Thursday’s contest between the No. 3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (17-2) and the Virginia Tech Hokies (14-6) at Cassell Coliseum should be a lopsided matchup, as our computer prediction projects a final score of 80-66 and heavily favors Notre Dame to take home the win. Tipoff is at 6:00 PM ET on January 30.

According to our computer prediction, Virginia Tech is projected to cover the spread (18.5) versus Notre Dame. The two sides are projected to come in below the 150.5 total.

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Notre Dame vs. Virginia Tech Game Info & Odds

• Date: Thursday, January 30, 2025
• Time: 6:00 PM ET
• TV channel: ACC Network X
• Where: Blacksburg, Virginia
• Venue: Cassell Coliseum
• Line: Notre Dame -18.5
• Point total: 150.5

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Notre Dame vs. Virginia Tech Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Notre Dame 80, Virginia Tech 66

Spread & Total Prediction for Notre Dame vs. Virginia Tech

• Pick ATS: Virginia Tech (+18.5)
• Pick OU: Under (150.5)

Notre Dame’s record against the spread so far this season is 11-8-0, while Virginia Tech’s is 3-7-0. The Fighting Irish have gone over the point total in 12 games, while Hokies games have gone over five times. The two teams score an average of 163.1 points per game, 12.6 more points than this matchup’s total. In the last 10 contests, Notre Dame is 6-4 against the spread and 10-0 overall while Virginia Tech has gone 3-7 against the spread and 5-5 overall.

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Notre Dame Performance Insights

• The Fighting Irish have a +489 scoring differential, topping opponents by 25.8 points per game. They’re putting up 87.5 points per game to rank fifth in college basketball and are allowing 61.7 per outing to rank 121st in college basketball.
• Notre Dame wins the rebound battle by 12.4 boards on average. It records 41.6 rebounds per game, which ranks fourth in college basketball, while its opponents grab 29.2 per outing.
• Notre Dame makes 7.8 three-pointers per game (49th in college basketball), 2.5 more than its opponents (5.3).
• The Fighting Irish rank ninth in college basketball with 98.9 points scored per 100 possessions, and 23rd in college basketball defensively with 69.8 points conceded per 100 possessions.
• Notre Dame wins the turnover battle by 2.6 per game, committing 14.7 (123rd in college basketball) while its opponents average 17.3.

Virginia Tech Performance Insights

• The Hokies put up 75.6 points per game (48th in college basketball) while allowing 66.8 per outing (243rd in college basketball). They have a +176 scoring differential and outscore opponents by 8.8 points per game.
• Virginia Tech ranks 209th in the country at 31.8 rebounds per game. That’s 2.8 more than the 29 its opponents average.
• Virginia Tech hits 6.9 three-pointers per game (112th in college basketball) while shooting 35.9% from deep (29th in college basketball). It is making 2.1 more threes than its opponents, who drain 4.8 per game at 28.3%.
• Virginia Tech has committed 15.1 turnovers per game (148th in college basketball) while forcing 15.8 (179th in college basketball).

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