The Virginia Tech Hokies will take on the No. 25 Xavier Musketeers at 7 p.m. ET on Friday at the Barclays Center in the 2021 Upsie NIT Season Tip-Off. The Musketeers are 4-1 on the season, while the Hokies are 5-1. Both teams have returned positive value for their backers so far, with Xavier going 3-2 against the spread and Virginia Tech going 5-1 against the number.
Xavier head coach Travis Steele is still searching for his first NCAA Tournament appearance in his fourth season at the helm, while Mike Young is coming off a trip to The Big Dance in his second season at Virginia Tech last year. The Hokies are favored by three points in the latest Virginia Tech vs. Xavier odds from Caesars Sportsbook, and the over-under is set at 135. Before entering any Xavier vs. Virginia Tech picks, you’ll want to see the college basketball predictions from the model at SportsLine.
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Now, the model has set its sights on Virginia Tech vs. Xavier. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several college basketball odds for Xavier vs. Virginia Tech:
- Virginia Tech vs. Xavier spread: Virginia Tech -3
- Virginia Tech vs. Xavier over-under: 135.5 points
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What you need to know about Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech took a 69-61 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Memphis Tigers in its opener at the 2021 Upsie NIT Season Tip-Off. Despite the loss, the Hokies got a solid performance out of guard Nahiem Alleyne, who had 21 points. The third-year guard is now averaging 12.3 points per game and shooting 40.0 percent from the 3-point line this season.
Keve Aluma also had a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds in the loss. Aluma is the team’s leading scorer (12.7 ppg) and he’s the second-leading rebounder (5.5 rpg) for Virginia Tech. Against a Xavier squad with good size in its rotation, Aluma will have to be a presence down low.
What you need to know about Xavier
On Wednesday, Xavier lost to the Iowa State Cyclones by a decisive 82-70 margin in its first-round matchup. One thing holding Xavier back was the mediocre play of forward Jerome Hunter, who did not have his best game. He played for 25 minutes but put up just eight points on 3-for-12 shooting.
The Indiana transfer is shooting just 19.5 percent from the floor this season but Travis Steele is still expecting big contributions from the former top-60 recruit nationally. Jack Nunge did have 24 points off the bench in the loss to Iowa State and the Iowa transfer’s size could be a major factor. The 6-foot-11 forward is averaging 12.6 points and 6.6 rebounds per game off the bench.
How to make Xavier vs. Virginia Tech picks
The model is leaning over on the total and it’s also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in well over 60 percent of simulations. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.
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