Duke vs. Virginia Tech Prediction, Picks & Odds | College Basketball Picks Today (Jan. 31)
No. 4 Duke looks to remain the lone unbeaten team in ACC play, but my Duke vs. Virginia Tech prediction expects the Hokies to give the Blue Devils all they can handle in this early tilt.
Duke is an 11-point betting favorite over Virginia Tech. This home contest for the Hokies tips off from Cassell Coliseum at noon ET (ESPN), with the Blue Devils as an 11.5-point betting favorite. Virginia Tech has lost at home just once all year, and I expect a raucous home environment will keep this game closer than expected.
🏀 Duke vs. Virginia Tech predictions
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| Prediction | Best odds | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Virginia Tech +11.5 | -120 via FanDuel | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
| Under 147.5 | -110 via FanDuel | ⭐⭐⭐ |
| Neoklis Avdalas Under 9.5 points | -112 via bet365 | ⭐⭐⭐ |
💰 Duke vs. Virginia Tech best bet: Virginia Tech +11.5 (-120) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
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Virginia Tech is amid its most consistent stretch of league play having won three of four. And in the Hokies’ only loss in that stretch, it still shot a whopping 53.3% from 3-point range against Louisville.
This is a contrarian play, as Duke has some of the most elite “spurtability” in the country with 24 runs of 10 unanswered points this season (while averaging 1.2 such runs per game). But Mike Young’s team has covered two-thirds of its games as an underdog, and I love the situational spot with Duke’s first game against UNC looming next week.
Score prediction: Duke 76, Virginia Tech 69
🔥 Best Duke vs. Virginia Tech player prop: Neoklis Avdalas, Virginia Tech, Under 9.5 points (-112) ⭐⭐⭐
Entering the week with Dame Sarr on the court, Duke averaged an 86.9 defensive efficiency, 38% opponent’s field goal percentage, and 26% opponent’s 3-point percentage. With him off the court, those numbers spiked to a 103.5 defensive efficiency, and 41% and 36% opponent’s field goal percentage and opponent’s 3-point field goal percentage, respectively.
I expect Virginia Tech’s Neoklis Avdalas to draw the assignment from Dame Sarr, which should result in him staying Under this projected total for the fourth time in the last five games.
📊 Live Duke vs. Virginia Tech odds
📈 Duke vs. Virginia Tech betting trends
| Duke | Statistic | Virginia Tech |
|---|---|---|
| 19-1 | W-L record | 16-6 |
| 12-8 | ATS record | 13-9 |
| 7-13 | O/U record | 11-11 |
| 5-0 | Last 5 games | 3-2 |
📺 How to watch Duke vs. Virginia Tech
- Date: Saturday, Jan. 31
- Tipoff: Noon ET
- Location: Cassell Coliseum (Blacksburg, VA)
- TV: ESPN
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