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Virginia Tech vs Duke Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 07 Dec 2019
Tip-off: 00:00
Final 63-77
41-38 22-39
Position#258
Record1-2
FormWLWLL
Points / game70.0
Allowed / game81.7
vs
Duke 🏆
USA
Position#19
Record4-1
FormWWLWW
Points / game84.2
Allowed / game71.0
USANCAA
Other2019-20
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🎯 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
Bethune-Cookman
#31
W
79-54
79
54
+25
H17/03
NIT
Wichita State
#1
L
76-79 OT
76
79
-3
H20/03
NIT
Princeton
#21
W
86-81 OT
86
81
+5
H17/03
NIT
Brigham Young
#4
L
77-80
77
80
-3
A19/03
NIT
Michigan State
#49
W
71-66
71
66
+5
A25/11
NCAA
Dayton
#4
L
62-89
62
89
-27
H27/11
NCAA
Brigham Young
#20
L
77-90
77
90
-13
A28/11
NCAA
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
0-0
42-24
0-0
37-30
0-0
32-30
0-0
37-39
0-0
32-26
0-0
36-42
0-0
34-38
0-0
43-42
0-0
32-28
0-0
39-38
0-0
31-49
0-0
31-40
0-0
37-35
0-0
40-55
152.4Avg total
75.4Scored
77.0Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (3)70.081.7151.7-11.733%
Season at home (1)62.089.0151.0-27.00%
Season away (2)74.078.0152.0-4.050%
Last 10 (7)75.477.0152.4-1.643%
Last 5 (5)74.681.2155.8-6.640%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (5)72.680.8153.4-8.220%
vs Similarno games
vs Weakerno games
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
California
#284
W
87-52
87
52
+35
A22/11
NCAA
Georgetown
#243
W
81-73
81
73
+8
H22/11
NCAA
Stephen F. Austin
#7
L
83-85 OT
83
85
-2
H27/11
NCAA
Winthrop
#44
W
83-70
83
70
+13
H30/11
NCAA
Michigan State
#49
W
87-75
87
75
+12
A04/12
NCAA
1H
2H
40-21
47-31
33-33
48-40
45-40
36-41
42-35
41-35
45-29
42-46
155.2Avg total
84.2Scored
71.0Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (5)84.271.0155.2+13.280%
Season at home (3)82.376.0158.3+6.367%
Season away (2)87.063.5150.5+23.5100%
Last 10 (5)84.271.0155.2+13.280%
Last 5 (5)84.271.0155.2+13.280%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (3)84.376.7161.0+7.767%
vs Weaker ◀ (2)84.062.5146.5+21.5100%
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: +1.4+1.41st half: +9.4+9.42nd half2nd half: -3.3-3.32nd half: +4.2+4.2
-12-6+0+6+121st half1st half: +1.4+1.41st half: +9.4+9.42nd half2nd half: -3.3-3.32nd half: +4.2+4.2
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.
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Virginia TechLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Bethune-Cookman
#31
W
42-24
42
24
+18
H17/03
NIT
Wichita State
#1
W
32-30
32
30
+2
H20/03
NIT
Princeton
#21
W
32-26
32
26
+6
H17/03
NIT
Brigham Young
#4
L
34-38
34
38
-4
A19/03
NIT
Michigan State
#49
W
32-28
32
28
+4
A25/11
NCAA
Dayton
#4
L
31-49
31
49
-18
H27/11
NCAA
Brigham Young
#20
W
37-35
37
35
+2
A28/11
NCAA
67.1Avg total
34.3Scored
32.9Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (7)34.332.967.1+1.471%-
Last 30 at home (4)34.232.266.5+2.075%-
Last 30 away (3)34.333.768.0+0.767%-
Last 10 (7)34.332.967.1+1.471%-
Last 5 (5)33.235.268.4-2.060%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (5)33.236.069.2-2.860%-
vs Similarno games
vs Weakerno games
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
California
#284
W
40-21
40
21
+19
A22/11
NCAA
Georgetown
#243
D
33-33
33
33
+0
H22/11
NCAA
Stephen F. Austin
#7
W
45-40
45
40
+5
H27/11
NCAA
Winthrop
#44
W
42-35
42
35
+7
H30/11
NCAA
Michigan State
#49
W
45-29
45
29
+16
A04/12
NCAA
72.6Avg total
41.0Scored
31.6Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (5)41.031.672.6+9.480%-
Last 30 at home (3)40.036.076.0+4.067%-
Last 30 away (2)42.525.067.5+17.5100%-
Last 10 (5)41.031.672.6+9.480%-
Last 5 (5)41.031.672.6+9.480%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (3)44.034.778.7+9.3100%-
vs Weaker ◀ (2)36.527.063.5+9.550%-
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
0
Virginia Tech wins
0
Duke wins
No previous meetings.
DateH/AOpponentScore
28/11/19ABrigham Young77-90
27/11/19HDayton62-89
25/11/19AMichigan State71-66
19/03/16ABrigham Young77-80
17/03/16HPrinceton86-81 OT
20/03/11HWichita State76-79 OT
17/03/11HBethune-Cookman79-54
Dukelast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
04/12/19AMichigan State87-75
30/11/19HWinthrop83-70
27/11/19HStephen F. Austin83-85 OT
22/11/19HGeorgetown81-73
22/11/19ACalifornia87-52

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Virginia Tech
NCAA 2019-20
Recent: 3 Wins / 4 Losses (last 7)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLL33%
HomeL0%
AwayWL50%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games312
Win %33%0%50%
Points / game70.062.074.0
Allowed / game81.789.078.0
Point differential-11.7-27.0-4.0
Avg total151.7151.0152.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+0%0%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won100% (1)-100% (1)
Overtime %0%0%0%
Duke
NCAA 2019-20
Recent: 4 Wins / 1 Losses (last 5)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWLWW80%
HomeWLW67%
AwayWW100%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games532
Win %80%67%100%
Points / game84.282.387.0
Allowed / game71.076.063.5
Point differential+13.2+6.3+23.5
Avg total155.2158.3150.5
Over main line---
Win by 10+60%33%100%
Close games (≤5 pts) won0% (1)0% (1)-
Overtime %20%33%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 SMU Mustangs440100%77.257.0+20.2
2 Pittsburgh440100%68.054.8+13.2
3 Louisville330100%70.357.7+12.7
4 Duke54180%84.271.0+13.2
5 Florida State54180%76.063.6+12.4
6 Stanford43175%73.256.5+16.8
7 Virginia43175%48.046.5+1.5
8 NC State32167%73.765.0+8.7
9 Georgia Tech32167%67.361.0+6.3
10 Notre Dame32167%68.766.7+2.0
11 Wake Forest53260%71.070.0+1.0
12 Clemson42250%69.065.0+4.0
13 North Carolina42250%66.872.0-5.2
14 Virginia Tech31233%70.081.7-11.7
15 Miami (FL)31233%64.779.0-14.3
16 Syracuse41325%71.871.2+0.5
17 California41325%58.272.8-14.5
18 Boston College4040%57.270.5-13.2
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
Virginia Tech412263
Duke383977
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