The Virginia Tech Hokies (13-3 overall, 7-2 ACC) head north to face the Pittsburgh Panthers (8-5, 4-4) in a Wednesday night ACC matchup tipping off at 7 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze the Virginia Tech-Pittsburgh college basketball odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
Virginia Tech is No. 16 in the Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports.
Virginia Tech at Pittsburgh: Odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Virginia Tech -160 (bet $160 to win $100) | Pittsburgh +135 (bet $100 to win $135)
- Against the spread/ATS: Virginia Tech -3.5 (-105) | Pittsburgh +3.5 (-115)
- Over/Under: 137.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Virginia Tech at Pittsburgh: Three things to know
- The Hokies have won five of their last six games and have yielded just 61.7 points per game in the process. Virginia Tech is coming off a 65-51 rout of No. 15 Virginia Saturday; the Hokies — who rank third in the ACC in scoring defense (63.8) — have held foes to 60 or fewer points in eight games this winter.
- Pitt heads into this contest on a three-game losing skid. Over their last two games (home games against North Carolina and Notre Dame), the Panthers have been outshot, 54.2% to 35.9% from the field. Pitt’s losing margin to UND (26 points in an 84-58 game) was its largest in five setbacks this season.
- This game has the potential to be played out in large part at the foul lines. Pittsburgh has attempted the second-most free throws (21.8) per game) among ACC teams. The Hokies (19.8) are right behind the Panthers in third. In the rate analytics of attempts per possession, both teams rank among the top-20 in the nation for getting to the charity stripe.
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Virginia Tech at Pittsburgh: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Virginia Tech 69, Pittsburgh 66
Money line (ML)
Virginia Tech is the superior team, but there are question marks to remove before betting the money line. Will the Hokies be flat after an emotional win over Virginia? Will shaky road 3-point shooting catch up with VTU against a Pitt five with its back against the wall in the ACC standings?
The Hokies check enough strength-against-weakness and strength-answering-strength boxes to make for SOME VALUE ON VIRGINIA TECH -160.
Against the spread (ATS)
Peg the outcome as a two-possession win for the Hokies. PASS, unless you can get Virginia Tech at a -3 tag or better.
Over/Under (O/U)
Va. Tech’s slow-down style didn’t start filtering into an O/U advantage until ACC play got underway. Now the last five VTU games have hit the Under. The tag for this game started low and has drifted upward.
Back the UNDER 137.5 (-110).
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