Penn State Nittany Lions vs Virginia Tech Hokies 12/8/2020 NCAAB Previews, Odds & Spread

Penn State Nittany Lions vs Virginia Tech Hokies 12/8/2020

Team	SP/RL	TOTAL	ML
Penn State Nittany Lions	+6 (-107)	143 o (-107	+186
Virginia Tech Hokies	-6 (-107)	143 u (-107	-214

Your Nittany Lions face a ranked Virginia Tech team for the 2nd time in 3 years in the ACC/B1G Challenge as Penn State makes its first road trip of the season. 📰 Preview, notes & stats: https://t.co/VEjrWjn7bP. 🔵🦁⚪

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Penn State Nittany Lions

Penn State Nittany Lions won their season opener against VMI with an 86-65 final score. The Lions continued their success against VCU in their second game. However, they dropped against the Pirates with a final score of 98-92. The Lions tried their best as they converted 13 of their 34 shots from the three-point radar. 14 points and six rebounds were contributed by Myles Dread coming off the bench for Penn State. The Lions are up against a tough Virginia squad and they will need proper strategy for this game.

Players to watch: S. Lundy F (GP 3 MIN 32 PTS 22.3 REB 4.3 AST 0.7 STL 0.7 BLK 1.3 TO 2.3 FG% 54.8 FT% 85.7 3PT% 42.9), S. Sessoms G (GP 3 MIN 27.3 PTS 13 REB 1.7 AST 4 STL 2 BLK 0 TO 2.7 FG% 45.5 FT% 71.4 3PT% 40), M. Jones G (GP 3 MIN 27 PTS 11.7 REB 2.3 AST 3.3 STL 2.3 BLK 0 TO 2 FG% 28.9 FT% 90 3PT% 21.1).

Virginia Tech Hokies

The Hokies are riding a four-game winning streak and they seem to be unstoppable with their overall performance. The Hokies are holding the 15th rank in their nation and they are coming off an easy victory against VMI. Virginia scored 64 and prevented VMI to just 57. Keve Aluma was impressive with 17 points as he went five for 11 with his shooting. The talented player contributed 12 rebounds. Tyrece Radford was the other player with 14 points and six boards for Virginia is their success.

Players to watch: K. Aluma F (GP 4 MIN 28.8 PTS 17.8 REB 6.8 AST 0.8 STL 0.8 BLK 1.3 TO 2.5 FG% 60.5 FT% 59.1 3PT% 46.2), T. Radford G (GP 4 MIN 33.8 PTS 12.8 REB 6.3 AST 2.8 STL 0.5 BLK 0.3 TO 1.5 FG% 51.4 FT% 90.9 3PT% 33.3), N. Alleyne G (GP 4 MIN 28.3 PTS 11.3 REB 1.5 AST 1 STL 0.3 BLK 0 TO 0.5 FG% 40.5 FT% 88.9 3PT% 35).

Trends

Penn State Nittany Lions

Penn State is 1-8 ATS in their last 9 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Penn State’s last 10 games.
Penn State is 3-6 SU in their last 9 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Penn State’s last 7 games on the road.
Penn State is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games against an opponent in the Atlantic Coast conference.

Virginia Tech Hokies

Virginia Tech is 4-15 ATS in their last 19 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Virginia Tech’s last 9 games.
Virginia Tech is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games.
Virginia Tech is 2-8 ATS in their last 10 games at home.
Hokies re 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games against an opponent in the Big Ten conference.