The NCAA basketball games today have some great games, and one of those games will be Notre Dame facing off against Virginia Tech tonight.
The NCAAB schedule coming up this month will be one of the best lineups of games in a while. The college basketball injury report looks clean for both of these teams tonight.
These two NCAA basketball teams will battle it out in one of the biggest conference tournaments of the year tonight. These two teams will not be great bets while we are betting on March Madness. The Notre Dame vs Virginia Tech moneyline opened up with the Hokies being favorites tonight.
Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Virginia Tech Hokies matchup
Notre Dame Season Forecast
Notre Dame lost to Clemson in Saturday’s championship game after their surprise victory over Pittsburg 88-81. The Fighting Irish were 3-17 in the conference and are not standing great in the college basketball standings sitting with a record of 11-20 overall. In their most recent game, against Clemson, Notre Dame gave up the game’s first six points.
They were then put on the burners by a score of 20-3 seven minutes into the game. The rest of the way, the Fighting Irish never got any closer than 14 points. The college basketball players this year have been great, and Cormac Ryan was able to lead the Fighting Irish with 19 points that night.
Moneyline
Opening Line
Notre Dame vs Virginia Tech moneyline opening line for this game has the Fighting Irish as underdogs with odds of +250.
How the Line has Moved and Why
The line has changed by +5 points as it started at +245, and this has gone up because the Fighting Irish will have a hard time competing in tonight’s game.
What Factors Could Cause This Bet to Lose?
If Notre Dame cannot get hot from beyond the arc, they will stand no chance against the Hokies in tonight’s game.
Spread
Opening Line
The opening line was set at +7.0 with NCAAB odds of -110.
How the Line has Moved and Why
The line has not changed because the line of seven is a great line for the game tonight.
What Factors Could Cause This Bet to Lose?
If the Fighting Irish cannot figure out how to play together, then they could get beat by at least ten-plus points in tonight’s game.
Notre Dame Total
Opening Line
The total for tonight’s game has been set at 144.0, with the over odds being set at -110. The under odds to the game tonight have also been set at -110.
How the Line has Moved and Why
The total line has not moved today, and the reason why is because the over/under to this game will be pretty close to that 144-point mark.
What Factors Could Cause This Bet to Lose?
If Notre Dame cannot score the basketball, then the points will be low in this game, and the Hokies will have to carry the point total in the game tonight.
Notre Dame Betting Trend to Know
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish have failed to cover the moneyline wager in six of their last eight games.
In seven of their last eight games, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish failed to cover the point spread. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish have covered the total over wager in five of their last eight games.
Virginia Tech Season Forecast
In their home regular-season finale victory over Florida State, Virginia Tech gained some momentum going into this game. The Hokies finished the regular season with an overall record of 18-13 and a conference record of 8-12.
Virginia Tech jumped out to a 14-0 lead and maintained it against Florida State. Florida State cut the lead to four points early in the second half. Nevertheless, the Hokies were able to hold on for the win.
Moneyline
Opening Line
The Notre Dame vs Virginia Tech moneyline opening line for this game has the Hokies as favorites with ncaab odds of -315.
How the Line has Moved and Why
This line has moved up +5 points, and this is because the lines will fluctuate throughout the day.
What Factors Could Cause This Bet to Lose?
If the Fighting Irish are able to play as a team and make clutch shots, then the Hokies will be in trouble.
Spread
Opening Line
The opening line was set at -7.0 with NCAAB odds of -110.
How the Line has Moved and Why
The line for the Fighting Irish and the Hokies has not changed because the line of seven is a great line for the game tonight.
What Factors Could Cause This Bet to Lose?
If Notre Dame can work as a team tonight, then the game will be a close one; if not, it will be a blowout.
Virginia Tech Total
Opening Line
The total for tonight’s game has been set at 144.0, with the over odds being set at -110. The under odds to the game tonight have also been set at -110.
How the Line has Moved and Why
The total line has not moved today, and the reason why is because the over/under to this game will be pretty close to that 144-point mark.
What Factors Could Cause This Bet to Lose?
If both teams cannot hit beyond the arc, then this will be a low-scoring game.
Virginia Tech Betting Trend to Know
The Virginia Tech Hokies have failed to cover the moneyline wager in five of their last eight games. In four of their last eight games, the Virginia Tech Hokies failed to cover the point spread. In four of their last eight games, the Virginia Tech Hokies have failed to cover the total over.
Most Profitable Players In This Matchup to Bet On
- Keve Aluma: The college basketball picks today have Keve Aluma as the Hokies’ top scorer with 15.5 points per game, and I love his over points today.
- Paul Atkinson: Taking the over of Paul Atkinson rebounds will be smart tonight because he is averaging 7.1 rebounds per game
- Dane Goodwin: One of the better college basketball picks for us is to take Dane Goodwin over points, as he is putting up 14.0 points per game.
Odds Breakdown
The moneyline for the Fighting Irish is standing at +250, and the Hokies’ is at -315.
The spread odds are both standing at -110.
As for the over/under, both sets of odds are at -110.
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