Duke vs Virginia Tech: College Basketball Betting Predictions

Two ranked teams in action around college basketball on Monday, and the first to take the court is No. 12 Duke, which is definitely on upset alert as it visits a good Virginia Tech team in ACC action. The Blue Devils are short favorites on the NCAAB odds. 2024 NCAA Basketball Betting & Expert Analysis #12 Duke vs Virginia Tech | MyBookie Sportsbook Week 13 NCAAB

How to Bet Duke at Virginia Tech NCAA Basketball Odds & TV Info

When: Monday, 7 PM ET
Where: Cassell Coliseum
TV: ESPN
Stream: ESPN+
Radio: Tunein.com
Opening NCAAB Lines: Duke -1.5 (total 76)

Week 13 NCAAB Game Picks Odds Subject to Change	SPREAD	MONEYLINE	TOTAL
Virginia Tech	+1.5	+115	U 76
Duke	-1.5	-145	O 76

Why Bet on Virginia Tech Hokies?

Virginia Tech (13-7, 5-4 ACC) could use a win like this to boost its NCAA Tournament resume. The Hokies come off their third straight win, 91-67 over Georgia Tech on Saturday.

Virginia Tech Last 5

vs Georgia Tech – W91-67

vs Boston College – W76-71

@ NC State – W84-78

@ Virginia – L65-57

vs Miami – L75-71

Virginia Tech received balanced inside scoring led by 18 points apiece from Lynn Kidd and Mylyjael Poteat to improve to 10-1 at home. Poteat’s 18 points tied his career high that he previously set at Rice against UAB on Jan. 8, 2022. Almost all of work came around the rim whether he was making easy buckets in the paint or drawing fouls and making free throws, going 6-6 from the free-throw line in this game.

“They’re hard to handle one-on-one,” Hokies coach Mike Young said of Kidd and Poteat. “We thought had a real advantage in the post. I didn’t think [the Yellow Jackets] were as big as some others. That 3 is sexy and it looks good and we’ve got a number of guys that can really crank it. But man, give me that 2 feet in the post and that guy jumping up over the top of somebody and making a little jump hook.”

Robbie Beran added 14 points, and Hunter Cattoor and Tyler Nickel 11 each. VT shared the rock, compiling 23 assists on 32 field goals made. The Hokies also won the battle on the glass, 37-31. They are also now 7-3 this season when knocking down at least 10 triples in a game. Under Young overall, Tech is 42-11 when hitting double-digit threes in a game. Five of those losses came in Young’s first season at the helm. VT also leads the ACC and ranks second nationally in free-throw percentage at 79.9.

While Duke comes in as the superior team on paper Monday, the Hokies have had great success at home, winning five of their last six games against Duke inside Cassell Coliseum. What has been the key in the team’s overall three-game winning streak currently?

“We look a lot more connected,” Young said of the streak. “We look a lot more cohesive. Teams come together at different points when you’re … trying to blend in new faces and there’s some gnawing of gears, if you will, trying to find the right match and the right chemistry.”