Saint Joseph’s (PA) vs. Virginia Tech betting: College basketball preview for December 21

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The Virginia Tech Hokies (5-6) are 4.5-point underdogs against the Saint Joseph’s (PA) Hawks (7-4) at The Palestra on Saturday, December 21, 2024. The game begins at 12:00 PM ET on CBS Sports Network. The matchup has a point total of 143.5.

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Saint Joseph’s (PA) vs. Virginia Tech betting lines

  • Saint Joseph’s (PA) moneyline odds to win: -184
  • Virginia Tech moneyline odds to win: +153
  • Spread: Saint Joseph’s (PA) (-4.5)
  • Total: 143.5

Saint Joseph’s (PA) statistics, trends and more

Last season stats

  • Last year, the Hawks were 113th in the country offensively (75.5 points scored per game) and 125th defensively (70.5 points conceded).
  • With 32.8 rebounds per game and 31.5 rebounds conceded, Saint Joseph’s (PA) was 134th and 179th in the country, respectively, last year.
  • With 14.7 assists per game last year, the Hawks were 83rd in the nation.

Saint Joseph’s (PA) betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 5-6-0 (Home: 2-5-0; Away: 1-0-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 4.5+: 3-5-0 (As Favorite: 3-5-0; As Underdog: 2-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 4-7-0 (Home: 2-5-0; Away: 1-0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 5-3 (Home: 3-3; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-1 (Home: 1-0; Away: 0-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.1 (187th in nation) 41.5 (103rd) 33.1 (182nd) 31.2 (189th) 16.5 (52nd) 12.0 (226th)

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Virginia Tech statistics, trends and more

Last season stats

  • Last season the Hokies posted 74.9 points per game (134th-ranked in college basketball) and ceded 71.0 points per contest (137th-ranked).
  • Virginia Tech averaged 29.9 rebounds per game (310th-ranked in college basketball). It allowed 29.6 rebounds per contest (56th-ranked).
  • Last year the Hokies ranked 57th in college basketball in assists, putting up 15.1 per game.

Virginia Tech betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 3-8-0 (Home: 3-5-0; Away: 0-0-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 4.5+: 1-4-0 (As Favorite: 2-4-0; As Underdog: 1-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 5-6-0 (Home: 5-3-0; Away: 0-0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 5-1 (Home: 5-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-5 (Home: 0-2; Away: 0-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.1 (264th in nation) 44.2 (243rd) 31.8 (250th) 27.5 (38th) 13.5 (217th) 13.9 (331st)
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