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Virginia Tech vs. Virginia Predictions & Picks – February 19

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Virginia Tech vs. Virginia Predictions & Picks – February 19

Monday’s game between the Virginia Tech Hokies (14-11, 6-8 ACC) and No. 21 Virginia Cavaliers (20-6, 11-4 ACC) at Cassell Coliseum has a good chance to be a competitive matchup, as our computer prediction projects a final score of 68-66, with Virginia Tech coming out on top. Tipoff is at 7:00 PM ET ET on February 19.

Bookmakers have not yet set a line for this tilt.

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Virginia Tech vs. Virginia Game Info & Odds

Date: Monday, February 19, 2024
Time: 7:00 PM ET
TV: ESPN
Where: Blacksburg, Virginia
Venue: Cassell Coliseum

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Virginia Tech vs. Virginia Score Prediction

Prediction:
Virginia Tech 68, Virginia 66

Spread & Total Prediction for Virginia Tech vs. Virginia

Computer Predicted Spread: Virginia Tech (-1.8)
Computer Predicted Total: 134.1

Virginia Tech has put together a 10-15-0 record against the spread this season, while Virginia is 14-12-0. A total of 13 out of the Hokies’ games this season have hit the over, and 11 of the Cavaliers’ games have gone over. In the last 10 contests, Virginia Tech has a 3-7 record against the spread while going 4-6 overall. Virginia has gone 6-4 against the spread and 9-1 overall in its last 10 matches.

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Virginia Tech Performance Insights

The Hokies’ +97 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 3.9 points per game) is a result of scoring 74.6 points per game (163rd in college basketball) while allowing 70.7 per contest (144th in college basketball).
The 32.6 rebounds per game Virginia Tech averages rank 321st in the country. Its opponents grab 31.7 per contest.
Virginia Tech hits 8.5 three-pointers per game (80th in college basketball) while shooting 36.1% from deep (69th in college basketball). It is making 1.8 more threes per outing than its opponents, who drain 6.7 per game while shooting 33.9%.
The Hokies rank 78th in college basketball by averaging 99.7 points per 100 possessions on offense, and defensively are 249th in college basketball, allowing 94.5 points per 100 possessions.
Virginia Tech and its opponents have been relatively even in the turnover battle. The Hokies commit 11.2 per game (156th in college basketball) and force 11.3 (199th in college basketball play).

Virginia Performance Insights

The Cavaliers outscore opponents by 7.1 points per game (posting 65 points per game, 347th in college basketball, and allowing 57.9 per contest, third in college basketball) and have a +184 scoring differential.
Virginia loses the rebound battle by 1.5 boards on average. It collects 32.5 rebounds per game, 324th in college basketball, while its opponents pull down 34.
Virginia connects on 6.6 three-pointers per game (261st in college basketball) compared to its opponents’ 6.6. It shoots 37.6% from deep, and its opponents shoot 31.2%.
Virginia has won the turnover battle on average this season, committing 7.8 per game (second in college basketball) while forcing 12.2 (108th in college basketball).

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Virginia Supreme Court voids voter-approved redistricting referendum

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Virginia Supreme Court voids voter-approved redistricting referendum

On May 8, the Virginia Supreme Court ruled that the General Assembly violated the state constitution when it tried to redraw congressional districts, nullifying the results of the April election in which Virginians narrowly approved redistricting.

Electoral maps are usually redrawn once every 10 years, but multiple states began redrawing them early after President Donald Trump urged Republicans to redraw district lines to ensure more favorable results for the party in the November 2026 elections.

This started a nationwide political battle for control of the U.S. House of Representatives. Texas was the first of several states to redraw districts favoring Republicans, and Virginia Democrats had proposed a constitutional amendment to allow redistricting in order to favor Democrats.

As of May 8, Republicans had initiated redistricting efforts in eight states; Democrats had led redistricting efforts in three states, including Virginia, the Washington Post reported.

In April, Virginia voters supported the redistricting amendment with 51.7% voting for it out of more than 3 million ballots cast. It could have given Democrats up to four extra seats in the U.S. House, according to the Washington Post (subscription required).

But the Virginia Supreme Court, in a 4-3 ruling, found that there were procedural errors in how the Democratic legislature handled the process, nullifying the election results.

The Virginia Constitution says that proposed constitutional amendments must pass in the General Assembly twice before the public can vote on them: once before an election of the House of Delegates, and again after an election. According to the Virginia Supreme Court majority opinion written by Justice D. Arthur Kelsey, early voting for the general election had already been open for six weeks when the General Assembly cast its first vote on the amendment in October 2025, with more than 1.3 million voters having already cast their ballots.

“This violation irreparably undermines the integrity of the resulting referendum vote and renders it null and void,” the court majority opinion stated.

The court’s ruling means the state reverts to the old district maps adopted in 2021. Based on those maps, Virginia voters elected six Democrats and five Republicans to the U.S. House.

Following the court’s ruling, some Virginia Democrats who planned to run for the U.S. House told the New York Times that they have to abandon their campaigns, while others, such as Tom Perriello who is running for the 5th District, face much more difficult campaigns.

Virginia Democrats on Friday asked the court to pause the nullification of the referendum results while they prepare their appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, according to VPM.

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