Virginia vs Virginia Tech College Basketball Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for March 7

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The Virginia Cavaliers (26-4, 14-3 ACC) will host the Virginia Tech Hokies (19-11, 8-9 ACC) after winning five home games in a row.

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

Virginia vs. Virginia Tech Game Info and Odds

All college basketball win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Virginia win (82.1%)

Read these betting trends and insights before you wager on Saturday's Virginia-Virginia Tech spread (Virginia -11.5) or total (145.5 points).

Virginia is 15-15-0 ATS this season.
Virginia Tech has put together a 16-14-0 ATS record so far this season.
Virginia covers the spread when it is an 11.5-point favorite or more 53.3% of the time. That's more often than Virginia Tech covers as an underdog of 11.5 or more (never covered this season).
The Cavaliers own an identical winning percentage against the spread in home games (.500) as they do in away games.
The Hokies have performed better against the spread away (7-2-0) than at home (8-9-0) this season.
Virginia has eight wins against the spread in 17 conference games this season.
Virginia Tech is 9-8-0 against the spread in ACC action this year.

Virginia has come away with 21 wins in the 24 contests it has been listed as the moneyline favorite in this season.
The Cavaliers have been a -781 moneyline favorite on 13 occasions this season and won every game.
Virginia Tech has been the moneyline underdog 14 total times this season. Virginia Tech has gone 5-9 in those games.
The Hokies have played as a moneyline underdog of +530 or longer in only two games this season, which they lost both.
Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Virginia has a 88.6% chance of pulling out a win.

Virginia's +387 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 12.9 points per game) is a result of scoring 81 points per game (70th in college basketball) while allowing 68.1 per contest (42nd in college basketball).
Thijs De Ridder is 213th in college basketball with a team-leading 16 points per game.
Virginia Tech puts up 78.7 points per game (113th in college basketball) while allowing 74.2 per outing (196th in college basketball). It has a +135 scoring differential and outscores opponents by 4.5 points per game.
Amani Hansberry's team-leading 14.4 points per game rank him 355th in college basketball.
The Cavaliers grab 37.2 rebounds per game (11th in college basketball) while allowing 29 per outing to their opponents. They outrebound opponents by 8.2 boards per game.
De Ridder's 6.2 rebounds per game lead the Cavaliers and rank 257th in college basketball play.
The 31.9 rebounds per game the Hokies accumulate rank 189th in the nation. Their opponents grab 31.8.
Hansberry's 7.5 rebounds per game lead the Hokies and rank 104th in the country.
Virginia ranks 56th in college basketball by averaging 103.6 points per 100 possessions on offense, and defensively is 32nd in college basketball, allowing 87.1 points per 100 possessions.
The Hokies record 99.6 points per 100 possessions (130th in college basketball), while allowing 93.9 points per 100 possessions (147th in college basketball).

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