Duke vs Virginia Tech Basketball Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for December 31

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The Duke Blue Devils (10-2, 2-0 ACC) will host the Virginia Tech Hokies (5-7, 0-1 ACC) after winning five straight home games.

Before you place your bet on this game at FanDuel Sportsbook, here are the NCAA basketball odds and spreads you need to know.

Duke vs. Virginia Tech Game Info and Odds

All college basketball win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Duke win (89.3%)

See the betting trends and insights below before making a bet on Tuesday's Duke-Virginia Tech spread (Duke -24.5) or over/under (136.5 points).

Duke has compiled an 8-4-0 ATS record so far this year.
Virginia Tech is 3-9-0 ATS this season.
Against the spread last season, the Blue Devils fared better when playing at home, covering 11 times in 18 home games, and five times in 11 road games.
Against the spread, the Hokies were better at home (9-7-0) than away (2-9-0) last season.

Duke has been victorious in eight of the 10 contests it has been chosen as moneyline favorites in this season.
The Blue Devils have not lost in four games this year when favored by -10000 or better on the moneyline.
Virginia Tech has lost all six of the games it has been the moneyline underdog this season.
The Hokies have not played a game this season with moneyline odds of +2800 or longer.
Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Duke has a 99% chance of pulling out a win.

Duke is outscoring opponents by 20.4 points per game with a +245 scoring differential overall. It puts up 78.9 points per game (103rd in college basketball) and allows 58.5 per contest (seventh in college basketball).
Cooper Flagg paces Duke, recording 16.3 points per game (162nd in the country).
Virginia Tech has a -11 scoring differential, putting up 70.4 points per game (299th in college basketball) and giving up 71.3 (189th in college basketball).
Toibu Lawal paces Virginia Tech, recording 10.7 points per game (887th in college basketball).
The Blue Devils pull down 37.4 rebounds per game (26th in college basketball) while conceding 29.1 per outing to their opponents. They outrebound opponents by 8.3 boards per game.
Flagg's 8.6 rebounds per game lead the Blue Devils and rank 45th in college basketball play.
The Hokies win the rebound battle by 3.9 boards on average. They record 31.3 rebounds per game, 272nd in college basketball, while their opponents grab 27.4.
Lawal averages 5.8 rebounds per game (370th in college basketball) to lead the Hokies.
Duke's 103.6 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 54th in college basketball, and the 76.8 points it allows per 100 possessions rank fourth in college basketball.
The Hokies rank 281st in college basketball averaging 91.7 points per 100 possessions on offense, and defensively are 232nd, allowing 92.9 points per 100 possessions.

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