Virginia Tech vs Florida Pick: South Region Round One, March 19th

Virginia Tech vs Florida Pick – Friday, March 19th – South Region Round One: Virginia Tech lost to North Carolina in the quarters of the ACC tourney 81-73 as 4 point underdogs. It was just their 3rd game since Feb 6th and first since Feb. 27 after having their last two regular-season games canceled due to Covid contact tracing. Justyn Mutts scored a season-high 24 points on 10-for-16 shooting; he averages 9.6 on the year. Tyrece Radford added 20 for Virginia Tech, which shot 47% and made 8 of 18 3-pointers. Radford averages 11.0 on the year. Leading scorer Keve Aluma went for 9p 8r. The 6’9 junior averages 15.6 points and 8 offensive boards per game. The Hokies score 72.1 points per game, they hit 45.1% from the field, 35.7% from three, and shot 69.7% from the foul line.

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Florida lost 78-66 to Tennessee in the quarters of the SEC tourney. It was their 3rd loss in 4 games. Leading scorer Tre Mann stepped up in a big way. He was 1 of 8 for two points in the first half, finished with a career-high 30 points for the Gators. He averages 16 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 3.4 assists per game. Tyree Appleby added 14. He averages 11.4 points, and 3.3 assists per game. No one else scored more than 6 points. Omar Payne was kicked out of the game for an elbow to the head of John Fulkerson. Colin Castleton and Noah Locke also average double-digits for the Gators, who score 74 points per game while hitting 46.4% from the field, 35.7% from behind the arc, and 75.7% from the line.