Virginia Tech vs Charleston Southern 11/25/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Charleston Southern Buccaneers and Virginia Tech Hokies meet Friday in college basketball action at the Cassell Coliseum. The Charleston Southern Buccaneers look to get above a .500 record. The Virginia Tech Hokies look for their sixth win.

The Charleston Southern Buccaneers are averaging 74 points on 38.6 percent shooting and allowing 74 points on 45.2 percent shooting. Claudell Harris Jr. is averaging 19.8 points and 3.3 assists, while Taje’ Kelly is averaging 11.8 points and 8.3 rebounds. Tahlik Chavez is the third double-digit scorer and Cheikh Faye is grabbing 4.3 rebounds. The Charleston Southern Buccaneers are shooting 34.5 percent from beyond the arc and 72.7 percent from the free throw line. The Charleston Southern Buccaneers are allowing 33.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 36.8 rebounds per game.

The Virginia Tech Hokies are averaging 79.7 points on 50.6 percent shooting and allowing 65.5 points on 42.8 percent shooting. Sean Pedulla is averaging 17.5 points and 3.2 rebounds, while Grant Basile is averaging 16.3 points and 1.8 assists. Darius Maddox is the third double-digit scorer, and Justyn Mutts is dishing 4 assists. The Virginia Tech Hokies are shooting 36.7 percent from beyond the arc and 74.7 percent from the free throw line. The Virginia Tech Hokies are allowing 34.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31 rebounds per game.

The Buccaneers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 road games and 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall. The Hokies are 12-5 ATS in their last 17 Friday games and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games overall. The over is 7-3 in Buccaneers last 10 overall. The over is 5-1 in Hokies last 6 games following a straight up loss.

The Charleston Southern Buccaneers will obviously be the more motivated side, but they got smoked in their two games against Ohio State and Tulane, so there’s no telling what happens here. The Virginia Tech Hokies have the offensive firepower to blow any team off the court, let alone a lesser team that doesn’t have anywhere close to the talent to match. This should be a Hokies blowout victory.