Miami vs Virginia Tech Prediction College Basketball Picks 1/4/25

The Miami Hurricanes and the Virginia Tech Hokies meet Saturday in college basketball action from the Cassell Coliseum. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Miami vs. Virginia Tech prediction.

Miami Recap

The Miami Hurricanes come into this game looking to shake off a 78-68 loss at the hands of Boston College last time out. After this game, Miami will head home for a date with Florida State.

Hurricanes Drop Back-To-Back Games & 9 Of 10

Nijel Pack leads the Hurricanes in scoring and assists with 13.9 PPG and 4.3 APG while Lynn Kidd has 11.6 PPG along with a team-high 7.3 RPG to lead the Hurricanes on the glass up to this point in the year and Matthew Cleveland has 12.1 PPG with 4.8 RPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Miami up to this point in the year. Jalen Blackmon has 9.4 PPG while Brandon Johnson has 8.7 PPG with 7.1 RPG. As a team, Miami is averaging 77.8 PPG on 47.8% shooting from the field, 32.3% from three and 79.9% from the foul line this season.

Why the Miami Hurricanes will win

• Miami (FL) has won each of its last five games at Cassell Coliseum against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• Virginia Tech has lost each of its last four games when playing with a rest advantage.

Virginia Tech Recap

The Virginia Tech Hokies come into this game looking to bounce back from an 88-65 loss to Duke last time out. After this game, Virginia Tech will head out on the road for a game against Stanford.

Hokies Drop Two Straight & 8 Of 10

Tobi Lawal leads the Hokies in scoring and rebounding with 11.3 PPG and 5.8 RPG while Mylyjeal Poteat has 10 PPG with 4.2 RPG as the only other double-digit scorer for Virginia Tech up to this point in the year. Jaden Schutt also has 8.8 PPG with 3.2 RPG while Brandon Rechsteiner has 7.3 PPG with a team-high 3.7 APG to lead the Hokies in the assist department. As a team, Virginia Tech is averaging 70 PPG on 43.2% shooting from the field, 34.3% from three and 73.1% from the foul line this season.

Why the Virginia Tech Hokies will win

• Miami (FL) has lost each of its last 12 games against the Atlantic Coast Conference.
• Virginia Tech has won each of its last 11 day games at Cassell Coliseum against non-AP-ranked opponents.

Total Points Facts

• Each of Virginia Tech’s last nine day games against non-AP-ranked opponents have produced a total of 144+ points.
• Fourteen of Miami (FL)’s last 15 day games have produced a total of 146+ points.

Miami vs. Virginia Tech Prediction

I’m on Virginia Tech here. I just don’t think that in any way, shape or form, Miami should be favored against anyone right now. They’re so bad they made Jim Larranaga retire. I never thought I’d see the day when Larranaga would step down and he can say it’s about the NIL or whatever, but this team is really that brutal. Virginia Tech’s not much better, but they are at home and I think that does still count for something. I look for the Hokies to salvage something here and to add to Miami’s misery. Give me the Hokies in this one.