Coppin State at Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech beat Coppin State 100-55 in the November 2023 season opener for both teams, and an earlier meeting in the 2020-21 season ended 97-57. Tonight is another opener for both, and Coppin State comes off a 7-24 year that left it near the bottom of Division I on defense and ball security. Coppin State allowed 80.4 points a game, 335th of 365, and opponents made 37.8% of their threes, 360th. Coppin State also turned the ball over 15.4 times a game, 364th, which hands the Hokies extra possessions. Virginia Tech scored 78.8 a game last season, 104th, and shot 35.5% from three. The roster behind those numbers has changed, with three of the top five scorers gone and nine newcomers in. Amani Hansberry, last season's leading scorer at 14.3 points a game, is back on the roster. Coppin State scored 65.5 a game last season, 352nd, and managed 55 and 57 in those two meetings with Virginia Tech. The Hokies scored 100 and 97, so their offense supplies most of the points in this matchup. I expect the same giveaways and open threes that feed that scoring to stretch the margin too. At this price on the spread, our bankroll needs the bet to win a little more than half the time. Take Virginia Tech on the spread and the OVER tonight.