California vs Virginia Tech Prediction 1/11/25 College Basketball Picks Today

In this article, we will formulate a California vs Virginia Tech Prediction for this college basketball game on Saturday, January 11th, at the Haas Pavilion. Let’s take a look at California Golden Bears vs Virginia Tech Hokies

Virginia Tech Have Issues

Virginia Tech have had some major issues this season and they are coming of a loss in the last game. Virginia faced off against the Stanford Cardinal and they scored only 59 points while the defense gave up 70 points and that led to the defeat. The Hokies actually shot 46.4 percent from the file but only 28.6 percent from deep and that is going to need to be better. They also only hit three of their seven free throws and they need to try and get to the line more. 

Virginia Tech is averaging 70.3 points while their defense is giving up 73.3 points per game. The offense is ranked 290th in the league while the defense is ranked 237th. They are shooting 34.7 percent from deep, and that is going to need to be better here. They are averaging 12.8 free throws per game which is 239th in the league. Tobi Lawal has been the top player averaging 12.3 points while shooting 61.8 percent from the field. There are two different players that are averaging at least 10 points per game. 

Can Cal Build On the Last Game?

California overall this season have had some issues, but they are coming off a key win in the last game. Cal faced off against the Virginia Cavaliers and they gave up only 61 points while the offense managed 75 points. The Golden Bears as a team shot 43.1 percent from the field and 30.8 percent from behind the three point line. Andrej Stojakovic had a huge game putting up 23 points, four rebounds, and three assists. There were three different players that put up at least 10 points per game. 

Cal on the season is averaging 77.6 points while their defense is giving up 75.8 points per game. The offense is ranked 120th in the league while the defense 293rd in the league. They are shooting 35.7 percent from behind the three point line which is 89th in the league. Stojakovic has been the top player this season for the Golden Bears averaging 20.1 points while shooting 46.8 percent from the field and 36.8 percent from behind the three point line. 

Why Cal Will Beat Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech has lost seven of its last eight road games against Conference opponents.

California has won nine of its last 11 games at Haas Pavilion against non-AP-ranked opponents.

California vs Virginia Tech Prediction

California hasn’t found a whole lot of success this season, but they are coming off quite the victory in the last game. Cal’s offense has been strong all season averaging 77.66 points per game, and they are going to have no issue running up the score here. Virginia Tech’s defense isn’t good enough and they are going to have some major issues making the stop here. California will get the job done here with ease. Back Cal to win this game and cover the spread.