Virginia Tech Hokies @ East Carolina Pirates
Sportsbook odds: Virginia Tech -11.5
A couple of weeks ago, the Virginia Tech Hokies were considered to be among the best college football teams around. At the time, they were ranked in the Top 5 and were considered to be a BCS Championship contender. Fast forward a couple of bad losses and now all of the sudden they don't even have much - if any - of a shot at an ACC title.
The Hokies went to Georgia Tech and had their lunch handed to them. The Yellow Jackets ran all over them and ended up winning rather handily. After that, the Hokies had a bye week to clear their minds and hosted a struggling North Carolina Tar Heels squad, that was coming off a horrendous loss of their own. On top of that, the Tar Heels hadn't even won a game in the ACC quite yet. But the Hokies lost in embarassing fashion and now the questions about motivation come into play.
They travel to East Carolina in a contest against a team that in most cases, they should handle easily, but now all of the sudden they are vulnerable. At the end of the day, though, the Pirates don't score a lot of points. Their offense is definitely a team weakness and it's tough to expect them to outscore a Hokies team with far more weapons. Even so, look for the Pirates to lose but keep it close.
Maryland Terrapins @ NC State Wolfpack
NCAA Football Lines: NC State -7
Meet Maryland and NC State. Two of the worst teams in the ACC.
This week, they'll meet up in a contest of two sluggish teams with entertaining quarterbacks.
While NC State's defense is absolutely brutal, their quarterback Russell Wilson is one of the lone bright spots of the program. NC State is on a losing streak, which includes a home blowout at the hands of Duke, and there isn't much reason to believe that this team is getting any better.
On the other hand, the Terrapins have lost five of their last six games but somehow managed to upset Clemson in that time. The winner of this game keeps their faint bowl hopes alive, so look for NC State to win and cover with more motivation.
Sportsbook odds: Virginia Tech -11.5
A couple of weeks ago, the Virginia Tech Hokies were considered to be among the best college football teams around. At the time, they were ranked in the Top 5 and were considered to be a BCS Championship contender. Fast forward a couple of bad losses and now all of the sudden they don't even have much - if any - of a shot at an ACC title.
The Hokies went to Georgia Tech and had their lunch handed to them. The Yellow Jackets ran all over them and ended up winning rather handily. After that, the Hokies had a bye week to clear their minds and hosted a struggling North Carolina Tar Heels squad, that was coming off a horrendous loss of their own. On top of that, the Tar Heels hadn't even won a game in the ACC quite yet. But the Hokies lost in embarassing fashion and now the questions about motivation come into play.
They travel to East Carolina in a contest against a team that in most cases, they should handle easily, but now all of the sudden they are vulnerable. At the end of the day, though, the Pirates don't score a lot of points. Their offense is definitely a team weakness and it's tough to expect them to outscore a Hokies team with far more weapons. Even so, look for the Pirates to lose but keep it close.
Maryland Terrapins @ NC State Wolfpack
NCAA Football Lines: NC State -7
Meet Maryland and NC State. Two of the worst teams in the ACC.
This week, they'll meet up in a contest of two sluggish teams with entertaining quarterbacks.
While NC State's defense is absolutely brutal, their quarterback Russell Wilson is one of the lone bright spots of the program. NC State is on a losing streak, which includes a home blowout at the hands of Duke, and there isn't much reason to believe that this team is getting any better.
On the other hand, the Terrapins have lost five of their last six games but somehow managed to upset Clemson in that time. The winner of this game keeps their faint bowl hopes alive, so look for NC State to win and cover with more motivation.
