Clemson vs. Virginia Tech: Odds, predictions from ESPN, KenPom

Clemson and Virginia Tech battle it out on Wednesday night in the second round of ACC tournament action in New York. Ahead of tipoff, here is how to watch No. 7-seed Virginia Tech (19-12) versus No. 10-seed Clemson (17-15), in addition to predictions from both ESPN and KenPom, and the Las Vegas odds.

How to watch Clemson versus Virginia Tech

Time: 7:00 p.m. ET

Location: Barclays Center (Brooklyn, NY)

Network: ESPN2

Vegas odds

According to VegasInsider, the Hokies are 4.5-point favorites in the second round of the ACC tournament on Wednesday night. The over/under for the game is 131.5.

ESPN BPI prediction

ESPN’s College Basketball Power Index (BPI) measures team strength and predicts future performances across the sport. The BPI prediction from ESPN has Virginia Tech with a 72.2% chance of earning a close victory over the Tigers on Wednesday night. The game is tied with Syracuse-FSU for the second-most competitive of the night based on matchup quality – behind only West Virginia-Kansas State.

Projected winner: Virginia Tech

Predicted point differential: 5.6

Matchup Quality: 81.4

KenPom prediction

KenPom is another tool used to predict and project college basketball results. Like ESPN, KenPom projects Virginia Tech moving past Clemson and on to the quarterfinals.

Predicted winner: Virginia Tech

Predicted final score: Virginia Tech 69, Clemson 65

Win probability (for VT): 63%

Clemson hoping to spoil Hokies’ tournament

Despite coming into the neutral site game as the underdogs, Clemson proved just four days ago that they’re capable of beating Virginia Tech. In the regular-season finale, the Tigers came out victorious in a 63-59 battle at home.

Clemson is now riding a five-game win streak into the second round of the ACC tournament. The winner moves on to face No. 2-seed Notre Dame on Thursday.

In the Tigers’ first appearance, they took down NC State 70-64, led by 18 points from sophomore forward PJ Hall.