Miami vs Virginia Tech Prediction, Game Preview

Miami vs Virginia Tech game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 7 game on Saturday, October 15

Miami vs Virginia Tech prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 7, Saturday, October 15


Miami vs Virginia Tech How To Watch

Date: Saturday, October 15
Game Time: 12:30 ET
Venue: Lane Stadium, Blacksburg, VA
How To Watch: ESPN3
Record: Miami (2-3), Virginia Tech (2-4)
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Miami vs Virginia Tech Game Preview

Why Miami Will Win

The Hurricanes can fix this.

It’s been a rough three game losing streak, but the offense threw well against North Carolina – okay, so that’s hardly difficult to do – and the ground game worked against Texas A&M.

The pass rush is great, the special teams are solid, and the team is good at controlling the time of possession battle.

So what’s the problem? Turnovers, turnovers, turnovers.

The Hurricanes aren’t able to overcome adversity in any way over the last three games. Penalties aren’t an issue, but the seven giveaways have been a killer.

That’s where Virginia Tech’s defense comes in – it doesn’t take the ball away. It forced two fumbles in the loss to Old Dominion in the opener, and it came up with just three takeaways over the next five games.

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Why Virginia Tech Will Win

The Hokies can fix this.

It’s been a rough three game losing streak, but the turnovers have slowed since the disastrous opener against ODU and the defense is the best in the ACC at coming up with third down stops.

So what’s the problem? The little things – like scoring.

Penalties were a killer against West Virginia, the inability to take the ball away has been a huge problem and – for this program – the special teams haven’t been good enough.

More than anything else the offense is having a hard time converting drives into points. Miami’s secondary can be thrown on, it’s not picking off passes, and in this it’s up to Grant Wells to come up with a brilliant performance at home to pull this off.

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What’s Going To Happen

It’s like these two teams don’t know how to put the puzzle together.

The two new head coaches are going to need a little while. Brent Pry’s Hokies don’t have any one thing they can do well, but it feels like one big win might be able to flip a switch.

It’s not happening this week.

Mario Cristobal’s Hurricanes are way overdue to come up with something big.

The defense will keep the Hokies from running, Wells won’t be able to do enough to keep the attack moving late, and the slide will stop.

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Miami vs Virginia Tech Prediction, Line

Miami 30, Virginia Tech 17
Line: Miami -7, o/u: 46.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2
Miami vs Virginia Tech Must See Rating (out of 5): 3
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Date: Saturday, November 14
Game Time: 12:00 ET
Venue: Lane Stadium/Worsham Field, Blacksburg, VA
Network: ESPN2

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Why Miami Will Win

Really, Virginia Tech? Liberty?

The Hokies got hammered by the Flames for 249 rushing yards, struggled whenever the D needed a big play, and they lost star RB Khalil Herbert to a hamstring injury – he’s iffy for this week.

Miami might not be struggling to get through games lately without breathing hard, but it’s finding a way to keep avoiding landmines – it’s not losing to Liberty.

It starts with D’Eriq King, who saved the day in the 44-41 win over NC State with 105 rushing yards and a season-high 430-yard passing game.

The Virginia Tech defense has gone bye-bye, allowing over 400 yards in five of the last six games and over 1,000 yards in the last two games.

Why Virginia Tech Will Win

The defense doesn’t seem to like playing on the road.

Miami allowed fewer than 370 yards in all four home games, and it’s been hammered for over 400 yards in all three road games including over 500 against both Clemson and Louisville. Of course, the opponents had a little to do with that, but this really is a different team that plays with a different energy away from Hard Rock.

Virginia Tech is stuck in a bizarre pattern of following up every win with a loss with a win, and so on. It doesn’t play well, and it adjusts and things work the following week.

The offense , though, has been steady, especially on the ground. It’s all about constantly hammering on the Miami defense and wearing it down. The two 200-yard running games it allowed were by teams that committed to the run – again, though, to be fair, Louisville and Clemson.

Virginia Tech is going to run it more than 40 times.

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What’s Going To Happen

Virginia Tech is just weird enough to clunk against Liberty and then reload to get past a good, but flawed Miami. It’s going to be a fun shootout with a whole lot of big plays, lots of running, and another great performance by King.

This is where the the flake-factor with Virginia Tech goes to the positive side. the Hokie pass rush is going to live in the Hurricane backfield.

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Miami vs Virginia Tech Prediction, Line

Virginia Tech 38, Miami 34
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Virginia Tech -2.5, o/u: 67
ATS Confidence out of 5: 1.5

Must See Rating: 3.5

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