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2026–27 college basketball / matchup

SMU · #59 · ACC · 0–0Virginia Tech · #48 · ACC · 0–0Sat, Jan 16 · 12:00 PM ETCWCassell Coliseum · Blacksburg, VA
Model line
Virginia Tech −9.2
Win probability
Virginia Tech 83%
Projected tempo
70.6
possessions
Site
Virginia Tech home
17%Win probability83%

The model makes Virginia Tech a 9.2-point favorite, winning about 83 times in 100.

Offense vs defense

Each offense against the other team's defense. Small numbers are national ranks; the better rank in each row is bold.

SMU offense vs Virginia Tech defense

SMU OStatVirginia Tech D
70.6#72Tempo#20867.9
55.6#28eFG%#14850.8
15.7#116TOV%#13617.2
35.4#37ORB%#28732.6
30.4#301FT rate#4128.8
7.5#33Block%#2158.7
54.9#120Assist%#4947.0
55.6#482P%#28354.1
37.1#283P%#2630.6
74.3#115FT%—
35.9#2513PA rate#17839.6

Virginia Tech offense vs SMU defense

Virginia Tech OStatSMU D
67.9#208Tempo#7270.6
52.2#143eFG%#19151.6
14.9#58TOV%#16816.8
31.9#130ORB%#23531.6
34.0#211FT rate#10832.1
9.3#170Block%#9111.0
52.4#184Assist%#34660.9
51.5#1962P%#19452.0
35.5#933P%#18734.1
74.3#117FT%—
39.7#1793PA rate#947.7

Team stats from the 2025–26 season, the same inputs the model uses for these ratings.

Last 5 games

H home · A away · N neutral site.

SMU

Wed, Mar 18NMiami OH108L 79–89
Wed, Mar 11NLouisville15L 58–62
Tue, Mar 10NSyracuse76W 86–69
Sat, Mar 7AFlorida St.64L 78–91
Wed, Mar 4HMiami FL13L 69–77

Virginia Tech

Tue, Mar 10NWake Forest82L 89–95
Sat, Mar 7AVirginia14L 72–76
Tue, Mar 3HBoston College106W 72–63
Sat, Feb 28ANorth Carolina39L 82–89
Sat, Feb 21HWake Forest82W 82–63