Virginia Tech vs St. Joseph's Picks and Prediction – 12/21/2024

The Virginia Tech Hokies visit the Palestra in Philadelphia on Saturday to play the St Joseph's Hawks. Virginia Tech improved to 5-6 following an 80-72 victory over Navy. Ben Burnam was the leading scorer for Virginia Tech with 17 points. The Hokies have won two straight since snapping a six-game losing streak. Virginia Tech opened the season with three straight wins before its six straight losses. Keep updated on College Basketball with our college basketball picks.

Tobi Lawal is leading Virginia Tech in scoring and rebounding with averages of 10.8 points and 6.1 rebounds per game. Brandon Rechsteiner is the leader in assists with an average of 3.5 per game. Virginia Tech has two players averaging double figures in scoring and scores an average of 71.2 points per game, shooting 43.1% overall and 34.2% from 3-point territory.

The St Joseph's Hawks look for a second consecutive victory when hosting Virginia Tech on Saturday. St Joseph's is 7-4 following an 84-57 victory over American University this past Wednesday. Rasheer Fleming was the leading scorer for St Joseph's with 26 points. The Hawks have won two of the last three but have alternated between wins and losses in each of the last seven.

Rasheer Fleming is leading St. Joseph's in scoring and rebounding with averages of 16.4 points and 8.8 rebounds per game. Xzayvier Brown is second in scoring and the leader in assists with averages of 15.7 points and 5.1 assists per game. St Joseph has three players averaging double figures in scoring and as a team scores an average of 75.9 points per game.

The St Joseph's Hawks will pick up a victory at home on Saturday when hosting the Virginia Tech Hokies but the play here is UNDER. The UNDER has cashed in four of Virginia Tech’s last six and in five of St Joseph's last six. St Joseph's holds opponents to 69.0 points per game and 41.5% shooting overall. Virginia Tech holds opponents to 70.4 points per game and 44% shooting. Final Score Prediction, St. Joseph’s Hawks win but our best play is UNDER 69-63.