The No. 6 Texas Longhorns (21-11) are 1-point favorites to advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament when they face off against the No. 11 Virginia Tech Hokies (23-12) on Friday, starting at 4:30 PM. Here’s everything you need to know about this 6-11 matchup before filling out your bracket.
Texas is 12-19-0 against the spread this season compared to Virginia Tech’s 20-15-0 ATS record. The Longhorns are 14-17-0 and the Hokies are 17-18-0 in terms of hitting the over. The teams score an average of 139 points per game, 14.5 more points than this matchup’s total. In the last 10 games, Texas has a 3-7-0 record against the spread while going 4-6 overall. Virginia Tech has gone 6-4-0 against the spread and 7-3 overall in its last 10 matches.
To prepare for this college hoops showdown, here is everything you need to get ready for Friday’s action.
Virginia Tech at Texas odds, spread and lines
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- Spread: Texas -1
- Total: 124.5
- Moneyline: Texas -116, Virginia Tech -105
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Virginia Tech at Texas odds, spread, & more
Prediction
Texas 66, Virginia Tech 64
Moneyline
- The Longhorns have compiled a 20-5 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 80% of those games).
- Texas has gone 19-5 when playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -116 or shorter (79.2%).
- Based on this game’s moneyline, the Longhorns’ implied win probability is 53.7%.
- This season, the Hokies have won six out of the nine games in which they’ve been the underdog.
- Virginia Tech has a record of 4-2 when set as an underdog of -105 or more by bookmakers this season.
- Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Hokies have a 51.2% chance to win.
Against the spread
- The Longhorns average 68.3 points per game, 6.0 more points than the 62.3 the Hokies give up.
- When Texas totals more than 62.3 points, it is 12-11 against the spread and 17-6 overall.
- Virginia Tech is 14-8 against the spread and 15-7 overall when allowing fewer than 68.3 points.
- The Hokies put up an average of 70.7 points per game, 11.1 more points than the 59.6 the Longhorns give up.
- Virginia Tech is 16-9 against the spread and 19-7 overall when it scores more than 59.6 points.
- Texas is 10-13 against the spread and 18-6 overall when it allows fewer than 70.7 points.
- The Longhorns have totaled 279 more points than their opponents this season (8.7 per game on average), and the Hokies have scored 296 more points than their opponents (8.4 per game).
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Over/Under
- The Longhorns have an average implied point total equal to their implied total in Friday’s game (63).
- So far this season, Texas has put up more than 63 points in 23 games.
- The 70.4-point average implied total on the season for the Hokies is the same as the team’s implied total in this matchup.
- On the season, Virginia Tech has put up more than 61 points in a game 30 times.
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How to watch Texas vs. Virginia Tech
- Game Day: Friday, March 18, 2022
- Game Time: 4:30 PM ET
- Live Stream: Hulu
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