Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs Virginia Tech Hokies Prediction, 2/21/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs Virginia Tech Hokies

Date: Saturday, February 21, 2026

Location: Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, VA

TV: ACC Network

Cassell Coliseum is the site where the Virginia Tech Hokies (17-10) will take on the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (14-12) on Saturday.

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons faced Clemson and earned the victory with a final of 85-77 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Demon Deacons left the arena with 19 and Clemson accounted for 21 personal fouls. They made 8 out of their 26 shots from downtown. Clemson ended up going 68.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 17 of 25 tries. On top of that, Clemson grabbed 25 boards (9 offensive, 16 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Clemson recorded 14 assists and had 4 steals in this matchup. When it comes to the defense, Wake Forest allowed their opponent to shoot 46.4% from the floor on 26 of 56 shooting. They also doled out 14 assists for this game while forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In the matter of hauling in boards, they earned 27 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Demon Deacons knocked down 19 of 24 tries for a percentage of 79.2%. Wake Forest finished the game having earned a 54.9% FG percentage (28 out of 51) and knocked down 10 of their 22 three-point shots.

Juke Harris is one guy who was a major contributor in this game. He walked away with 20 points on 7 of 17 shooting. He played 38 mins and also grabbed 7 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 41.2% from the field and also distributed 2 assists.

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Wake Forest comes into this contest with a win-loss record of 14-12 on the year. They average 79.9 pts per game (103rd in Division 1) while going 45.4% from the floor. The Demon Deacons are shooting 34.4% on shots from 3-point land (238 of 692) and 76.7% from the charity stripe. As a team, Wake Forest is grabbing 32.8 boards per contest and has earned 378 dimes this season, which is 169th in the country in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 11.2 times per contest and as a group they commit 18.6 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Demon Deacons are able to force 13.8 turnovers per game and they draw 18.3 personal fouls. They are giving up 32.8% on three-point shots and they are ranked 267th in the country in points per game from their opponents (77.0). The Demon Deacons defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 44.4% (676 of 1,521) and they concede 35.0 rebounds per contest as a unit. They rank 296th in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 399 conceded for the year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Virginia Tech Hokies went home defeated by a final of 67-66 when they faced Miami. Regarding rebounding, Virginia Tech permitted Miami to pull down 31 in all (11 offensive). They went 25.0% from 3-point land by going 4 of 16 and ended up going 9 out of 13 from the charity stripe (69.2%). The Hokies allowed Miami to make 27 of 61 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 44.3% for this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Hokies ended up shooting 28 out of 56 from the floor which gave them a rate of 50.0%. When talking about shots from 3-point land, Virginia Tech knocked down 8 out of 20 attempts (40.0%). They were able to knock down 2 of the free throws for a clip of 66.7%. Miami was called for 11 personal fouls for this contest which took the Hokies to the free throw line for 3 shots. They turned the ball over 8 times, while getting 5 steals for this contest. The Hokies were able to corral 23 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 for the contest.

Amani Hansberry ended up having an impact for the Hokies for this game. He recorded 16 points in his 32 mins on the court, but wasn't able to tally an assist. He made 7 of 15 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 46.7%, and had 5 rebounds.

Virginia Tech has a win-loss mark of 17-10 for the year. The Hokies are committing 16.7 fouls per contest while shooting 73.5% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 14.3 times per contest (163rd in college hoops) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 10.6 times per game. Virginia Tech has totaled 2,124 points on the year (78.7 per contest) and they collect 35.0 rebounds per game. As an offensive unit, the Hokies are hitting on 45.1% from the floor, which ranks 190th in college hoops.

The Hokies on defense are ranked 206th in college in PPG given up with 74.4. They are forcing 12.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 44.6% from the floor (214th in the nation). The Virginia Tech defense gives up 30.7% on shots from behind the 3-point line (200 of 652) and opponents are making 73.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 12.6 assists and 35.4 rebounds per game, which ranks 116th and 238th in the country.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Virginia Tech

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