The No. 20 Virginia Tech Hokies are receiving eight points from oddsmakers as they open their 2018 season against their ACC foe No. 19 Florida State Seminoles at Bobby Bowden Field at Doak Campbell Stadium. Kickoff for this game is scheduled for 8:00 p.m. ET and ESPN will televise the action.
Virginia Tech Hokies vs. Florida State Seminoles Betting Preview
In this early-week Atlantic Coast matchup, Florida State has been projected as the favorite and is currently giving up 8 points. The Hokies are also receiving +250 moneyline odds while the Seminoles are -330. Oddsmakers have set the over/under (O/U) at 56.5 points, and on the surface it appears that there should be multiple solid live betting opportunities for this matchup.
Sharp bettors are hammering both the Noles and the over. This game’s line initially opened at -6 and the over/under was set originally at only 52.
Overall, the Hokies were 9-4 straight-up (SU) last season while the Noles only managed a 7-6 SU record in 2017. Against in-conference opponents, the Hokies went 5-3 SU and the Seminoles were 3-5 SU when playing Atlantic Coast schools. The Hokies went 4-0 SU against teams out of conference while the Seminoles were 3-1 SU against such programs.
On a per-matchup basis, the Hokies averaged 289 passing yards and 218 rushing yards against their four out-of-conference opponents last season. They managed to score 40.0 points per game against those teams while giving up 10.3 per contest. When matched up against Atlantic Coast programs, those figures all regressed, as they scored an average of 23.1 points and allowed an average of 15.1 points. Their offense put up 211 pass yards per game and 142 rush yards per game.
Against non-conference competition, the Noles threw for 193 yards per game and ran for 170 a game on their way to 41.0 points per matchup. When facing Atlantic Coast opponents, the offensive unit posted 19.5 points per game by averaging 193 pass yards and 141 rush yards. The Seminoles defense yielded 15.5 PPG to non-conference foes and 25.1 PPG to conference teams.
These two ACC adversaries did not get a chance to face each other in 2017.
Bedding Prediction: Virginia Tech Hokies at Florida State Seminoles
SU Winner – Virginia Tech, ATS Winner – Virginia Tech, O/U – Over
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Notes
Team Betting Notes
The Hokies created 19 rushing touchdowns last season.
The Seminoles put up 18 rushing touchdowns last season.
The Hokies put up 3.9 yards per carry last season while allowing 3.4 YPC to opponents.
The Seminoles recorded 4.4 yards per carry last season and gave up 3.8 YPC to opponents.
Both of these teams tallied exactly 21 passing touchdowns last season.
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