Duke Blue Devils vs Virginia Tech Hokies Prediction, 1/31/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Duke Blue Devils vs Virginia Tech Hokies

Date: Saturday, January 31, 2026

Location: Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, VA

TV: ESPN

Cassell Coliseum is where the Virginia Tech Hokies (16-6) will try to defeat the Duke Blue Devils (19-1) on Saturday.

The Duke Blue Devils faced Louisville and earned the victory with a final of 83-52 in their last game. Duke ended having earned a 50.8% FG percentage (31 out of 61) and buried 8 of their 23 shots from downtown. When they shot from the free throw line, the Blue Devils made 13 of their 18 shots for a rate of 72.2%. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 44 with 15 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 14 assists for the game while forcing 12 turnovers and having 7 steals. In reference to the defense, Duke allowed their opponent to shoot 29.6% from the floor on 16 out of 54 shooting. Louisville totaled 11 dimes and had 6 steals in this matchup. In addition, Louisville totaled 21 boards (5 offensive, 16 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Louisville shot 69.2% from the free throw line by making 9 of their 13 attempts. They also made 11 of their 34 tries from beyond the arc. Regarding fouls, the Blue Devils finished with 12 while Louisville finished the game with 17 fouls.

Cameron Boozer is someone who was a major contributor for this game. He ended up finishing with 19 points on 8 out of 16 shooting. He played for 31 minutes and also collected 10 rebounds. He ended up shooting 50.0% from the floor and earned 4 assists.

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Duke steps onto the hardwood with a record of 19-1 so far this season. They are averaging 85.6 points per outing (28th in Division 1) while hitting 49.9% from the floor. The Blue Devils are shooting 34.4% on shots from 3-point land (183 of 532) and 71.7% from the charity stripe. As a team, Duke is pulling in 40.5 boards per game and has tallied 346 assists on the season, which is 60th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 11.4 times per game and as a team they commit 16.4 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Blue Devils have forced 13.7 turnovers per game and they draw 20.1 fouls. They are giving up 31.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 13th in Division 1 in points per game allowed (64.6). The Blue Devils defense is giving up a FG percentage of 38.9% (460 of 1,184) and they surrender 30.3 boards per game as a squad. They are 66th in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 245 conceded for the year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Virginia Tech Hokies went home victorious with a score of 71-65 against Georgia Tech. The Hokies were able to collect 22 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 34 for the contest. They also coughed up the ball 8 times, while earning 6 steals in this contest. Georgia Tech committed 23 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Hokies to the charity stripe for 26 tries. They were able to bury 19 of the free throws for a rate of 73.1%. With respect to shooting from 3-point land, Virginia Tech knocked down 8 out of their 29 attempts (27.6%). When this game wrapped up, the Hokies finished 22 out of 65 from the floor which had them shooting 33.8%. The Hokies permitted Georgia Tech to make 25 out of 57 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.9% for the contest. They finished the game shooting 17.6% from beyond the arc by shooting 3 of 17 and ended up shooting 12 out of 17 at the charity stripe (70.6%). In reference to how they attacked the glass, Virginia Tech allowed Georgia Tech to get 34 in all (9 on the offensive side).

Ben Hammond was important for the Hokies for the contest. He earned 20 points in his 37 minutes on the court and accounted for 3 assists for the game. He converted 6 out of 12 for this contest giving him a rate of 50.0%, and had 3 rebounds.

Virginia Tech has a record of 16-6 on the season. The Hokies are responsible for committing 17.2 fouls per contest and they shoot 72.4% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 14.4 times per contest (166th in the country) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 10.3 times per game. Virginia Tech has accounted for 1,782 points on the year (81.0 per contest) and they grab 36.2 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Hokies are hitting on 45.0% from the field, which ranks them 200th in college.

The Virginia Tech defense allows 29.7% on shots from beyond the arc (165 of 555) and opponents are making 74.6% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 12.9 dimes and 36.5 total boards per game, which is 148th and 294th in the nation. The Hokies on defense are ranked 198th in the nation in PPG surrendered with 74.1. They are forcing 13.3 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.2% from the field (152nd in college).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Virginia Tech

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