The Virginia Tech Hokies (2-3, 1-1 ACC) will take on the Pittsburgh Panthers (3-2, 0-1 ACC) Saturday at Acrisure Stadium. Kickoff is at 3:30 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook‘s lines around the Virginia Tech vs. Pittsburgh odds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.
The Hokies began the season with a 2-1 record, but they’ve lost to North Carolina and West Virginia in the last 2 weeks by a combined score of 74-20. QB Grant Wells has struggled for Tech with 983 passing yards, 5 TDs and 6 INTs.
This isn’t a typical Pat Narduzzi-coached team for the Panthers as they’ve gotten into quite a few shootouts this season. RB Israel Abanikanda has been the engine to Pittsburgh’s offense with 510 rushing yards and 6 TDs.
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Virginia Tech at Pittsburgh odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Thursday at 1:27 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Virginia Tech +520 (bet $100 to win $520) | Pittsburgh -800 (bet $800 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Virginia Tech +14.5 (-120) | Pittsburgh -14.5 (-105)
- Over/Under (O/U): 41.5 (O: -115 | U: -107)
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Virginia Tech at Pittsburgh picks and predictions
Prediction
Pittsburgh 34, Virginia Tech 17
Moneyline
I’m going to PASS on taking the moneyline in this contest with Pittsburgh expected to win by double-digits at home. Even with the Panthers being heavy favorites at home, betting on them to win straight up won’t net much of a return at their current odds.
Against the spread
The Panthers at least have some positives from their offense, which is why I’ll take PITTSBURGH -14.5 (-120) at home. The Hokies make too many mistakes on offense and the Panthers are capable of scoring points in bunches when they have their passing game and running game flowing together.
Pittsburgh is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games following a straight-up loss. On the other side of things, Virginia Tech is 0-7 ATS in its last 7 road meetings against Pittsburgh and 2-12 ATS in the last 14 overall meetings.
Over/Under
The OVER 41.5 (-115) is where I’m leaning despite Virginia Tech struggling to put up points in recent weeks. Pittsburgh can score enough points to nearly reach the Over as they’ve scored 34-plus points in each of its 3 wins this season.
The Panthers have achieved the Over in 8 of their 9 games following a straight-up loss. Plus, the Over has hit in 5 of the last 6 meetings between the Hokies and the Panthers when the game takes place in Pittsburgh.
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