Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Virginia Tech Hokies Prediction, 1/17/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Virginia Tech Hokies

Date: Saturday, January 17, 2026

Location: Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, VA

TV: ACC Network

Cassell Coliseum is the location where the Virginia Tech Hokies (13-5) will meet the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (10-7) on Saturday.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish faced Miami and took a loss by a score of 81-69 in their last game. Notre Dame finished the game with a 47.2% FG percentage (25 of 53) and made 7 of their 23 3-point shots. At the free throw line, the Fighting Irish knocked down 12 of their 18 shots for a percentage of 66.7%. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they earned 34 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 7 assists for this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In regard to defense, Notre Dame allowed the other team to go 50.0% from the field on 29 out of 58 shooting. Miami doled out 10 assists and had 13 steals for the matchup. Furthermore, Miami pulled down 25 rebounds (5 offensive, 20 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Miami finished the game shooting 81.0% at the charity stripe by converting 17 of their 21 attempts. They buried 6 out of their 22 tries from beyond the perimeter. With respect to fouls, the Fighting Irish ended up finishing with 20 while Miami had 17 fouls.

Jalen Haralson is someone who had an impact for the matchup. He finished the game at 46.2% from the field and recorded 2 assists. He played 34 minutes and also snagged 3 boards. He ended up walking away with 18 points on 6 of 13 shooting.

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Notre Dame will play this contest with a win-loss mark of 10-7 on the season. They are losing possession via turnover 12.1 times per contest and as a squad are committing 17.2 fouls per game. As a unit, Notre Dame is collecting 38.0 rebounds per contest and has racked up 204 assists for the campaign, which ranks 330th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. The Fighting Irish are shooting 36.8% on shots from 3-point land (148 of 402) and 69.3% from the charity stripe. They average 73.2 points per contest (268th in the nation) while connecting on 45.6% from the field.

Defensively, the Fighting Irish are able to force 9.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.4 fouls. They are relinquishing 30.8% on 3-point shots and they rank 55th in college in PPG allowed (68.1). The Fighting Irish defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 41.4% (398 of 962) and they concede 30.8 boards per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 65th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 204 relinquished so far this season.

The last time they took the court, the Virginia Tech Hokies went home defeated by a final of 77-76 when they faced SMU. The Hokies were able to corral 22 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards totaling 33 for this game. They turned the ball over 10 times, while recording 9 steals in the game. SMU committed 15 personal fouls for this contest which got the Hokies to the free throw line for 18 attempts. They were able to convert 11 of them for a percentage of 61.1%. In relation to shooting from distance, Virginia Tech made 9 of 28 tries (32.1%). Overall, the Hokies ended up going 28 for 61 from the field which gave them a percentage of 45.9%. The Hokies permitted SMU to bury 29 out of 60 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.3% for the game. They shot 20.0% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 3 of 15 and finished the game at 16 of 23 from the free throw line (69.6%). In relation to rebounds, Virginia Tech allowed SMU to get 34 overall (9 on the offensive side).

Amani Hansberry ended up having an impact for the Hokies in this game. He recorded 15 points in his 30 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 1 assist for the game. He converted 4 of 7 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 57.1%, and accounted for 9 rebounds.

Virginia Tech has a record of 13-5 this year. The Hokies commit 17.3 fouls per game and they connect on 71.4% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 14.9 times per contest (148th in the nation) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 10.2 times per game. Virginia Tech has totaled 1,475 points so far this season (81.9 per contest) and they collect 36.9 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Hokies are shooting 45.6% from the field, which ranks 170th in the country.

The Hokies on the defensive end are ranked 196th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 73.9. They are forcing 13.2 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 43.0% from the floor (145th in D-1). The Virginia Tech defense surrenders 29.0% on shots from 3-point land (133 of 458) and opponents are knocking down 74.1% of their foul shots. They concede 12.9 dimes and 36.4 boards on a nightly basis, which is 150th and 281st in those categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Virginia Tech

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