UNC at Virginia Tech 1/22/20 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

By: Jim |

Last Updated: 01/21/2020 at 10:45 PM ET

The Tar Heels are definitely having an off year. The Tar Heels are sitting on a 1-5 record in the ACC, but when it comes to playing in the overall season the Tar Heels record and name has failed to strike fear into the opponent as North Carolina is 8-9. The last game the Tar Heels ended up losing by a score of 66-52 to Pitt.

Garrison Brooks is leading the scoring for the Tar Heels from his forward position with 14.4 points a game. The rebounding is being led by Brooks as well with 9.2 boards a game. Overall, the Tar Heels on the defense has allowed 70.6 points a game. The offense for North Carolina has only managed to get 69.7 points per game.

Virginia Tech has been playing better than North Carolina on the year. The Hokies have ended up with 4-3 record in the ACC, but overall the Hokies are sitting on a 13-5 record so far. The Hokies last game was a heartbreaking 71-69 loss to Syracuse.

Landers Nolley II has led Virginia Tech in scoring with 17.8 points per game. The Hokies have relied on Tyrece Radford with 6.4 boards a game. The Hokies have ended up scoring 71.8 points per game. The defense for the Virginia Tech squad has allowed only 62.3 points a game.

    The offense for the Tar Heels has really struggled quite a bit on the year. The Tar Heels defense has even been pushed and broken quite a bit on the year as well and are playing well under the five hundred mark on the year. The Tar Heels are definitely looking to bounce back from the struggles but that could really prove to be an issue in the game here as the Hokies have the better defense and definitely have the better offense. Final Score Prediction, Virginia Tech Hokies win and cover ATS 73-62.

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