Clemson Tigers at Virginia Tech Hokies Free Pick - Betting Odds - Game Preview

Clemson Tigers at Virginia Tech Hokies Free Pick - Betting Odds - Game Preview

Cliff Knox
Date: February 21, 7:00 pm
Location: Cassell Coliseum
TV: ESPNU

Betting Odds

Point Spread: Virginia Tech -2.5
Total: 151.5

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The Virginia Tech Hokies host the Clemson Tigers in an ACC game that will take place that the Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Virginia at 7 PM ET. Virginia Tech opened the betting odds as a -2 point spread fav over the visiting Clemson and have since climbed a half point to -2.5. The total has been on the decline slipping 2.5 points to 149.5.
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Clemson is coming off a 71-65 loss to Miami in their last game where they failed to cover the spread as a 4-point underdog. The total number of points scored in the game was 136, which was over the closing line of 135. Previous to the Miami game the Tigers had covered the spread in two straight games and in five of their last six games, including their last two, the total has gone over. Clemson has lost four of their last five games.
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Virginia Tech is coming off a 94-90 loss to a ranked Louisville team in their last game where they covered the spread as a 12.5-point underdog. The total number of points scored in the game was 184, which was well over the closing line of 144.5. The Hokies have covered the spread in their last four games and in two of their last three games the total has gone over. Virginia Tech had won two straight games before the loss to Louisville.
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Offensively, Clemson is putting up 74.9 points per game on a 45.2% FG average. On the defensive side of the ball the Tigers are allowing 71.5 points per game on a 45.1% FG average.
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Virginia Tech is putting up 79.1 points per game on a 48.5% FG average, which ranks 15th in the nation. On defense the Hokies are allowing 73.9 points per game on a 44.3% FG average.
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These teams met on January 22nd at Clemson where the Hokies beat the Tigers 82-81.
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Clemson Tigers at Virginia Tech Hokies Betting Trends<br />
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Clemson is 4-9 against the spread in their last 13 games overall.
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The Tigers are 2-5 against the spread in their last 7 road games.
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The game total has gone over in 13 of Clemson’s last 17 games against Virginia Tech.
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Virginia Tech is 4-1 against the spread in their last 5 games overall.
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The Hokies are 6-2 against the spread in their last 8 games against the Tigers.
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Public Money Consensus<br />
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In this NCAAB matchup between Clemson and Virginia Tech have the public all over the home Hokies minus the 2.5 points with almost 85% on board. The over/under bettors believe this game will not go over the total line of 151.5 with over 63%.
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Clemson Tigers at Virginia Tech Hokies Prediction

Clemson has had a tough schedule as of late, battling many of the better ACC teams and if they came up with a few wins I'd probably consider them here. They did have a few close losses falling to Syracuse by one and Duke by two, but ending up with a 1-4 mark in their last five matches. They head to Virginia Tech against a Hokies team that is playing good ball right now putting a scare into Louisville on the road and knocking off a hot Pitt team. They're 5-1 at home in conference games with the lone loss to Notre Dame and while they're just 3-3 against the spread in those games they are a four game ATS streak and I believe they're still undervalued in this spot.

Free Pick: Take the Virginia Tech Hokies -2.5
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