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Time: 4:00pm ET (Saturday, February 27th, 2021)
Location: Blacksburg, Virginia (Cassell Coliseum)
TV: ACC Network
Streaming: Watch ESPN
Radio: Wake Forest IMG Radio Network, Wake Forest Gameday App
Live Stats: Wake Forest Sports, Wake Forest Gameday App
Twitter: @WakeMBB, @BloggerSoDear, @Les_Johns, @ConorONeillFA
Instagram: @WakeBasketball
Spread: Wake +10.5
Over/Under: 133
Wake’s Rating: KenPom: 140 | NET: 156
Opponent’s Rating: KenPom: 53 | NET: 51
Kenpom Prediction: VT wins 72-62
Opponent’s Best Win: Villanova (8)
Opponent’s Worst Loss: Pitt (79)
Previous Matchup: Wake 60—VT 64
ESPN Matchup Predictor: 13% chance to win
The Deacs are in the home stretch of the 2020-21 basketball season with just 3 ACC games remaining on the schedule before the ACC tournament. Today, Wake travels north to take on 16th ranked Virginia Tech. The Hokies are currently 8-4 in the conference and the 3rd best team in the ACC, but just suffered a 13 point loss to Georgia Tech in their last game on Tuesday. When Wake and VT met earlier in the season, the Hokies pulled out a 4 point win on the back of Tyrese Radford’s 20 points—Radford has since been suspended from the team, so if everything else works out the same, the Deacs have a chance to bring home a win in this one. It has been a long couple of weeks for Wake, and a win would be just what the doctor ordered.