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Week 9 of the college football season gets underway with a big Coastal Division clash in the ACC between the 5-2 Virginia Tech Hokies and the 5-2 Pittsburgh Panthers. Game time from Heinz Field in Pittsburgh is set for 7 p.m. (ET) and it will be broadcast nationally on ESPN.
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Virginia Tech at Pittsburgh Game Overview<br />
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The Hokies made some noise this past week to climb back into the national rankings with a 27-16 victory against Miami (FL) as 4.5-point home favorites. They are now 5-2 on the year straight-up with a 4-3 record against the spread. The total went OVER 52.5 points in Saturday’s win and it has gone OVER in four of their last six games. Virginia Tech heads to Pitt with a SU 4-2 record in its last six road games.
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One of the main reasons for the Hokies’ success this season has been a balanced offensive attack that is averaging 436 total yards and 35.6 points a game. Quarterback Jerod Evans has thrown for 1,611 yards and 19 touchdowns and Travon McMillian has led the ground game with 458 rushing yards and three scores. Another big reason for the solid start is a Virginia Tech defense that is holding opponents to an average of just 17.9 points a game.
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Pittsburgh remains right in the mix in the ACC’s jumbled Coastal Division race with last week’s 45-31 win on the road against Virginia as a three-point favorite. The Panthers are 2-1 in ACC play as part of a SU record of 5-2 on the year. They have failed to cover ATS in five of their first seven games and the total has gone OVER in their last six contests. Pitt has failed to cover in its last five home games.
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The Panthers are averaging 38.4 points a game on the strength of its ability to run the ball. They are ranked 20th in the nation in average rushing yards (239.1) behind a number of solid backs. James Conner has led the way with 531 yards rushing and seven touchdowns on 124 carries, but there are a total of four different players with at least 100 yards on the ground this year. Pittsburgh’s defense has been less reliable with an average of 31.4 points allowed.
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Virginia Tech at Pittsburgh Game Betting Trends<br />
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The Hokies are 6-2 ATS in their last eight conference games and they are 22-10 ATS in their last 32 games played on Thursday. The total has stayed UNDER in their last six road games.
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The Panthers are 5-17 ATS in their last 22 home games and they are 1-5 ATS in six of their last home games against a team with a SU winning record on the road. The total has gone OVER in four of their last five ACC games.
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Head-to-head in this conference tilt, the home team is 4-1 ATS in the last five meetings and the total has stayed UNDER in the last three games. Virginia Tech has lost six of the last seven meetings SU.
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