Alabama vs. Virginia Tech Betting Line, Preview

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Mar/12/2018

The Alabama vs. Virginia Tech betting line had VTech at Hokies -1.5.  Reviewing the College Basketball Betting Power Ratings we see that the line appears to be on the money.  SCROLL DOWN FOR MORE

The Hokies come into this game 21-11 Straight Up and has been impressive Against The Spread, going 17-11.

They did struggle down the stretch, losing three of four outright.  They did cover the spread in six of the last ten games.

The Hokies are deadly from long range and offer up an amazing fast break. Their record includes victories against the likes of North Carolina, Clemson, Virginia, Duke and NC State, so this team is not one to write off.

The Hokies feature five double-figure scorers in Justin Robinson, Justin Bibbs, Kerry Blackshear, Devin Hill, and Nickeil Alexander-Walker.

Virginia Tech tends to go small and has trouble rebounding.  Opponents will need to penetrate their defense.

This small-ball lineup is easily exploited on the boards but can Alabama take advantage?

The Tide were the best defensive team in the SEC and can limit opportunities in transition.  This might not be enough to prevent VTech from winning, however. Consistent scoring is an issue for Alabama as are turnovers and poor shooting.  Alabama was 10th or worse in offensive and defensive rebounding percentage in SEC action.

The Crimson Tide owns a ho-hum 19-14 record Straight Up and 17-15-1 record Against The Spread. They only won four games Straight Up in their last ten. 

A low-scoring, low-possession game may favor Alabama but 21 of 34 games went UNDER the total for the Tide this season and they still own a Straight Up record that is just a few games above the .500 mark.

Virginia Tech will really have to be sleep walking in this game to lose.

