Oklahoma State looks to cover the Cowboys-Hokies pointspread on Saturday and improve its overall 7-5 mark when they host Virginia Tech in college basketball action.

Oklahoma State will face the 10-3 Hokies, who own a 5-4 ATS mark on the season. In totals betting, the Cowboys are 5-5 favoring the UNDER so far this season while the Hokies are 4-5 favoring the OVER.



View Virginia Tech vs Oklahoma State Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Sportsbooks had the Cowboys installed as 1-point favorites in this particular matchup

Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 65 (Cowboys) and the No. 24 (Hokies) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 78-70 result in favor of the Hokies has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
Rating these schools in several key categories is important for handicappers and Oklahoma State has the nation's No. 195-rated offensive output, at 67.8 PPG. The visiting Hokies defense ranks No. 37 allowing on average 59.3 PPG. The Cowboys FG% has averaged 41.1% so far, less than the Hokies marksmen have achieved on the year, 45.8% per game.

Defensively, Virginia Tech features the nation's No. 48-rated defense on the road, allowing 62.8 points per game. Oklahoma State, meanwhile, comes in at No. 230 nationally in scoring at home.

Last time out for Virginia Tech, they were a 71-50 Sportsbook as they battled Eastern Michigan at home. They covered in the match as a 18.5-point favorite. Virginia Tech cruised to victory on Thursday, running Eastern Michigan out of the gym and running up a 71-50 score at Cassell Coliseum.

In their last action, Oklahoma State was a 68-58 Sportsbook on the road against Southern Methodist. They covered the 4.5–point spread as favorites. Keiton Page scored 27 points for Oklahoma State on Wednesday, leading the Cowboys to a 68-58 win over Southern Methodist at American Airlines Center.


Virginia Tech Hokies Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 3-7
Before playing Wake Forest are 6-4
After a win are 7-3

Oklahoma State Cowboys Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 3-5
Before playing Texas Tech are 3-7
After playing Southern Methodist are 3-2
After a win are 5-5

A few Hokies at Cowboys trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Virginia Tech's last 14 games on the road
Virginia Tech is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Oklahoma State is 21-4 SU in its last 25 games at home


Next up:
Virginia Tech at Wake Forest, Saturday, January 7
Oklahoma State home to Texas Tech, Wednesday, January 4