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California vs Virginia Tech Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 11 Jan 2025
Tip-off: 23:00
Final 68-71
23-42 45-29
Position#268
Record8-7
FormWLLLW
Points / game77.6
Allowed / game75.8
California
USA
vs
Virginia Tech 🏆
USA
Position#286
Record6-9
FormWLLWL
Points / game70.3
Allowed / game73.3
USANCAA
Other2024-25
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

California winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Virginia Tech winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

CaliforniaUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Sacramento State
#345
W
83-77
83
77
+6
H24/11
NCAA
Mercyhurst Lakers
#219
W
81-55
81
55
+26
H28/11
NCAA
Missouri
#89
L
93-98
93
98
-5
A04/12
NCAA
Stanford
#127
L
81-89
81
89
-8
H07/12
NCAA
Cornell
#113
L
80-88
80
88
-8
H11/12
NCAA
Northwestern St.
#198
W
84-66
84
66
+18
H14/12
NCAA
San Diego State
#65
L
50-71
50
71
-21
A22/12
NCAA
Pittsburgh
#173
L
74-86
74
86
-12
A01/01
NCAA
Clemson
#22
L
68-80
68
80
-12
A05/01
NCAA
Virginia
#230
W
75-61
75
61
+14
H09/01
NCAA
1H
2H
40-33
43-44
41-23
40-32
51-35
42-63
31-47
50-42
29-47
51-41
36-33
48-33
16-25
34-46
42-38
32-48
36-39
32-41
35-32
40-29
154.0Avg total
76.9Scored
77.1Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (15)77.675.8153.4+1.853%
Season at home (9)82.172.3154.4+9.878%
Season away (6)70.881.0151.8-10.217%
Last 10 (10)76.977.1154.0-0.240%
Last 5 (5)70.272.8143.0-2.640%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (14)72.082.5154.5-10.521%
vs Similar ◀ (15)77.671.7149.3+5.973%
vs Weaker (1)78.069.0147.0+9.0100%
This opponent (Virginia Tech) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Virginia TechUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Michigan
#44
L
63-75
63
75
-12
H25/11
NCAA
South Carolina
#301
L
60-70
60
70
-10
H27/11
NCAA
Vanderbilt
#121
L
64-80
64
80
-16
H05/12
NCAA
Pittsburgh
#173
L
59-64
59
64
-5
H07/12
NCAA
N. Carolina A&T
#348
W
95-67
95
67
+28
H13/12
NCAA
Navy
#249
W
80-72
80
72
+8
H15/12
NCAA
Saint Josephs Hawks
#90
L
62-82
62
82
-20
A21/12
NCAA
Duke
#7
L
65-88
65
88
-23
A31/12
NCAA
Miami (FL)
#344
W
86-85
86
85
+1
H04/01
NCAA
Stanford
#127
L
59-70
59
70
-11
A09/01
NCAA
1H
2H
33-34
30-41
25-33
35-37
34-39
30-41
36-28
23-36
52-32
43-35
46-41
34-31
30-32
32-50
27-37
38-51
40-39
46-46
30-25
29-45
144.6Avg total
69.3Scored
75.3Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (15)70.373.3143.6-2.940%
Season at home (11)73.270.3143.5+2.955%
Season away (4)62.581.5144.0-19.00%
Last 10 (10)69.375.3144.6-6.030%
Last 5 (5)70.479.4149.8-9.040%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (14)66.675.4142.0-8.721%
vs Similar ◀ (10)78.074.7152.7+3.350%
vs Weaker (5)82.471.0153.4+11.480%
This opponent (California) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Halves

