Duke vs Virginia Tech 12/22/21 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Virginia Tech Hokies (8-4) vs. Duke Blue Devils (10-1)
December 22, 2021 9:00 pm EDT
The Line: Duke Blue Devils -9 / Virginia Tech Hokies +9; Over/Under: +139
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The Virginia Tech Hokies and the Duke Blue Devils meet in college basketball action from Cameron Indoor Stadium on Wednesday night.
The Virginia Tech Hokies come into this game on the heels of an 86-49 win over St. Bonaventure last time out. Keve Aluma leads the Hokies in scoring with 14.2 PPG along with 6.1 RPG while Naheim Alleyne has 10.9 PPG with 2.5 APG and Hunter Cattoor has 10.3 PPG with 4 RPG to make up the trio of double-digit scorers for Virginia Tech so far this season. Justyn Mutts also has 9.4 PPG with team-highs of 7.4 RPG and 2.8 APG to lead the Hokies in rebounding and assists. As a team, Virginia Tech is averaging 71.6 PPG on 46.2% shooting rrom the field, 40% from three and 72% from the foul line while allowing 56.5 PPG on 39.6% shooting from the field and 25.5% from three this season.
The Duke Blue Devils will try to build on their 87-56 win over Elon last time out. Wendell Moore Jr. leads the Blue Devils in scoring and assists with 16.9 PPG and 5.1 APG while Paolo Banchero has 16.5 PPG and a team-high 7.3 RPG to lead the Blue Devils on the glass. Trevor Keels has 12.6 PPG with 3.2 APG to make up the trio of double-digit scorers for Duke so far this season while Mark Williams and Jeremy Roach each have 9+ PPG as well this season. As a team, Duke is averaging 86.1 PPG on 49.1% shooting from the field, 37% from three and 75.5% from the foul line while allowing 64.4 PPG on 41% shooting from the field and 31.8% from three this season.
Virginia Tech is 2-10 ATS in their last 12 road games against a team with a winning home record and 2-7 ATS in their last 9 road games against a team with a home winning percentage above .600 while the under is 3-1-1 in their last 5 games following a win by 20 or more points. Duke is 4-1-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall and 3-0-1 ATS in their last 4 home games while the under is 5-1 in their last 6 games following an ATS win.
I get the case to be made either way here, but I think the best play is the over in this one. These are two teams that can light it up on the scoreboard, Duke especially, and I think this is a game that ends up in the 140s so give me the over in this one.
