Notre Dame vs. Virginia Tech betting: College basketball preview for February 8

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ACC opponents meet when the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (10-12, 4-7 ACC) host the Virginia Tech Hokies (10-13, 5-7 ACC) at Purcell Pavilion, starting at 1:00 PM ET on Saturday, February 8, 2025. The Fighting Irish are 8.5-point favorites in the game. The over/under is 134 for the matchup.

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Notre Dame Cover -8.5 vs Virginia Tech -106

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Notre Dame vs. Virginia Tech betting lines

  • Notre Dame moneyline odds to win: -388
  • Virginia Tech moneyline odds to win: +303
  • Spread: Notre Dame (-8.5)
  • Total: 134

Notre Dame statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Notre Dame has covered the spread in a higher percentage of its home games than away games. It has covered five times in 10 opportunities when playing at home, and it has covered four times in nine opportunities in away games.
  • When playing at home, the Fighting Irish go over the over/under 40% of the time (four of 10 games). They hit the over more often in road games, exceeding the total in 44.4% of games (four of nine).
  • When playing at home, Notre Dame has won more often as a moneyline favorite, posting a record of 8-1 (.889). In road games, it is 2-2 (.500) as a moneyline favorite.

Recent trends

  • The Fighting Irish’s offense has been worse over their last 10 games, putting up 70.0 points a contest compared to the 73.2 they’ve averaged this season.
  • Notre Dame has been less stingy on defense lately, giving up 70.6 points per game during its past 10 outings compared to the 69.9 points per game its opponents are averaging on the 2024-25 season.
  • The Fighting Irish are trending up from deep over their last 10 outings, making 8.5 threes per game and shooting 40.9% from long range in comparison to their season-long averages of 8.3 makes and 37.8% from distance in the 2024-25 season.

Notre Dame betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 11-10-1 (Home: 5-5-0; Away: 4-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 8.5+: 3-4-0 (As Favorite: 6-7-0; As Underdog: 5-3-1)
  • O-U-P: 10-12-0 (Home: 4-6-0; Away: 4-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 10-3 (Home: 8-1; Away: 2-2)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-9 (Home: 0-1; Away: 0-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.1 (107th in nation) 44.2 (219th) 32.0 (199th) 28.2 (37th) 12.3 (280th) 10.0 (50th)

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Virginia Tech statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Virginia Tech has performed better against the spread away (4-2-0) than at home (6-7-0) this year.
  • Hokies games have finished above the over/under 61.5% of the time at home (eight of 13), and 33.3% of the time on the road (two of six).
  • When moneyline underdogs, the Hokies have won a lower percentage of games at home (2-5) than away (3-3).

Recent trends

  • In their previous 10 games, the Hokies are scoring 70.5 points per game, 0.3 more than their season average (70.2).
  • Virginia Tech has fared worse defensively in its last 10 games, giving up 73.5 points per contest, 0.5 more points than its season average of 73.0.
  • The Hokies are making 8.1 threes per game in their last 10 games, which is 0.1 more than their average for the season (8.0). Likewise, they own a better three-point percentage over their past 10 games (40.5%) compared to their season average from three-point land (36.8%).

Virginia Tech betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 10-13-0 (Home: 6-7-0; Away: 4-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 8.5+: 3-3-0 (As Favorite: 2-4-0; As Underdog: 8-9-0)
  • O-U-P: 11-12-0 (Home: 8-5-0; Away: 2-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 5-1 (Home: 5-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 5-12 (Home: 2-5; Away: 3-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.3 (204th in nation) 45.5 (291st) 31.1 (251st) 28.3 (40th) 13.2 (222nd) 12.3 (270th)
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