Virginia Tech Hokies (Overall: 22-10, Conf: 10-8)
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Team Strengths:
You can certainly count on the Hokies to score a ton of points, and in a very efficient way at that. They ranked ninth in both field-goal and three-point shooting percentages during the season, with five players having averaged double-digit scoring outputs – six if you count Chris Clarke (who we’ll get into further detail in the next segment).
Victories over Duke and inter-state rival Virginia from the regular season are also encouraging signs that Virginia Tech can slay some more beasts along its path in the Big Dance, which makes the team’s +20,000 odds of winning the national title this season all the more appealing.
Team Weaknesses:
As a team filled with upperclassmen, it’s quite ironic that the loss of sophomore guard Chris Clarke might very well unravel the Hokies. Clarke suffered a torn ACL in mid-February, and his services as the team’s top rebounder (7.3 boards per game this season before the injury) will sorely be missed.
Virginia Tech has a good number of veterans on its squad, but none of them have big-game experience in March Madness seeing that this is the team’s first trip to the NCAA Tournament in a decade. They got a bad draw from Selection Sunday by being pitted with eighth-seeded Wisconsin, which has four players that appeared in three Sweet 16 and two Final Four appearances over the last three seasons.
Team Stats:
| CATEGORY | STAT / G | NCAA RANK |
| Points | 79.2 | 39th |
| Rebounds | 32.6 | 303rd |
| Assists | 15.1 | 59th |
| Steals | 4.0 | 345th |
| Blocks | 2.8 | 234th |
| Field goal percentage | 49.0 | 9th |
| Three-point percentage | 40.3 | 9th |
| Free throw percentage | 73.4 | 78th |
| Turnovers | 12.1 | 86th |
Starting Lineup:
| POSITION | NAME | PPG |
| F | Zach LeDay | 16.3 |
| G | Justin Bibbs | 9.5 |
| G | Seth Allen | 13.1 |
| G | Ahmed Hill | 11.7 |
| G | Justin Robinson | 10.3 |
Writer’s Prediction:
Virginia Tech (+20,000) fails to escape the first round of the tournament with a heartbreaking loss to Wisconsin.
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