Elon Phoenix vs Virginia Tech Hokies Prediction, 12/20/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Elon Phoenix vs Virginia Tech Hokies

Date: Saturday, December 20, 2025

Location: Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, VA

TV: ACC Extra

The Elon Phoenix (6-4) are hitting the road to Cassell Coliseum on Saturday where they will take on the Virginia Tech Hokies (10-2).

The Elon Phoenix faced off with Richmond and walked away with a win by a score of 73-70 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Phoenix ended up walking away with 9 while Richmond recorded 18 fouls. They made 12 out of their 29 attempts from 3-point range. Richmond walked away from this one shooting 100.0% at the charity stripe by converting 10 of their 10 tries. In addition, Richmond pulled down 28 rebounds (9 offensive, 19 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Richmond doled out 17 dimes and had 6 steals for this contest. In the matter of the defense, Elon allowed their opponent to shoot 45.3% from the floor on 24 out of 53 shooting. They also doled out 10 assists in the matchup while forcing 19 turnovers and getting 10 steals. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 26 with 9 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Phoenix made 11 of 16 shots for a percentage of 68.8%. Elon wrapped up the contest with a 46.4% field goal percentage (26 of 56) and knocked down 10 of their 25 three-point shots.

Kacper Klaczek is someone who was a factor in the matchup. He finished shooting 66.7% from the floor and also dished out 3 assists. He saw the court for 31 mins and also totaled 6 rebounds. He notched 16 points on 4 out of 6 shooting.

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Elon will play this game with a win-loss mark of 6-4 for the campaign. They average 86.5 points per contest (51st in D-1) while connecting on 47.2% from the field. The Phoenix are shooting 35.2% on 3-point shots (100 of 284) and 72.1% from the free throw line. As a team, Elon is pulling in 38.8 boards per contest and has tallied 162 assists on the year, which has them ranked 165th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 10.3 times per game and as a team are committing 17.5 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Phoenix have forced 11.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.8 personal fouls. They rank 234th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 155 relinquished so far this season. The Phoenix are giving up a shooting percentage of 45.4% (273 of 601) and they surrender 34.2 boards per contest as a team. They surrender 33.6% on 3-point shots while they are 307th in the country in opponents PPG (79.2).

The last time they took the court, the Virginia Tech Hokies got the victory with a final of 82-53 against Maryland Eastern Shore. The Hokies earned 27 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards for a total of 32 in the game. They also gave up possession of the ball 7 times, while getting 10 steals for the matchup. Maryland Eastern Shore had 12 fouls in this contest which got the Hokies to the free throw line for a total of 13 tries. They were able to make 9 of the free throw tries for a rate of 69.2%. With respect to 3-point attempts, Virginia Tech knocked down 11 out of their 24 tries (45.8%). When the final whistle was blown, the Hokies walked away from this one shooting 31 out of 57 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 54.4%. The Hokies allowed Maryland Eastern Shore to make 21 of their 57 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 36.8% in this matchup. They went 14.8% from beyond the arc by going 4 of 27 and walked away from this one shooting 7 out of 12 at the free throw line (58.3%). In reference to how they attacked the glass, Virginia Tech allowed Maryland Eastern Shore to get 36 in total (13 offensive).

Neoklis Avdalas ended up being a factor for the Hokies for the matchup. He scored 16 points in his 29 mins of playing time and had 7 dimes in this matchup. He converted 4 of 9 for the game for a rate of 44.4%, and added 2 rebounds.

Virginia Tech has a win-loss mark of 10-2 on the campaign. When it comes to executing on offense, the Hokies are connecting on 46.9% from the floor, which has them ranked 119th in the nation. Virginia Tech has scored 998 points for the year (83.2 per contest) and they grab 36.3 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 16.3 times per game (88th in Division 1) and they turn it over 9.0 times per game. The Hokies are committing 17.7 personal fouls per game and they shoot 70.4% from the charity stripe.

The Hokies are ranked 153rd in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 71.9. They are forcing 13.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 42.6% from the field (140th in college hoops). The Virginia Tech defense gives up 29.4% on shots from behind the 3-point line (87 of 296) and their opponents are converting on 71.6% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 12.6 dimes and 36.1 rebounds every game, which is ranked 126th and 253rd in those categories.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Virginia Tech

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