The Virginia Tech Hokies (5-7) travel to face off against the Duke Blue Devils (10-2) on Tuesday, December 31st. This game will be played at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham and televised on ACCN. Duke is coming off a win in their previous game, while Virginia Tech is looking to get back on track from a loss to the Saint Joseph’s. Tip-off is set for 4:30 ET.

Virginia Tech Hokies vs Duke Blue Devils

The Hokies Look To Bounce Back From A Loss

Virginia Tech fell to 5-7 on the season after an 82-62 home loss to Saint Joseph’s on Saturday. The Hokies entered the game as +3 underdogs and failed to cover the spread. The total points for the game hit 144, going over the pre-game O/U line of 140.5.

After trailing 32-30 at halftime, Virginia Tech struggled in the 2nd half, scoring 32 points while allowing 50.

The Blue Devils Look To Bounce Back From A Loss

Duke improved to 10-2 this season with an 82-56 win over Georgia Tech on Saturday. The Blue Devils were -15.5 favorites going into the game and covered the spread. The total points for the game were 138, just under the O/U line of 143.5.

Duke led 41-36 at halftime but clamped down defensively in the second half, allowing just 20 points while scoring 41 themselves.

Hokies Offense Breakdown

In their last game, the Hokies put up 62 points, shooting 40.7% from the field. Their effective field goal percentage was 48.1%, with a 46.9% mark on two-pointers and 31.8% from beyond the arc. They connected on 7 of 22 three-point attempts.

At the free-throw line, Virginia Tech hit 11 of 13 shots, good for 84.6%. They grabbed 5 offensive rebounds and dished out 15 assists in the game.

Blue Devils Offense Breakdown

Duke’s offense was firing on all cylinders in their last game, scoring 82 points with a field goal percentage of 56.4% and an effective field goal percentage of 65.5%. They shot 70% from two-point range, going 21/30, and hit 40% of their three-point attempts, making 10 of 25. The Blue Devils also dished out 20 assists in the game.

Kon Knueppel led the way with 18 points, shooting 63.6% from the field and 50% from three-point range, while adding 5 assists. Khaman Maluach was perfect from the field, going 5/5 and finishing with 15 points and 8 rebounds in just 21 minutes of action.

Hokies Team Defense

Even though Virginia Tech allowed 82 points, they held their opponents to 40% shooting from the field, with 22 made baskets on 54 attempts. Inside the arc, the defense gave up 15 two-point field goals on 32 attempts, a 46% shooting rate.

From three-point range, Virginia Tech’s defense allowed 7 made threes on 22 attempts, with the opposing team shooting 31%. At the free-throw line, they sent their opponents to the stripe 13 times, where they converted 11 free throws, an 84% success rate. Virginia Tech also limited the damage on the boards, allowing just 5 offensive rebounds.

Blue Devils Team Defense

Even though Virginia Tech allowed 82 points, they held their opponent to 40% shooting from the field, with 22 made baskets on 54 attempts. Inside the arc, the Hokies gave up 15 two-pointers on 32 tries, a 46% conversion rate.

From three-point range, Virginia Tech’s defense limited their opponent to 7 made threes on 22 attempts, a 31% success rate. They also sent them to the free-throw line 13 times, where they made 11, shooting 84%. The Hokies allowed 5 offensive rebounds.

Hokies vs Blue Devils Trends

• Although Virginia Tech has a straight up record of 2-8 in their last ten road games, they have not held up as well vs the spread going 2-8. The team averaged 71 points per game in these games.
• When looking at their past three matchups at home, Duke has an ATS record of 3-0 while averaging 75 per game. The team went 3-0 overall in these games.
• As the betting underdog, the Hokies have an ATS mark of just 1-4 in their last five games. Virginia Tech posted a straight up mark of 0-5 in these matchups.
• In their last five games as the betting favorite, the Blue Devils have a strong straight up record of 5-0. In addition, their ATS record was 4-1 in these scenarios.

Hokies vs Blue Devils Prediction

In this Blue Devils vs. Blue Devils matchup, our point-spread bet is on the Blue Devils at -24.5. While we project the Blue Devils to win 76-70, our recommendation is to bet on the Hokies for the point-spread.

Regarding the over/under, the current line is set at 136, and our model predicts the Hokies and Blue Devils to score a combined 146 points. We recommend betting on the over.

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