Virginia Tech benefited from an ice cold shooting day from Miami yesterday as Jack McClinton was held to just nine points. The Hokies ended the season on a terrible slide and yesterday's game was a huge for a team that was definitely on shaky bubble footing. The win likely gets the Hokies in the big dance and hanging with Carolina may not be as much of a priority as it needs to be for them to have a chance. Virginia Tech took the cover when these teams played last week but they did so by a very slim margin and really were never a serious threat to win the game. Virginia Tech had a perfect day at the free throw line and limited turnovers in that game but still barely kept the game close playing at home. North Carolina has some defensive liabilities but Virginia Tech is not the type of team that will be able to exploit those opportunities in this situation. UNC has not been a strong ATS team this season but nor has Virginia Tech, closing the year 2-7 against the number. The Hokies are also not a deep team so the minutes in yesterday's game could add up. The Hokies have had some success in this series in recent years which will keep this line in check and North Carolina has won its opening ACC tournament by twelve or more each of the past three years.
Nelly 3-13-09
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