The Virginia Tech Hokies and the Louisville Cardinals meet in college basketball action from the KFC Yum! Center on Tuesday night. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
Virginia Tech is listed as an 11.5-point road favorite with the total for this game set at 145.5 points.
Injuries
For Virginia Tech, Darius Maddox is out for the season with a personal matter while Louisville has Hercy Miller and Emanuel Okorafor both listed as questionable for this game.
Matchup History
Virginia Tech’s 75-43 win over Louisville back on March 1st, 2022, snapped Louisville’s 17-game win streak against the Hokies in the head-to-head matchup.
Trends
Virginia Tech is 18-3 ATS in their last 21 games against a team with a winning percentage below .400 and 5-12 ATS in their last 17 games overall while the over is 9-1 in their last 10 games overall. Louisville is 4-0 ATS in their last 4 home games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall while the over is 4-1 in their last 5 games following a loss.
Pick
I’m backing Louisville here. As crazy as it may sound. Nothing has swayed me to where I want to lay points with the Hokies, especially double-digits, on the road, against anyone. Louisville is still a 4-win team, but all 4 wins have come at home and they’ve saved some of their best play for down the stretch. I’ll take my shot with the Cardinals and the points here.