Virginia Tech vs North Carolina Picks and Prediction – 2/17/2024

The Virginia Tech Hokies visit Dean E. Smith Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina on Saturday for an Atlantic Coast Conference clash with the No. 7 ranked North Carolina Tar Heels. Virginia Tech improved to 14-10 overall and 6-7 in ACC play following its 83-75 victory over Florida State on Tuesday. Hunter Cattoor was the leading scorer for Virginia Tech with 20 points and Lynn Kidd scored 12. Make sure you stay up to date with College Basketball with our College Basketball picks.

Sean Pedulla is leading Virginia Tech in scoring and assists with averages of 15.8 points and 4.5 assists per game, while Lynn Kidd is the leading rebounder with an average of 6.8 per game. Hunter Cattoor is the second leading scorer with an average of 14.5 points per game and one of three players for Virginia Tech averaging double figures in scoring.

North Carolina looks to bounce back from a loss with a victory at home when hosting Virginia Tech on Saturday. North Carolina is 19-6 overall and an ACC-leading 11-3 but was defeated by the Syracuse Orange 86-79 on Tuesday. RJ Davis was the leading scorer for North Carolina with 19 points but the Tar Heels committed 11 turnovers and also allowed Syracuse to shoot 62.5%.

RJ Davis is leading North Carolina in scoring with an average of 21.4 points per game, while Armando Bacot is the second leading scorer and the leading rebounder with averages of 14.2 points and 10.2 rebounds per game. Elliot Cadeau is the leader in assists with an average of 3.9 per game. North Carolina has four players averaging double figures in scoring.