In a First Round NCAA Tournament game, the No. 6 Texas Longhorns will face off with the No. 11 Virginia Tech Hokies in the East Region. Let’s take a look at the top college basketball betting odds, picks, bracketology, betting trends and KenPom Rankings, then give our Texas vs Virginia Tech prediction for the game today.
Texas vs Virginia Tech | NCAA Tournament Bracketology
2022 NCAA Tournament
No. 6 Texas Longhorns (21-10) vs. No. 11 Virginia Tech Hokies (19-12)
Date: Friday, March 18, 2022
Time: 4:30 PM EST
Venue: Fiserv Forum — Milwaukee, WI
Coverage: TBS
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Texas vs Virginia Tech College Basketball Betting Picks and Odds
All college basketball betting odds for Texas vs Virginia Tech can be found at BetUS Sportsbook.
Moneyline: TEX: (-120) | VT: (+105)
Point Spread: TEX: -1 (-110) | VT: +1 (-110)
Total: 123.5 — Over: (-110) | Under: (-110)
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KenPom Rankings | Bracketology
KenPom Rankings are from KenPom.com
Team | Rk | AdjO | AdjD | AdjT |
Virginia Tech | 23rd | 114.3 (18th) | 96.4 (54th) | 62.9 (344th) |
Texas | 15th | 111.8 (32nd) | 91.4 (13th) | 63.1 (341st) |
Texas vs Virginia Tech College Basketball Betting Trends
- Virginia Tech is 19-16 ATS
- Virginia Tech is 4-4 ATS as an underdog
- Texas is 12-9-1 ATS
- Texas is 10-13-1 ATS as a favorite
- Texas is 18-14 to the UNDER this season
- Virginia Tech is 19-16 to the UNDER this season
Texas vs Virginia Tech Prediction | March Madness Picks and Bracketology
The Virginia Tech Hokies are fresh of of an ACC Tournament Championship and are playing their best basketball at the right time. The Texas Longhorns, on the other hand, blew a 40-22 halftime lead to lose in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament to TCU. These are two teams that ended the season as polar opposites.
In a close game like this one shapes out to be, I like to look towards how both teams shoot the basketball. Virginia Tech is 20th in the nation in effective field goal %, while Texas ranks 173rd. Both teams like to play slow, and Virginia Tech has the upper hand in that type of environment. While Texas boasts the 13th best defense in college basketball this season, Virginia Tech’s shooting prowess and patience on offense should be enough to net them a first round win.
Our college basketball betting Texas vs Virginia Tech prediction tonight will be Virginia Tech COVERING THE SPREAD at BetUS.
For what it’s worth, the ESPN Matchup Predictor gives Texas a 50.6% chance to win.