The visiting Yellow Jackets hope to send their backers to the pay window on Thursday as they look to cover the spread at Greensboro Coliseum against the Virginia Tech Hokies.

This is a conference playoff game in the ACC Tournament. Greensboro Coliseum is the location for this game, which makes it a neutral-site matchup.

Virginia Tech battles the Yellow Jackets, currently sitting with a 13-17 mark (10-13-1 ATS). The OVER/UNDER records, always important for totals bettors, are 12-13 for the Hokies and 9-15 for the Yellow Jackets.



View Georgia Tech vs Virginia Tech Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
College basketball odds makers opened the Hokies as 5.5-point favorites in this matchupl.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 37 (Hokies) and the No. 180 (Yellow Jackets) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 76-69 result in favor of the Hokies has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits Virginia Tech's No. 112-ranked offense, averaging 71.1 PPG, against a Yellow Jackets defense that ranks No. 164 at 67.3 PPG. The Hokies field goal percentage has averaged 45.6% so far, more than the Yellow Jackets marksmen have achieved on the year, 40.8% per game.

Comparing how these foes stack up statistically, Georgia Tech owns the country's No. 296-rated mark, allowing 76.3 points per game on the highway. Virginia Tech, on the other hand, rates No. 127 in scoring at home.

Last time out for Georgia Tech, they were a 66-57 Sportsbook as they battled Miami at home. They covered in the match as a 2.5-point favorite. Georgia Tech got 19 points from Iman Shumpert en route to a 66-57 victory over Miami on Sunday at Alexander Memorial Coliseum.

Last time out for Virginia Tech, they were a 69-60 loser as they battled Clemson on the road. They failed to cover in the match as a 4-point underdog. Malcolm Delaney scored 19 points in a futile effort to lead the Hokies to a win (they lost 69-60 to Clemson at Littlejohn Coliseum on Saturday).


Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
After playing Miami are 2-8
After a win are 4-6

Virginia Tech Hokies Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 7-3
After playing Clemson are 5-4
After a loss are 7-3

A few Yellow Jackets at Hokies trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Virginia Tech's last 6 games when playing Georgia Tech
Virginia Tech is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Georgia Tech
Virginia Tech is 15-6 SU in its last 21 games