Half by half

-9-5+0+5+91st half1st half: +0.5+0.51st half: +1.3+1.32nd half2nd half: -0.7-0.72nd half: -7.3-7.3
-9-5+0+5+91st half1st half: +0.5+0.51st half: +1.3+1.32nd half2nd half: -0.7-0.72nd half: -7.3-7.3
CaliforniaVirginia Tech
Each team's average half over its last 10 games. Net is the half margin (above zero = the team wins that half on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the half means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
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CaliforniaLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Sacramento State
#345
W
40-33
40
33
+7
H24/11
NCAA
Mercyhurst Lakers
#219
W
41-23
41
23
+18
H28/11
NCAA
Missouri
#89
W
51-35
51
35
+16
A04/12
NCAA
Stanford
#127
L
31-47
31
47
-16
H07/12
NCAA
Cornell
#113
L
29-47
29
47
-18
H11/12
NCAA
Northwestern St.
#198
W
36-33
36
33
+3
H14/12
NCAA
San Diego State
#65
L
16-25
16
25
-9
A22/12
NCAA
Pittsburgh
#173
W
42-38
42
38
+4
A01/01
NCAA
Clemson
#22
L
36-39
36
39
-3
A05/01
NCAA
Virginia
#230
W
35-32
35
32
+3
H09/01
NCAA
70.9Avg total
35.7Scored
35.2Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)35.336.571.8-1.247%-
Last 30 at home (17)36.134.870.9+1.459%-
Last 30 away (13)34.238.873.1-4.631%-
Last 10 (10)35.735.270.9+0.560%-
Last 5 (5)33.033.466.4-0.460%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (14)33.138.972.0-5.929%-
vs Similar ◀ (15)37.434.972.3+2.560%-
vs Weaker (1)35.027.062.0+8.0100%-
This opponent (Virginia Tech) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Virginia TechLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Michigan
#44
L
33-34
33
34
-1
H25/11
NCAA
South Carolina
#301
L
25-33
25
33
-8
H27/11
NCAA
Vanderbilt
#121
L
34-39
34
39
-5
H05/12
NCAA
Pittsburgh
#173
W
36-28
36
28
+8
H07/12
NCAA
N. Carolina A&T
#348
W
52-32
52
32
+20
H13/12
NCAA
Navy
#249
W
46-41
46
41
+5
H15/12
NCAA
Saint Josephs Hawks
#90
L
30-32
30
32
-2
A21/12
NCAA
Duke
#7
L
27-37
27
37
-10
A31/12
NCAA
Miami (FL)
#344
W
40-39
40
39
+1
H04/01
NCAA
Stanford
#127
W
30-25
30
25
+5
A09/01
NCAA
69.3Avg total
35.3Scored
34.0Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)35.734.069.7+1.753%-
Last 30 at home (19)37.033.270.2+3.863%-
Last 30 away (11)33.435.568.8-2.136%-
Last 10 (10)35.334.069.3+1.350%-
Last 5 (5)34.634.869.4-0.260%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (14)33.634.367.9-0.636%-
vs Similar ◀ (10)35.434.870.2+0.650%-
vs Weaker (5)42.432.875.2+9.6100%-
This opponent (California) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
0
California wins
0
Virginia Tech wins
No previous meetings.
Californialast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
09/01/25HVirginia75-61
05/01/25AClemson68-80
01/01/25APittsburgh74-86
22/12/24ASan Diego State50-71
14/12/24HNorthwestern St.84-66
11/12/24HCornell80-88
07/12/24HStanford81-89
04/12/24AMissouri93-98
28/11/24HMercyhurst Lakers81-55
24/11/24HSacramento State83-77
Virginia Techlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
09/01/25AStanford59-70
04/01/25HMiami (FL)86-85
31/12/24ADuke65-88
21/12/24ASaint Josephs Hawks62-82
15/12/24HNavy80-72
13/12/24HN. Carolina A&T95-67
07/12/24HPittsburgh59-64
05/12/24HVanderbilt64-80
27/11/24HSouth Carolina60-70
25/11/24HMichigan63-75

📊 11. Overall Statistics

California
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 4 Wins / 6 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLLLW53%
HomeWLLWW78%
AwayWLLLL17%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1596
Win %53%78%17%
Points / game77.682.170.8
Allowed / game75.872.381.0
Point differential+1.8+9.8-10.2
Avg total153.4154.4151.8
Over main line---
Win by 10+33%56%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (2)-50% (2)
Overtime %0%0%0%
Virginia Tech
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 3 Wins / 7 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLLWL40%
HomeLLWWW55%
AwayLLLL0%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games15114
Win %40%55%0%
Points / game70.373.262.5
Allowed / game73.370.381.5
Point differential-2.9+2.9-19.0
Avg total143.6143.5144.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+20%27%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (2)50% (2)-
Overtime %0%0%0%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

Atlantic Coast conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Duke1614288%80.459.6+20.8
2 Clemson1713476%77.666.7+10.9
3 SMU Mustangs1612475%84.772.6+12.1
4 Pittsburgh1612475%81.469.7+11.7
5 Wake Forest1612475%70.265.8+4.5
6 Louisville1712571%77.870.2+7.6
7 Florida State1611569%77.869.7+8.1
8 Stanford1611569%77.170.7+6.4
9 North Carolina1711665%83.277.4+5.8
10 NC State169756%71.666.5+5.1
11 Boston College169756%71.272.8-1.5
12 California158753%77.675.8+1.8
13 Syracuse168850%75.977.6-1.8
14 Virginia168850%61.664.0-2.4
15 Georgia Tech178947%75.673.2+2.5
16 Notre Dame167944%75.171.5+3.6
17 Virginia Tech156940%70.373.3-2.9
18 Miami (FL)1641225%77.576.2+1.2
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).

📋 13. Box Score

Team1H2HFinal
California234568
Virginia Tech422971
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