Virginia Tech vs. South Carolina Upstate betting: College basketball preview for November 8

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The South Carolina Upstate Spartans (1-1) are heavy, 23.5-point underdogs against the Virginia Tech Hokies (1-0) at Cassell Coliseum on Friday, November 8, 2024. The game begins at 7:00 PM ET on ACC Network Extra. The matchup’s point total is set at 150.

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Virginia Tech Cover -23.5 vs South Carolina Upstate -112

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Virginia Tech vs. South Carolina Upstate betting lines

  • Virginia Tech moneyline odds to win: -8333
  • South Carolina Upstate moneyline odds to win: +1992
  • Spread: Virginia Tech (-23.5)
  • Total: 150

Virginia Tech statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Virginia Tech did a better job covering the spread in home games (9-6-1) last season than it did in road games (2-9-0).
  • The Hokies went over the over/under less consistently at home last season, hitting the over in seven of 16 home matchups (43.8%). On the road, they hit the over in seven of 11 games (63.6%).
  • As a moneyline favorite, Virginia Tech won a higher percentage of its home games (.923) compared to road games (.333) last season.

Last season stats

  • At 74.9 points scored per game and 71.0 points conceded last season, the Hokies were 134th in the nation offensively and 137th on defense.
  • Last season, Virginia Tech was 310th in the country in rebounds (29.9 per game) and 56th in rebounds allowed (29.6).
  • The Hokies were 57th in the country in assists (15.1 per game) last year.

Virginia Tech betting records last season

  • ATS Record: 13-18-1 (Home: 9-6-1; Away: 2-9-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 23.5+: 1-0-0 (As Favorite: 10-9-1; As Underdog: 3-9-0)
  • O-U-P: 17-14-1 (Home: 7-9-0; Away: 7-3-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 14-5 (Home: 12-1; Away: 1-2)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-9 (Home: 1-1; Away: 1-7)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.5 (69th in nation) 45.2 (271st) 29.9 (310th) 29.6 (56th) 15.1 (57th) 10.7 (125th)

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South Carolina Upstate statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Last season, South Carolina Upstate was 3-6-1 at home against the spread (.300 winning percentage). Away, it was 8-8-0 ATS (.500).
  • Spartans games went above the over/under 50% of the time both at home (five of 10) and away (eight of 16) last year.
  • The Spartans’ winning percentage at home as moneyline underdogs was .250 (2-6) last year, and away it was .267 (4-11).

Last season stats

  • Last season the Spartans put up 71.0 points per game (252nd-ranked in college basketball) and gave up 72.9 points per contest (212th-ranked).
  • South Carolina Upstate played poorly when it came to rebounding last year, ranking 17th-worst in the country in rebounds per game (28.5) and 22nd-worst in rebounds allowed per game (35.2).
  • The Spartans ranked 231st in the country with 12.5 dimes per game.

South Carolina Upstate betting records last season

  • ATS Record: 11-15-1 (Home: 3-6-1; Away: 8-8-0)
  • O-U-P: 13-14-0 (Home: 5-5-0; Away: 8-8-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-2 (Home: 1-1; Away: 0-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 6-18 (Home: 2-6; Away: 4-11)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.5 (188th in nation) 44.7 (239th) 28.5 (342nd) 35.2 (337th) 12.5 (231st) 11.1 (167th)
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