- Delaware 0-0 · CUSA 0-0, 8th
- Virginia Tech 1-0 · ACC 0-0, 14th · W1
Game day
Tip-offThe line
| Market | AZMango | |
|---|---|---|
| Spread | No line yet | VT -15.8 |
| Total | n/a | 134.5 |
| Moneyline | n/a | DEL +1069 VT -1069 fair |
No betting line posted yet. Sportsbooks post lines for many women's college games only on game day, and smaller-conference games often get none at all. We add it as soon as one posts.
5,000 simulated games
- Typical score
- VT 83, DEL 67
- 8 in 10 games
- DEL by 1 to VT by 32
Advantages Why Virginia Tech can win
- Recent scoring margins: worth about 6.5 points to Virginia Tech in our ratings.
- Net rating (points per 100 possessions): Virginia Tech 38th (+16.2), Delaware 226th (-4.9) of 363.
- Home court: Virginia Tech play at home, worth about 3.5 points in women's college basketball.
- Efficiency (points per 100 possessions): worth about 2.1 points to Virginia Tech in our ratings.
- Team matchup: where Virginia Tech can take advantage. Their ball pressure (88th of 363) meets the Delaware ball security (289th), so look for them to turn steals into easy points in transition. And their offensive rebounding (72nd of 363) meets the Delaware defensive rebounding (160th): a chance to crash the glass for second chances.
- Star matchup: no key position clearly favors Virginia Tech. The closest: best player against best player, Kilah Freelon (Virginia Tech: 9.5 pts, 8.5 reb, 1.0 ast, Game Score 9.7) is about even with Lay Fantroy (Delaware: 10.2 pts, 8.1 reb, 1.5 ast, Game Score 9.0).
- Simulation: Virginia Tech win 4,570 of 5,000 simulated games.
Disadvantages Why Virginia Tech may not
- Range of outcomes: in the worst 10% of simulations Virginia Tech lose by 1 or more.
- Shooting variance: one hot or cold night from three swings college games by 10 points or more.
- Who plays: women's college basketball has no league-wide injury report, so a late absence can arrive at tip-off.
- Young rosters: freshmen and transfers can change a team's level from one month to the next.
- Team matchup: Delaware have no clear unit-against-unit edge, so their path runs through a hot shooting night or a cold one from the favorite.
- Star matchup: the key positions lean Virginia Tech on paper, but Lay Fantroy (10.2 pts, 8.1 reb, 1.5 ast, Game Score 9.0) is the kind of player who can swing one game.
- Upset odds: Delaware win 430 of 5,000 simulations (9%). A 91% pick still loses about 1 time in 10.
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Who's out
DEL Delaware
- Nobody listed out or questionable.
VT Virginia Tech
- Nobody listed out or questionable.
Regulars who sat out a team's last game count as likely out (box scores). Also checked: who played in recent games, ESPN and CBS Sports news. Players out or doubtful are never counted as a strength.
Side by sideRankings
| DEL | VT | |
|---|---|---|
| 0-0 | Record | 1-0 |
| -4.9 226 | Net rating | +16.2 38 |
| 86.3 252 | Offensive rating | 98.7 71 |
| 91.2 184 | Defensive rating | 82.5 16 |
| -0.3 207 | Strength of schedule | +1.6 68 |
| 44.7% 194 | Effective FG% | 44.9% 184 |
| 45.8% 193 | Opponent eFG% | 41.8% 24 |
| 25.3 289 | Turnovers per 100 | 18.1 22 |
| 28.9% 261 | Offensive rebound % | 35.4% 72 |
| 30.3% 186 | 3-point % | 30.6% 172 |
| 72.3 131 | Pace | 73.8 73 |
Small numbers are ranks among 363 Division I teams (1 = best; pace 1 = fastest). Ratings are points per 100 possessions; strength of schedule is the average rating of opponents faced (2025-26 season and this season so far).
Last 5 meetings
These teams have not met since 2009.
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