# Virginia Tech vs Iowa Basketball Predictions

> Virginia Tech edges Iowa in three bold predictions for their matchup.
- Title: Virginia Tech vs Iowa Basketball Predictions | Shortify
- Summary: Virginia Tech edges Iowa in three bold predictions for their matchup. Virginia Tech wins to become 5-0 against Iowa with Amani Hansberry's double-double…
- Keywords: virginia tech, iowa, basketball, amani hansberry, jaylen curry, turnovers, double-double, Virginia Tech Hokies On SI
- Source: Virginia Tech Hokies On SI — https://si.com/college/virginiatech/basketball/three-bold-predictions-for-virginia-tech-vs-iowa-basketball-matchup-01m70e6fpvn3
- Published: 2026-11-10T20:43:26+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: virginia tech, iowa, basketball, amani hansberry, jaylen curry, turnovers, double-double, sports
## Historical rivalry
Virginia Tech and Iowa last played in November 2017 with the Hokies winning 79-55.
## Game details
Tuesday's matchup at Tyson Events Center tips at 7 p.m. ET with FS1 coverage.
## Iowa's center issue
Andrew McKeever, a 7'3" Saint Mary's transfer, hasn't played due to back injury.
## Prediction 1
Amani Hansberry gets his first double-double of the season.

> hansberry leads virginia tech with thirty-nine points on fifteen of twenty-four shooting through two games
## Prediction 2
Jaylen Curry scores 15 with two turnovers or fewer.

> curry gets to fifteen points and commits no more than two turnovers, the first time he does both in a virginia tech uniform
## Prediction 3
Virginia Tech wins to become 5-0 against Iowa.

> virginia tech has forced forty-two turnovers in two games and made twenty-one of its fifty three-point attempts
## Hawkeyes' defense
Iowa has won the glass in both games with 41-33 against Lipscomb and 15 against Eastern Illinois.
## Hawkeyes' shooting
Iowa's shooting swung from 6-of-25 from three-point range to 14-of-30 against Eastern Illinois.
## McCollum's view
McCollum says the Hokies won't beat themselves in the game.

> they're not going to beat themselves
## Key takeaway

Virginia Tech wins to become 5-0 against Iowa with Amani Hansberry's double-double, Jaylen Curry scoring 15 with two turnovers or fewer, and the Hokies forcing 21 turnovers in two games.