The Virginia Tech Hokies (6-8) travel to face off against the Stanford Cardinal (9-5) on Wednesday, January 8th. This game will be played at Maples Pavilion in Stanford and televised on ACCN. Virginia Tech is coming off a win in their previous game, while Stanford is looking to get back on track from a loss to the Pittsburgh. Tip-off is set for 9:00 ET.

Virginia Tech Hokies vs Stanford Cardinal

The Hokies Are Coming Off A Win

Virginia Tech improved to 6-8 on the season with a narrow 86-85 win over Miami on Saturday. The Hokies were +1.5 point underdogs but managed to cover the spread with the victory.

Virginia Tech led 40-39 at halftime and both teams scored 46 points in the 2nd half. The game’s total points of 171 went over the pre-game O/U line of 142.5.

The Cardinal Are Coming Off A Win

Stanford Cardinal Recent Game/Games

Stanford dropped to 9-5 on the season after an 83-68 road loss to Pittsburgh on Saturday. The Cardinal entered the game as +9.5 point underdogs and failed to cover the spread. The total points for the game ended at 151, just over the pre-game O/U line of 149.5.

Stanford trailed 38-30 at halftime and allowed 45 points in the second half while scoring 38 of their own. The Cardinal will look to tighten up defensively as they move forward.

Hokies Offense Breakdown

Virginia Tech’s offense was firing on all cylinders in their last game, putting up 86 points on 54.2% shooting from the field. They connected on 45% of their three-point attempts, going 9-for-20, and were even better from the free-throw line, hitting 86.7% of their shots. Their effective field goal percentage was an impressive 61%, and they dished out 23 assists as a team.

Mylyjael Poteat led the way with 25 points, shooting 62.5% from the field, while Toibu Lawal added 22 points on 8-of-10 shooting, also contributing 5 assists. Matthew Cleveland chipped in 21 points, hitting 3-of-5 from beyond the arc, and Jalil Bethea knocked down 3-of-4 threes, finishing with 15 points.

Cardinal Offense Breakdown

Stanford’s offense struggled from the field in their last game, shooting just 35.3% overall and 32.1% from three-point range. Their effective field goal percentage was 43.1%. However, they were strong at the free-throw line, hitting 23 of 26 attempts for 88.5%.

Ishmael Leggett and Maxime Raynaud each scored 21 points, with Raynaud hitting 3 of 5 threes. Jaland Lowe added 16 points and 5 assists, while Chisom Okpara contributed 14 points in just 14 minutes.

Hokies Team Defense

Virginia Tech’s defense struggled in their last game, giving up 85 points on 54% shooting from the field. The Hokies allowed their opponent to hit 59% of their two-point attempts, with 23 makes on 39 tries.

From beyond the arc, Virginia Tech’s defense couldn’t slow down the three-point attack, as their opponent shot 45%, making 9 of 20 attempts. They also sent their opponent to the free-throw line 15 times, where they converted 13 for 86%.

Cardinal Team Defense

Virginia Tech’s defense struggled in their last game, giving up 85 points on 54% shooting. They allowed 32 field goals on 59 attempts.

Inside the arc, the Hokies gave up 23 two-point baskets on 39 attempts, a 59% success rate. From three-point range, they allowed 9 threes on 20 attempts, with the opposing team shooting 45%.

Hokies vs Cardinal Trends

• When looking at their past three road matchups, Virginia Tech has an ATS record of 1-2 while averaging 66 per game. The team went 0-3 overall in these games.
• In their last five games at home, the Cardinal have a straight up record of 2-3 while going 2-3 vs the spread. The team’s offense averaged 72 points per game in these contests.
• Looking back on the team’s last three games as the underdog, the Hokies have a straight up record of 1-2. Their record vs the spread in these games was 2-1.
• In their last five games as the betting favorite, the Cardinal have a straight up record of 3-2, while going 1-4 against the spread.

Hokies vs Cardinal Prediction

In this Cardinal vs. Cardinal matchup, our point-spread bet is on the Cardinal at -8.5. While we project the Cardinal to win 74-73, our recommendation is to bet on the Hokies for the point-spread.

Regarding the over/under, the current line is set at 143.5, and our model predicts the Hokies and Cardinal to score a combined 147 points. We recommend betting on the over.

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