The Liberty Flames (6-0 Indep.) and Virginia Tech Hokies (4-2, 4-2 ACC) meet at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Va. for a 12 p.m. ET kickoff Saturday. Below, we analyze the Liberty-Virginia Tech college football betting odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
The Flames notched their first-ever ranking in The Associated Press Top 25, and they also received 92 points in the Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports.
Liberty at Virginia Tech: Betting odds and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Thursday at 7:30 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Liberty +425 (bet $100 to win $425) | Virginia Tech -589 (bet $589 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Liberty +14.5 (-110) | Virginia Tech -14.5 (-110)
- Over/Under: 67.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Liberty at Virginia Tech: Three things to know
- The Flames head into this one with six wins and no losses straight up, while covering each of the past three. They haven’t been an underdog since Sept. 19, their opener at Western Kentucky, and they won outright 30-24 as 14.5-point underdogs.
- Liberty enters with 471.3 total yards per game (17th in the country), 255.5 rushing yards (6th) and 38.0 points (16th) per game. Defensively the Flames are strong, too, allowing just 294.0 total yards (10th), 174.2 passing yards (9th) and 21.3 points allowed (21st) per game. Dual-threat QB Malik Willis has passed for 1,122 yards and nine touchdowns while running for 495 yards and six touchdowns.
- Virginia Tech is averaging 42.5 PPG in two home games while going 2-0 SU/ATS. The Hokies have also allowed just 19.0 PPG in two games at Lane Stadium, including a 40-14 win over Boston College Oct. 17, in their most recent showing.
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Liberty at Virginia Tech: Odds, prediction, betting lines and picks
Prediction
Virginia Tech 41, Liberty 34
Money line (ML)
Virginia Tech (-589) will cost you nearly six times your potential return, as they’re the heavy favorites despite actually being ranked lower than visiting Liberty (+425). If anything, the high-flying Flames are worth a small-unit play. AVOID.
Against the spread (ATS)
LIBERTY (+14.5, -110) is a strong play catching 14 and a hook. Head coach Hugh Freeze has this team playing just as well as the ACC’s Virginia Tech (-14.5, -110), and they’re certainly fast and strong enough to hang with the middling Hokies. A spread of this nature is, quite frankly, a slap in the face of the Flames. Bad for them, but good for you. Take advantage.
Over/Under (O/U)
Play the OVER 67.5 (-110) in this non-conference tilt for the Hokies. Virginia Tech has posted 38 or more points in five of its six games to date, hitting the Over four times. Liberty dropped 56 on Southern Miss last time out, and scored 38 in a win over the ACC’s Syracuse Orange on the road in Week 7. This team has scored 28 or more points in each of its six games to date. This will be a track meet.
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