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Virginia Tech at Virginia odds, picks and best bets

Previewing Friday’s Virginia Tech Hokies at Virginia Cavaliers college football matchup, with NCAA football betting odds, picks and best bets

The Virginia Tech Hokies (8-3, 5-2 ACC Coastal) battle the Virginia Cavaliers (8-3, 5-2 Coastal) Friday at noon ET at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville in what amounts to a play-in game for the ACC Championship Game. We analyze the Virginia Tech-Virginia odds and betting lines, while providing college football betting tips and advice on this matchup.

Virginia Tech at Virginia: Three things you need to know

1. The winner of this game will face the Clemson Tigers at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte Saturday, Dec. 7.

2. Virginia Tech has posted a 5-0 ATS mark in the past five overall, 5-0 ATS in the past five ACC games and 6-2 ATS in the past eight against winning teams. Virginia is 7-2 ATS in its past nine against winning sides, while going 9-4-1 ATS in the past 14 at home.

3. The Hokies have dominated this series lately, going 4-1 ATS in the past five meetings and 5-2 ATS in the past seven trips to Charlottesville.

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Virginia Tech at Virginia: Odds, betting lines and picks

Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Thursday at 12:50 a.m. ET.

Prediction

Virginia Tech 27, Virginia 20

Moneyline (ML)

You’ll have to eat a little bit of chalk on VIRGINIA TECH (-139), but it’s playing good football lately and is a good bet over Virginia (+115), which isn’t as hot. The Hokies are 3-0 SU/ATS across the past three, and 6-1 SU/ATS across the past seven.

New to sports betting? Every $10 wagered that Virginia Tech will win outright will return a profit of $7.19 (10 divided by 1.39).

Against the Spread (ATS)

VIRGINIA TECH (-2.5, -110) is the way to go as the Hokies have been playing hot down the stretch. That includes a 28-0 beatdown of Pittsburgh last weekend. Virginia enters with a 15-game winless stretch against its rivals, too, and until the Cavaliers get over the hump, keep laying the points with the Hokies.

Over/Under (O/U)

PASS. The O/U of 47.5 is a perfect line. The lean here is to the Over, but Virginia Tech’s defense has been dominant down the stretch and this could easily be an Under result as well. The Under has hit in four straight meetings in Charlottesville, but the Over is 5-1 in UVA’s past six at home and 4-1 in the past five overall for the Hoos. The Under is 4-0 in Virginia Tech’s past four overall, too, so the trends are all over the board. The best bet is to STAY AWAY.

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Virginia high school football coach sentenced to jail time for stealing equipment from old school

Hermitage football coach Dave Bedwell was sentenced to two years in prison, with 22 months suspended, for stealing equipment from his prior job and bringing it to Hermitage.

A Virginia high school football coach who allegedly stole equipment from one school and brought it to his new job has been sentenced to 24 months in jail, though 22 of those months will be suspended.

The case of Hermitage High School (Henrico, Va.) football coach Dave Bedwell has finally come to a head after a remarkable transition from L.C. Bird High School athletic director to Hermitage football coach. Along the way he allegedly brought some football equipment from Bird to Hermitage, then charged Hermitage uniforms to an account at Bird.

As reported by Virginia CBS affiliate WTVR, Bedwell claims that he planned to return the equipment to Bird. He has also since refunded the account he charged for the Hermitage uniforms.

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Because of the ongoing case against him, Bedwell was placed on paid leave throughout 2019 while the legal case against him proceeded. As a result, he has yet to coach the school he is contracted to.

Now there’s a clear path for him to return, provided Hermitage decides to retain the coach. According to WTVR, that has yet to be determined.

“We feel it would be premature to comment except to say whatever occurs would involve a discussion with the employee, evaluation of the facts, and determination of next steps,” Henrico Schools spokesperson Andy Jenks wrote to WTVR.

Pills, pot found at home of Redskins Montae Nicholson following death of woman he dropped off at hos

Law enforcement in Loudon County, Virginia is conducting an ongoing investigation into the death of a 21-year-old woman who was dropped off at an area hospital last Thursday by Redskins safety Montae Nicholson and another man.

Pills, pot found at home of Redskins Montae Nicholson following death of woman he dropped off at hos

Vermont-Virginia odds: Defending champs get big test

Previewing Tuesday’s Vermont Catamounts at Virginia Cavaliers sports betting odds and lines, with college basketball matchup analysis.

The Vermont Catamounts (4-0) provide a big test for the Virginia Cavaliers (3-0) at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Va. Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET. We analyze the Vermont-Virginia odds and betting lines, while providing college basketball betting tips and advice on this matchup.

Vermont at Virginia: Three things you need to know

1. Vermont senior big man Anthony Lamb sunk St. John’s in New York last time out, hitting a game-winning shot in the dying seconds. Overall he is averaging 18.3 points and 10.5 rebounds to lead the Catamounts.

2. Vermont is averaging just 64.8 points per game on offense while allowing 59.2 points per game defensively. As such, the Under is a perfect 4-0 to date.

3. Virginia has picked up three wins, covering twice, and the Under has connected in all three of its outings so far, too.

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Vermont at Virginia: Odds, betting lines and picks

Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 1 p.m. ET.

Prediction

Virginia 63, Vermont 54

Moneyline (ML)

There was no moneyline listed at the time of publishing.

Against the Spread (ATS)

VERMONT (+14.5, +100) is battled tested, having recorded strong wins over St. John’s, as well as fellow mid-major powerhouses Bucknell and St. Bonaventure in their cribs already this season. The Catamounts won’t be intimidated playing at JPJ.

Virginia (-14.5, -120) has the big man Mamadi Diakite, and he is likely to neutralize Lamb somewhat. If he has his hands full, the Catamounts could make the Cavaliers work pretty hard. I expect this game to be decided in single digits.

Over/Under (O/U)

PASS. The total (113.5) is going to be super close to the number one way or the other in a defensive slog. It’s my personal rule of thumb that I try not to bet totals lower than 130 in college hoops. This is the equivalent to a 37- or 38-point number in college football. It’s just too low.

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N.C. high school forced to forfeit football wins, miss playoff because of ineligible player

A North Carolina high school football program was awakened from dreamland Wednesday when it was informed that the best season in school history is now finishing before the start of the playoffs.

Holly Springs (N.C.) High School finished the 2019 regular season with a 10-1 record, 5-1 in the competitive South Wake Athletic Conference. Now two of those contests have been ruled forfeits because of the use of an ineligible player, per North Carolina prep sports site HighSchoolOT.com.

The NCHSAA decided that Holly Springs will have to forfeit two games in which the ineligible player played, pay a $250 fine, and relinquish its spot in the 4AA state playoffs.

Slated as the No. 3 seed in the 4AA state playoffs, Holly Springs was to rest this weekend on one of the playoffs’ first round byes. Instead, the team will sit home and watch opposing teams compete, particularly No. 6 seed Garner and No. 11 seed, who are suddenly playing not only to win a tournament game, but also to earn a bye straight through to the third round, with the second round now passed over with Holly Springs’ withdrawal.

Here’s more specifics on Holly Spring’s heartbreaking forfeits, as outlined by HighSchoolOT.com:

Holly Springs will forfeit its Week 11 and Week 12 wins against Apex and Hillside. The forfeits will drop Holly Springs’ record to 8-3 overall and 4-2 in conference play, meaning the Golden Hawks will finish second in the SWAC, bumping Garner up to the first place spot.

More importantly, Holly Springs is missing out, thanks to one player and two weeks that now stand as the pair that kept Holly Springs from from playoffs and the potential for ultimate high school glory.