FIND LIVE MARCH MADNESS ODDS HERE

Date Time # Team Spread Total Money Line
NCAA BASKETBALL - MEN - Mar 12
03/12/2018 511 ABILENE CHRISTIAN +8½-110 o150½-110 +343
11:00:00 512 DRAKE -8½-110 u150½-110 -418
03/12/2018 513 NORTH CAROLINA A&T +11½-110 o140½-110  
15:00:00 514 LIBERTY -11½-110 u140½-110  
03/12/2018 515 HARTFORD +9½-110 o139-110 +400
19:00:00 516 SAN DIEGO -9½-110 u139-110 -500
NCAA BASKETBALL - MEN - Mar 13
NCAA TOURNAMENT - (FIRST FOUR)
UD ARENA - DAYTON, OH
03/13/2018 543 LONG ISLAND +4-110 o137½-110 +160
15:40:00 544 RADFORD -4-110 u137½-110 -185
03/13/2018 545 ST. BONAVENTURE +3½-110 o154-110 +150
18:10:00 546 UCLA -3½-110 u154-110 -170
NCAA BASKETBALL - MEN - Mar 14
NCAA TOURNAMENT - (FIRST FOUR)
UD ARENA - DAYTON, OH
03/14/2018 609 NC CENTRAL +5-110 o146½-110 +185
15:40:00 610 TEXAS SOUTHERN -5-110 u146½-110 -225
03/14/2018 611 ARIZONA STATE -1½-110 o142½-110 -125
18:10:00 612 SYRACUSE +1½-110 u142½-110 +105
NCAA BASKETBALL - MEN - Mar 15
NCAA TOURNAMENT - (FIRST ROUND)
PPG PAINTS ARENA - PITTSBURGH, PA
03/15/2018 721 ALABAMA +1½-110 o142½-110 +105
18:20:00 722 VIRGINIA TECH -1½-110 u142½-110 -125
03/15/2018 723 OKLAHOMA +2-110 o160½-110 +115
09:15:00 724 RHODE ISLAND -2-110 u160½-110 -135
03/15/2018 725 IONA +20-110 o156-110  
11:45:00 726 DUKE -20-110 u156-110  
NCAA TOURNAMENT - (FIRST ROUND)
INTRUST BANK ARENA - WICHITA, KS
03/15/2018 727 PENNSYLVANIA +14½-110 o147-110  
11:00:00 728 KANSAS -14½-110 u147-110  
03/15/2018 729 NC STATE +2-105 o157-110 +120
13:30:00 730 SETON HALL -2-115 u157-110 -140
03/15/2018 731 SAN DIEGO STATE +4-110 o142½-110 +160
16:20:00 732 HOUSTON -4-110 u142½-110 -185
03/15/2018 733 MONTANA +11½-110 o134½-110  
18:50:00 734 MICHIGAN -11½-110 u134½-110  
NCAA TOURNAMENT - (FIRST ROUND)
AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER - DALLAS, TX
03/15/2018 735 LOYOLA CHICAGO +2½-110 o133½-110 +125
12:10:00 736 MIAMI FLORIDA -2½-110 u133½-110 -145
03/15/2018 737 WRIGHT STATE +13-110 o131½-110  
09:40:00 738 TENNESSEE -13-110 u131½-110  
03/15/2018 741 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN +11-110 o138-110  
16:25:00 742 TEXAS TECH -11-110 u138-110  
NCAA TOURNAMENT - (FIRST ROUND)
TACO BELL ARENA - BOISE, ID
03/15/2018 743 DAVIDSON +6-110 o143-110 +225
16:10:00 744 KENTUCKY -6-110 u143-110 -265
03/15/2018 745 BUFFALO +9-110   +350
18:40:00 746 ARIZONA -9-110   -450
03/15/2018 747 SOUTH DAKOTA ST +8-110   +325
13:00:00 748 OHIO STATE -8-110   -395
03/15/2018 749 NC GREENSBORO +12½-110    
10:30:00 750 GONZAGA -12½-110    
NCAA BASKETBALL - MEN - Mar 16
NCAA TOURNAMENT - (FIRST ROUND)
SPECTRUM ARENA - CHARLOTTE, NC
03/16/2018 863 MD BALTIMORE CO +22½-110    
18:20:00 864 VIRGINIA -22½-110    
03/16/2018 865 KANSAS STATE +1-110   EV
15:50:00 866 CREIGHTON -1-110   -120
03/16/2018 867 PROVIDENCE +3½-110   +150
09:15:00 868 TEXAS A&M -3½-110   -170
03/16/2018 869 LIPSCOMB +19½-110    
11:45:00 870 NORTH CAROLINA -19½-110    
NCAA TOURNAMENT - (FIRST ROUND)
LITTLE CAESARS ARENA - DETROIT, MI
03/16/2018 871 BUTLER -1½-105   -120
12:10:00 872 ARKANSAS +1½-115   EV
03/16/2018 873 CS FULLERTON +20½-110    
09:40:00 874 PURDUE -20½-110    
03/16/2018 877 BUCKNELL +14-110    
16:10:00 878 MICHIGAN STATE -14-110    
NCAA TOURNAMENT - (FIRST ROUND)
BRIDGESTONE ARENA - NASHVILLE, TN
03/16/2018 879 TEXAS -1-110   -120
13:30:00 880 NEVADA +1-110   EV
03/16/2018 881 GEORGIA STATE +14-110    
11:00:00 882 CINCINNATI -14-110    
03/16/2018 885 FLORIDA STATE PK-110    
18:50:00 886 MISSOURI PK-110    
NCAA TOURNAMENT - (FIRST ROUND)
VIEJAS ARENA - SAN DIEGO, CA
03/16/2018 887 MURRAY STATE +10½-110    
13:00:00 888 WEST VIRGINIA -10½-110    
03/16/2018 889 MARSHALL +11-110    
10:30:00 890 WICHITA STATE -11-110    
03/16/2018 891 NEW MEXICO STATE +5-110   +185
18:55:00 892 CLEMSON -5-110   -225
03/16/2018 893 COLL OF CHARLESTON +10-110    
16:25:00 894 AUBURN -10-110    

- Don Shapiro, Gambling911.com

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