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Virginia Tech vs Duke Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 31 Jan 2026
Tip-off: 17:00
Final 58-72
31-40 27-32
Position#122
Record16-6
FormLWWLW
Points / game81.0
Allowed / game74.1
Virginia Tech
USA
vs
Duke 🏆
USA
Position#8
Record19-1
FormWWWWW
Points / game85.6
Allowed / game64.6
USANCAA
Other2025-26
Meetings · Virginia Tech v Duke
31 Jan 2026
VIRG58
DUKE72
29 Jan 2024
VIRG67
DUKE77
23 Jan 2023
VIRG78
DUKE75
12 Jan 2021
VIRG74
DUKE67
06 Dec 2019
VIRG63
DUKE77
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

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

🏀 2. Points Analysis

Virginia TechUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Elon
#256
W
82-81 OT
82
81
+1
H20/12
NCAA
Virginia
#19
W
95-85 OT
95
85
+10
H31/12
NCAA
Wake Forest
#190
L
78-81
78
81
-3
A03/01
NCAA
Stanford
#103
L
68-69
68
69
-1
H08/01
NCAA
California
#79
W
78-75
78
75
+3
H10/01
NCAA
SMU Mustangs
#129
L
76-77
76
77
-1
A15/01
NCAA
Notre Dame
#269
W
89-76
89
76
+13
H17/01
NCAA
Syracuse
#236
W
76-74
76
74
+2
A22/01
NCAA
Louisville
#53
L
71-85
71
85
-14
A24/01
NCAA
Georgia Tech
#309
W
71-65
71
65
+6
H28/01
NCAA
1H
2H
35-43
37-29
23-24
32-31
32-36
46-45
31-24
37-45
37-37
41-38
38-39
38-38
45-34
44-42
30-37
46-37
22-37
49-48
36-30
35-35
155.2Avg total
78.4Scored
76.8Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (22)81.074.1155.1+6.973%
Season at home (14)85.471.7157.1+13.693%
Season away (8)73.478.4151.8-5.038%
Last 10 (10)78.476.8155.2+1.660%
Last 5 (5)76.675.4152.0+1.260%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (7)67.480.0147.4-12.614%
vs Similar (17)79.673.9153.5+5.765%
vs Weaker (6)81.769.0150.7+12.7100%
This opponent (Duke) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
DukeUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Lipscomb
#121
W
97-73
97
73
+24
H16/12
NCAA
Texas Tech
#63
L
81-82
81
82
-1
H21/12
NCAA
Georgia Tech
#309
W
85-79
85
79
+6
H31/12
NCAA
Florida State
#167
W
91-87
91
87
+4
A03/01
NCAA
Louisville
#53
W
84-73
84
73
+11
A07/01
NCAA
SMU Mustangs
#129
W
82-75
82
75
+7
H10/01
NCAA
California
#79
W
71-56
71
56
+15
A15/01
NCAA
Stanford
#103
W
80-50
80
50
+30
A17/01
NCAA
Wake Forest
#190
W
90-69
90
69
+21
H24/01
NCAA
Louisville
#53
W
83-52
83
52
+31
H27/01
NCAA
1H
2H
48-45
49-28
46-36
35-46
39-43
46-36
42-42
49-45
38-47
46-26
41-35
41-40
37-30
34-26
35-19
45-31
42-31
48-38
38-28
45-24
154.0Avg total
84.4Scored
69.6Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (20)85.664.6150.2+21.095%
Season at home (13)86.664.3150.9+22.392%
Season away (7)83.765.1148.9+18.6100%
Last 10 (10)84.469.6154.0+14.890%
Last 5 (5)81.260.4141.6+20.8100%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (1)67.066.0133.0+1.0100%
vs Weaker ◀ (29)85.565.6151.0+19.993%
This opponent (Virginia Tech) is Weaker. 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

