Following an important and impressive Week 1 win on the road against the Florida Gators, the Miami Hurricanes rode high. Last week, Miami had a tricky road College Football Betting matchup against the USF Bulls. The Canes came through, winning in a rout for easy money. This week brings a Friday night ESPN home game against the Virginia Tech Hokies. Since their shocking loss at Vanderbilt on opening day, the Hokies have been in and out. Gamblers are frustrated with the Hokies lack of consistency. In turn, Miami has finally found its stride after years of frustration.
Virginia Tech Hokies vs. Miami-FL Hurricanes NCAAF Betting Information
| Date and Time: | Friday, September 27, 2024, 7:30 p.m. ET |
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| Location: | Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL |
| TV Coverage: | ESPN |
| Team | Spread | Total | ML | |
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| Virginia Tech | +19½ -110 | 55 -115 | +700 |  |
| Miami Florida | -19½ -110 | 55 -105 | -1100 | |
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Virginia Tech Hokies Team Overview
Last game, the Virginia Tech Hokies lost 26-23 against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights 3-point home favorites. The game went over the sports betting total of 45. Virginia Tech has a record of 2-2 straight up, 1-3 against the spread, and 3-1 over/under the total. Virginia Tech ranks 80th for total offense, 98th for passing, 47th for rushing and 75th for scoring. Defensively they rank 66th overall, 28th against the pass, 105th against the rush, and 68th for points allowed. Also, Virginia Tech ranks 81st for fewest turnovers lost and 91st for takeaways.
Miami-FL Hurricanes Team Overview
Last game, the Miami Hurricanes won 50-15 against the USF Bulls as 16.5-point road favorites. The game went to a push with the College Football Betting total of 65. Miami has a record of 4-0 straight up, 3-1 against the spread, and 3-0 over/under the total. Miami ranks 2nd for total offense, 2nd for passing, 32nd for rushing and 4th for scoring. Defensively they rank 10th overall, 35th against the pass, 6th against the rush, and 11th for points allowed. Also, Miami ranks 20th for fewest turnovers lost and 2nd for takeaways.
Cam Ward threw for 404 yards and three touchdowns Saturday night. Correlate that he became the 13th player in NCAA history to top 15,000 career passing yards while leading the Hurricanes to a 50-15 victory over South Florida. In sum, Ward tossed TD passes of 6 yards to Isaiah Horton, 5 yards to Xavier Restrepo, and 76 yards to Sam Brown. The latter put Miami ahead for good late in the second quarter. Damien Martinez rushed for three TDs. Including a pair of 1-yarders that finished long drives and built the lead to 36-15 in the third quarter.
Meanwhile, receiver Sean Atkins had 11 catches for 125 yards. Also, he threw a 12-yard TD pass to quarterback Byrum Brown for USF. The Bulls led 15-14 with 2:36 remaining in the first half after Nico Gramatica’s field goals of 58 and 51 yards. Additionally, USF had John Cannon’s 45 yards giving an announced crowd of 58,616 hope that an upset was in the making.
Ward entered the night needing 89 yards to reach 15,000 for his career and got there on a 22-yard completion to Horton late in the first quarter. Late on, he threw 6 yards to Horton for a touchdown that finished an eight-play, 90-yard drive and gave the Hurricanes a 14-9 lead.
Virginia Tech at Miami-FL SBG Free Picks
Miami remains a popular betting-on college football brand that is consistently overrated. In this situation, Miami has much more firepower than the Hokies.
Virginia Tech at Miami-FL SBG Best Bet: Miami-FL Hurricanes.