Charleston Southern Buccaneers vs Virginia Tech Hokies Prediction, 11/3/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Charleston Southern Buccaneers vs Virginia Tech Hokies

Date: Monday, November 3, 2025

Location: Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, VA

TV: ACC Extra

The Virginia Tech Hokies (13-19 last year) will compete against the Charleston Southern Buccaneers (10-22 last season) at Cassell Coliseum on Monday.

The Charleston Southern Buccaneers played UNC Asheville and took a loss by a final of 80-60 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Buccaneers ended up finishing with 14 while UNC Asheville finished the game with 14 personal fouls. They also made 7 of 16 attempts from distance. UNC Asheville walked away from this one shooting 58.3% when shooting free throws by knocking down 7 of their 12 tries. Furthermore, UNC Asheville snagged 29 boards (7 offensive, 22 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. UNC Asheville recorded 11 assists and had 9 steals in this matchup. In reference to the defense, Charleston Southern allowed the other team to go 54.1% from the field on 33 of 61 shooting. They also dished out 9 dimes in this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 7 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they collected 33 with 10 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Buccaneers made 8 of 13 shots for a percentage of 61.5%. Charleston Southern walked away from the contest with a 41.1% FG percentage (23 out of 56) and converted 6 of their 24 shots from 3-point land.

Anthony Gause is one guy who played a role in the matchup. He finished 71.4% from the floor but had no assists when the time ran out. He was on the hardwood for 18 minutes and collected 1 board. He accounted for 11 points on 5 out of 7 shooting.

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Charleston Southern comes into this one after finishing with a mark of 10-22 last season. They had an average of 72.1 pts per contest (231st in Division 1) while shooting 42.5% from the field. The Buccaneers connected on 30.4% on shots from 3-point land (233 of 767) and 66.2% from the charity stripe. As a group, Charleston Southern pulled in 37.1 rebounds per contest and totaled 367 assists last season, which ranked 329th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They lost possession via turnover 13.5 times per game and as a team committed 17.4 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Buccaneers forced 9.7 turnovers per contest and they drew 19.8 fouls. They conceded 33.3% from beyond the arc while they were 330th in the nation in PPG allowed (78.2). The Buccaneers defensively allowed and opponent field goal percentage of 48.1% (940 of 1,955) and they conceded 34.4 rebounds per contest as a unit. They were ranked 71st in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 395 conceded last season.

When they last played, the Virginia Tech Hokies walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 82-73 against California. The Hokies recorded 30 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 39 in the game. They turned the ball over 17 times, while earning 6 steals for this contest. California committed 20 fouls in this game which got the Hokies to the charity stripe for a total of 31 attempts. They were able to make 22 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 71.0%. With regard to three-point attempts, Virginia Tech converted 3 of 25 tries (12.0%). When the final whistle was blown, the Hokies shot 24 for 58 from the field which gave them a rate of 41.4%. The Hokies permitted California to make 24 of 69 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 34.8% in this game. They finished 19.2% from 3-point land by connecting on 5 of 26 and finished the game at 29 of 40 from the free throw line (72.5%). In reference to cleaning up the glass, Virginia Tech permitted California to snag 39 in all (13 offensive).

Brandon Rechsteiner ended up having an impact for the Hokies in this matchup. He recorded 19 points in his 35 mins on the hardwood and accounted for 1 assist for the game. He made 6 out of 14 for the contest for a field goal rate of 42.9%, and tallied 1 rebound.

Virginia Tech had a record of 13-19 last year. As an offense, the Hokies shot 44.2% from the floor, which was ranked 205th in college hoops. Virginia Tech scored 2,213 points last season (69.2 per game) and they averaged 33.3 boards per game. They earned an assist 12.6 times per game (255th in Division 1) and they turned it over 13.4 times per game. The Hokies were responsible for committing 17.0 fouls per game and they hit 71.4% from the charity stripe.

The Hokies were ranked 214th in the country in points given up per game with 73.2. They forced 10.8 TO's per game and allowed teams to shoot 45.5% from the floor (278th in D-1). The Virginia Tech defense conceded 32.6% on three-point shots (244 of 749) and opponents knocked down 75.8% of their free throw attempts. They conceded 14.3 dimes and 32.2 rebounds on a nightly basis, which was ranked 275th and 45th in D-1.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Charleston Southern

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