Coppin State Eagles vs Virginia Tech Hokies Prediction, 11/3/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Coppin State Eagles vs Virginia Tech Hokies

Date: Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Location: Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, VA

TV: ESPN+

The Virginia Tech Hokies (19-13 last season) will compete against the Coppin State Eagles (7-24 last year) at Cassell Coliseum on Tuesday.

The Coppin State Eagles played Morgan State and went home with a loss by a final score of 70-66 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Eagles finished with 17 while Morgan State finished the game with 17 fouls. They buried 9 of 26 attempts from 3-point range. Morgan State finished the game shooting 75.0% at the charity stripe by converting 9 of 12 tries. Additionally, Morgan State snagged 31 rebounds (7 offensive, 24 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Morgan State doled out 11 dimes and had 5 steals for this contest. In the matter of the defense, Coppin State allowed their opponent to shoot 40.0% from the floor on 26 out of 65 shooting. They also distributed 6 assists for this game as well as creating 11 turnovers and getting 3 steals. Pertaining to hauling in boards, they compiled 34 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Eagles knocked down 16 of 21 attempts for a rate of 76.2%. Coppin State finished with a 37.3% FG percentage (22 out of 59) and converted 6 of their 18 three-point shots.

Demariontay Hall is a guy who was a major contributor for the matchup. He ended up shooting 38.5% from the floor but had no assists at the end of the game. He was on the hardwood for 34 mins played and also grabbed 11 rebounds. He was able to score 14 points on 5 out of 13 shooting.

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Coppin State enters this matchup after finishing with a mark of 7-24 last year. They turned the ball over 15.4 times per game and as a unit committed 18.5 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Coppin State grabbed 32.5 rebounds per game and sat with 362 dimes last year, which had them ranked 338th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Eagles hit on 30.5% on shots from downtown (185 of 606) and 67.4% from the free throw line. They had an average of 65.5 points per outing (352nd in D-1) while hitting 40.9% from the floor.

When they were on defense, the Eagles were able to force 12.5 turnovers per contest and they drew 17.9 fouls. They were ranked 315th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 514 surrendered over the course of last year. The Eagles defense allowed a shooting percentage of 46.7% (825 of 1,768) and they relinquished 35.7 rebounds per contest as a group. They surrendered 37.8% on 3-pointers and they ranked 335th in Division 1 in points per game allowed (80.4).

When they last stepped on the court, the Virginia Tech Hokies went home defeated by a final of 95-89 when they played Wake Forest. When discussing cleaning up the glass, Virginia Tech permitted Wake Forest to snag 24 in total (6 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 36.4% from three-point range by connecting on 8 out of 22 and finished the contest at 27 out of 30 from the free throw line (90.0%). The Hokies permitted Wake Forest to make 30 of 59 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 50.8% for this contest. When the game finished, the Hokies shot 29 out of 70 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.4%. Pertaining to 3-pointers, Virginia Tech buried 8 out of 24 tries (33.3%). They were able to convert 23 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 85.2%. Wake Forest had 23 fouls for the game which got the Hokies to the charity stripe for a total of 27 attempts. They coughed up the ball 12 times, while recording 3 steals for this contest. The Hokies recorded 23 defensive rebounds and 16 offensive rebounds for a total of 39 for this contest.

Ben Hammond ended up being important for the Hokies in this game. He converted 7 of 17 for this game for a field goal percentage of 41.2%, and accounted for 2 rebounds. He earned 23 points in his 40 mins of playing time and accumulated 2 dimes in the game.

Virginia Tech had a record of 19-13 last season. The Hokies were responsible for committing 17.1 personal fouls per game and they connected on 74.3% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists was at 14.4 times per contest (138th in college) and they lost possession via turnover 10.4 times per contest. Virginia Tech tallied 2,521 points last season (78.8 per contest) and they averaged 34.8 rebounds per contest. As an offensive unit, the Hokies hit 45.2% from the field, which was ranked 182nd in the nation.

The Virginia Tech defense conceded 30.6% on shots from distance (236 of 771) and their opponents converted on 74.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquished 13.5 dimes and 35.0 total rebounds per game, which was ranked 176th and 226th in college hoops. The Hokies defensively were ranked 213th in college hoops in points given up per game with 74.9. They were able to force 12.0 TO's per game and allowed teams to shoot 44.8% from the field (224th in the country).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Coppin State

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