No. 11 Virginia Tech Hokies (-17.5) at East Carolina Pirates, Total 64 |
Virginia Tech and East Carolina will be meeting for the 17th time Saturday, with the Hokies holding a 11-5 lead in the series, including a 4-2 mark all-time at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium.
The Hokies are one of the more dominant teams nationally in September, posting a 61-10 record since the start of the 1993 season, including a 22-5 mark over the past six-plus campaigns. It has led to success for bettors demonstrated by the school’s 40-25 ATS record during the month.
Playing on the road against a team that is from the state of North Carolina isn’t a bad thing for this program, as Virginia Tech is 14-1 in games played inside the Tar Heel State. Under current coach Frank Beaver, the team is 17-4 in such contests overall.
The team is coming off an impressive 66-13 win over Appalachian State as 26-point home favorites, while going over the 60-point total with their score alone. Virginia Tech had six scoring drives of less than two minutes in the victory.
The win snapped a three-game losing streak in season openers for the team and the 66 points were the most for the program since posting 77 points against Akron in 1995.
college football betting players will be interested in knowing that the Hokies are 41-19 ATS as a road favorite and the ‘under is 20-16 in those games.
East Carolina was handed a 56-37 neutral-field loss last Saturday by the South Carolina Gamecocks as 21-point underdogs. The Pirates were out-gained by just six years in the contest.
Offensively, the team continues to put up points at a fast rate, scoring 35 or more in seven of its last eight games. It’s an important number due to the squad dropping seven consecutive games when scoring less than 20 points.
Since becoming a member of Conference USA, East Carolina has compiled a 20-38 regular season non-conference record, including a 7-14 mark over the last five years. It’s quite a disparity, considering the school is 61-43 all-time versus conference foes.
Pirates quarterback Dominique Davis completed 30-of-44 passes for 251 yards in last year’s meeting, which resulted in a 49-27 loss as 20-point road underdogs. The game went over the posted total of 59.5.
Despite being favored by nearly three touchdowns on the road, bettors are likely to back the Hokies due to their 9-4 ATS mark versus Conference USA opposition, while the Pirates are 1-7 ATS versus ACC teams.
