Virginia Tech vs Notre Dame Prediction 2/8/25 College Basketball Picks

The Virginia Tech Hokies and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish meet Saturday in college basketball action from the Purcell Pavilion. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Virginia Tech vs. Notre Dame prediction.

Virginia Tech Recap

The Virginia Tech Hokies come into this game looking to bounce back from an 81-75 loss at the hands of SMU in their last game to fall to 10-13 on the year. After this game, Virginia Tech will head home for a matchup with rival Virginia.

Hokies Looking To Rebound

Tobi Lawal leads the Hokies in scoring and rebounding with 13 PPG and 6.7 RPG while Mylyjeal Poteat has 10 PPG with 3.8 RPG as the only other double-digit scorer for Virginia Tech up to this point in the year. Jaden Schutt also has 8.9 PPG with 3 RPG while Brandon Rechsteiner has 6.9 PPG with a team-high 3.1 APG to lead the Hokies in the assist department. Ben Burnham also added 7 PPG and 3.3 RPG as well on the year. As a team, Virginia Tech is averaging 70 PPG on 44.2% shooting from the field, 37.1% from three, and 71.3% from the foul line this season.

Why the Virginia Tech Hokies will win

• Virginia Tech has won seven of its last eight games against Notre Dame.
• Notre Dame has lost each of its last four day games.

Notre Dame Recap

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish come into this game looking to rebound from a 67-60 loss at the hands of Florida State in their last game to sit at 10-12 on the year. After this game, Notre Dame will head on the road for a game against Boston College.

Fighting Irish Lose Back-To-Back Games

Markus Burton has logged 20.4 PPG with 3.5 RPG and 3.3 APG in 13 games played so far this season while Tae Davis has 15.8 PPG with 5.4 RPG. Braeden Shrewsberry has 14.8 PPG with 2.7 RPG to round out the group of double-digit scorers for Notre Dame so far this season. Matt Allocco has 9.8 PPG with 4.5 RPG and 3 APG and Kebba Njie also has 6.7 PPG with a team-high 6.3 RPG to lead Notre Dame in rebounding as well this season. As a team, Notre Dame is averaging 74.7 PPG on 46.8% shooting from the field, 37.9% from behind the arc, and 75.4% from the charity stripe this season.

Why the Notre Dame Fighting Irish will win

• The home team has won seven of Notre Dame’s last eight games.

Total Points Facts

• Each of Virginia Tech’s last 10 road day games against the Atlantic Coast Conference has produced a total of 139+ points.
• Each of Notre Dame’s last five home games has produced a total of 138+ points.

Virginia Tech vs. Notre Dame Prediction

I’m with Virginia Tech in this one. I get the case to be made that Notre Dame is favored at home, but realistically I haven’t loved what I’ve seen from Notre Dame in a lot of their recent outings, including back-to-back losses to Florida State and Miami of all teams and last time they were at home laying a similar number to this, they barely got by a below-average Georgia Tech team. Virginia Tech is a decent enough team to keep this game somewhat close and the bottom line for me is I don’t think Notre Dame should be laying this number against anyone. Give me Virginia Tech and the points in this game.