-12-6+0+6+121st half1st half: -1.2-1.21st half: +5.0+5.02nd half2nd half: +1.7+1.72nd half: +9.8+9.8
-12-6+0+6+121st half1st half: -1.2-1.21st half: +5.0+5.02nd half2nd half: +1.7+1.72nd half: +9.8+9.8
Virginia TechDuke
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.
Bets by half · pick a half
Virginia TechLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Elon
#256
L
35-43
35
43
-8
H20/12
NCAA
Virginia
#19
L
23-24
23
24
-1
H31/12
NCAA
Wake Forest
#190
L
32-36
32
36
-4
A03/01
NCAA
Stanford
#103
W
31-24
31
24
+7
H08/01
NCAA
California
#79
D
37-37
37
37
+0
H10/01
NCAA
SMU Mustangs
#129
L
38-39
38
39
-1
A15/01
NCAA
Notre Dame
#269
W
45-34
45
34
+11
H17/01
NCAA
Syracuse
#236
L
30-37
30
37
-7
A22/01
NCAA
Louisville
#53
L
22-37
22
37
-15
A24/01
NCAA
Georgia Tech
#309
W
36-30
36
30
+6
H28/01
NCAA
67.0Avg total
32.9Scored
34.1Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)34.134.568.5-0.443%-
Last 30 at home (19)37.234.271.4+2.958%-
Last 30 away (11)28.734.963.6-6.218%-
Last 10 (10)32.934.167.0-1.230%-
Last 5 (5)34.235.469.6-1.240%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (7)25.036.061.0-11.00%-
vs Similar (17)36.235.271.4+0.941%-
vs Weaker (6)38.730.569.2+8.2100%-
This opponent (Duke) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
DukeLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Lipscomb
#121
W
48-45
48
45
+3
H16/12
NCAA
Texas Tech
#63
W
46-36
46
36
+10
H21/12
NCAA
Georgia Tech
#309
L
39-43
39
43
-4
H31/12
NCAA
Florida State
#167
D
42-42
42
42
+0
A03/01
NCAA
Louisville
#53
L
38-47
38
47
-9
A07/01
NCAA
SMU Mustangs
#129
W
41-35
41
35
+6
H10/01
NCAA
California
#79
W
37-30
37
30
+7
A15/01
NCAA
Stanford
#103
W
35-19
35
19
+16
A17/01
NCAA
Wake Forest
#190
W
42-31
42
31
+11
H24/01
NCAA
Louisville
#53
W
38-28
38
28
+10
H27/01
NCAA
76.2Avg total
40.6Scored
35.6Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)41.632.173.6+9.577%-
Last 30 at home (22)42.331.073.4+11.382%-
Last 30 away (8)39.534.974.4+4.662%-
Last 10 (10)40.635.676.2+5.070%-
Last 5 (5)38.628.667.2+10.0100%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (1)36.024.060.0+12.0100%-
vs Weaker ◀ (29)41.832.374.1+9.476%-
This opponent (Virginia Tech) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

Side by side

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
3
Virginia Tech wins
6
Duke wins
DateGameScore
31/12/24Duke v Virginia Tech88-65
30/01/24Virginia Tech v Duke67-77
26/02/23Duke v Virginia Tech81-65
24/01/23Virginia Tech v Duke78-75
13/03/22Duke v Virginia Tech67-82
23/12/21Duke v Virginia Tech76-65
13/01/21Virginia Tech v Duke74-67
23/02/20Duke v Virginia Tech88-64
07/12/19Virginia Tech v Duke63-77
Virginia Techlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
28/01/26HGeorgia Tech71-65
24/01/26ALouisville71-85
22/01/26ASyracuse76-74
17/01/26HNotre Dame89-76
15/01/26ASMU Mustangs76-77
10/01/26HCalifornia78-75
08/01/26HStanford68-69
03/01/26AWake Forest78-81
31/12/25HVirginia95-85 OT
20/12/25HElon82-81 OT
Dukelast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
27/01/26HLouisville83-52
24/01/26HWake Forest90-69
17/01/26AStanford80-50
15/01/26ACalifornia71-56
10/01/26HSMU Mustangs82-75
07/01/26ALouisville84-73
03/01/26AFlorida State91-87
31/12/25HGeorgia Tech85-79
21/12/25HTexas Tech81-82
16/12/25HLipscomb97-73

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Virginia Tech
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWWLW73%
HomeWLWWW93%
AwayWLLWL38%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games22148
Win %73%93%38%
Points / game81.085.473.4
Allowed / game74.171.778.4
Point differential+6.9+13.6-5.0
Avg total155.1157.1151.8
Over main line---
Win by 10+36%57%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won62% (8)67% (3)60% (5)
Overtime %18%21%12%
Duke
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 9 Wins / 1 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWW95%
HomeLWWWW92%
AwayWWWWW100%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games20137
Win %95%92%100%
Points / game85.686.683.7
Allowed / game64.664.365.1
Point differential+21.0+22.3+18.6
Avg total150.2150.9148.9
Over main line---
Win by 10+65%69%57%
Close games (≤5 pts) won67% (3)50% (2)100% (1)
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 Duke2019195%85.664.6+21.0
2 Miami (FL)2117481%84.769.3+15.3
3 Clemson2117481%77.165.1+12.0
4 Virginia2117481%83.171.2+12.0
5 North Carolina2016480%82.570.0+12.5
6 SMU Mustangs2015575%87.277.0+10.2
7 Virginia Tech2216673%81.074.1+6.9
8 NC State2115671%85.471.7+13.8
9 California2115671%77.969.9+8.0
10 Louisville2014670%86.070.3+15.7
11 Stanford2114767%75.772.8+2.9
12 Syracuse2112957%75.369.9+5.4
13 Wake Forest21111052%80.176.7+3.4
14 Notre Dame21111052%74.071.5+2.5
15 Georgia Tech21111052%74.573.1+1.3
16 Boston College2091145%68.268.2+0.1
17 Pittsburgh2191243%73.071.5+1.5
18 Florida State2191243%80.479.6+0.9
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
Virginia Tech312758
Duke403272
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