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Game time: January 11, 2023 at 7:00 PM ET

Venue: JMA Wireless Dome — Syracuse, NY

Article updated Jan 11, 5:05 PM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Virginia Tech is on the road playing Syracuse at the JMA Wireless Dome stadium on Wednesday, 1/11/2023 @ 7:00pm EST. Virginia Tech -2.5 was the opening favorite and line

Game outlook

Virginia Tech is on the road playing Syracuse at the JMA Wireless Dome stadium on Wednesday, 1/11/2023 @ 7:00pm EST. Virginia Tech -2.5 was the opening favorite and line hasn't moved.

Virginia Tech Highlights

With a power ranking of 165, Virginia Tech is ranked #133 in offense (scoring an average of 74.67 per game), #62 in defense (allowing an average of 64.20 points to be scored against them per game) and are 11-5 (6-10 ATS) this season.

Syracuse Highlights

Syracuse Orange has a power ranking of 146 and are #119 for offense (scoring an average of 75.20 per game), #196 for defense (giving up an average of 64.20 points per game) and 10-6 (8-8 ATS) overall. Virginia Tech went 2-1 (2-1 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Syracuse.

Curated Picks & Predictions

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict the score to be VATEC 67.5, SYR 72.5. 100% of SportsJaw players predict Syracuse Orange to cover. OddsShark 's prediction is Syracuse will win, cover the spread, and the total will go over.

split down the middle on Covers.com

SportsJaw's ScoreCaster prediction: Hokies 75 to Orange 79.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Hokies 75 to Orange 79.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw Hokies vs Orange archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Hokies vs Orange matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Virginia Tech Hokies-137 → -149Moved
  • Moneyline · Syracuse Orange+127 → +126Moved
  • Spread · Virginia Tech Hokies-2.5 (-110) → -2.5 (-110)Unchanged
  • Spread · Syracuse Orange+2.5 (-110) → +2.5 (-110)Unchanged
  • Total · Over139.5 (-110) → 140 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under139.5 (-110) → 140 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Virginia Tech Hokies
19-13 matchup record · 3-7-0 ATS · 4-6-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Syracuse Orange
15-17 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 7-3-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-01-11T22:05:25.502Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

No verified injury or availability note was included in the published matchup research.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2022-02-12Syracuse Orange 59 · Virginia Tech Hokies 71
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Syracuse Orange defeated Virginia Tech Hokies 82-72

Syracuse Orange defeated Virginia Tech Hokies 82-72 on January 11, 2023, a 10-point decision in the series. Syracuse Orange's strongest period was the 1st half, when it outscored its opponent 43-37. Against SportsJaw's recorded Virginia Tech Hokies -2.5 (-110) spread, Syracuse Orange covered, while the 154 combined points finished over the recorded total of 140.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • PeytoncSpread · Syracuse Orange +1.5 (-110)Win
  • KT24Spread · Syracuse Orange +2 (-110)Win
  • CoversSpread · Syracuse Orange +3 (-110)Win
  • Amp2224Spread · Syracuse Orange +2.5 (-110)Win