 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 17 for the matchup.

Maxime Raynaud ended up being important for the Cardinal for the game. He racked up 21 points in his 29 minutes of playing time and accounted for 1 assist for this game. He converted 7 of 10 for the game giving him a rate of 70.0%, and tallied 5 rebounds.

Stanford has a win-loss record of 9-5 this season. The Cardinal are committing 17.9 personal fouls every game and they hit 75.4% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 14.2 times per contest (170th in college) and they are losing possession via turnover 10.3 times per contest. Stanford has accounted for 1,076 points on the season (76.9 per contest) and they pull in 35.6 boards per contest. When it comes to offense, the Cardinal are connecting on 43.8% from the field, which has them ranked 248th in the country.

The Stanford defense gives up 32.2% on shots from distance (86 of 267) and opponents are making 78.0% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 9.4 assists and 33.1 total boards per game, which is 9th and 125th in those defensive categories. The Cardinal on the defensive end are ranked 204th in D-1 in points allowed per contest with 71.9. They are forcing 12.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 44.9% from the floor (280th in college).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Virginia Tech

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