After losing 86-85 in the final seconds at Virginia Tech last month, the Miami Hurricanes will attempt to even the season series on Saturday at the Watsco Center. Miami earned wins in its last two home games versus Notre Dame and Syracuse. Virginia Tech lost 54-36 at Boston College in their most recent game on Tuesday night.
For the second consecutive game, a Miami player will face his former team. Forward Matthew Cleveland spent his first two seasons at Florida State, which Miami lost to on Wednesday. Center Lynn Kidd transferred to Miami from Virginia Tech during the 2024 offseason.
Kidd had seven points, eight rebounds and one block at Virginia Tech last month. Cleveland leads Miami averaging 16.3 points per game and he contributes 4.3 rebounds per contest. Forward Tobi Lawal leads Virginia Tech averaging 13.0 PPG, 7.0 RPG and leads players in the Hokies rotation shooting 56.5 percent from the field.
Forward Mylyjael Poteat was the only Virginia Tech player to score in double figures with 10 points, going 5-of-9 from the floor versus Boston College. The rest of the Virginia Tech team shot 10-for-42 versus Boston College. Miami is poor defensively, so something will give versus Virginia Tech.
Virginia Tech at Miami FanDuel odds
Miami is a 2.5-point favorite over Virginia Tech per the FanDuel Sportsbook. Taking Virginia Tech and the points is -102. Laying the points with Miami is -120. Virginia Tech is +152 and Miami is -126 on the moneyline. The over/under for Virginia Tech at Miami is 146.5 points.
Miami versus Virginia Tech All-Time series
Miami leads the series with Virginia Tech 29-21 and has a 14-7 advantage in games played on its home court.
Virginia Tech at Miami TV information
Virginia Tech at Miami will tip off at 6 p.m. ET on the ACC Network with Jay Alter calling play-by-play and former Syracuse star and NBA player Michael Carter-Williams providing analysis. A stream of the game will be available via fubo.TV.
Miami's next game
Miami remains home on Tuesday night with a 7 p.m. ET tip-off on ESPN versus No. 3 Duke. Duke beat Miami 89-54 in Durham last month. Miami has games at North Carolina and Georgia Tech and versus North Carolina State to finish the season. Miami is three games behind Syracuse for the last ACC Tournament berth spot.