The No. 7 Miami Hurricanes look to continue their ascension up the polls as they begin ACC play against the Virginia Tech Hokies on Friday night. Miami opened the season ranked No. 19 in the country, but after a 4-0 start with an average margin of victory of 40.3 points, the Hurricanes have spent the last three weeks ranked inside the top 10. The Hurricanes opened the season with a dominant 41-17 road victory over Florida as a sign of things to come for the 2024 college football season. Virginia Tech enters 2-2 and coming off a 26-23 loss to Rutgers at home.
Kickoff from Hard Rock Stadium in Miami is set for Friday at 7:30 p.m. ET. The Hurricanes are 19.5-point favorites in the latest Virginia Tech vs. Miami odds, according to the SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for points scored is 54.5. Before making any Miami vs. Virginia Tech picks, check out the college football predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model.
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The model has set its sights on Virginia Tech vs. Miami. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several college football betting lines for the spread, money line and over/under for the game:
- Miami vs. Virginia Tech spread: Miami -19.5
- Miami vs. Virginia Tech over/under: 54.5 points
- Miami vs. Virginia Tech money line: Miami -1176, Virginia Tech +713
- MIA: The Hurricanes are 2-1 ATS when favored by more than 16 points this season
- VT: The Hokies went 8-5 ATS last season, tied for the second-best cover percentage in the ACC
- Miami vs. Virginia Tech picks: See picks at SportsLine
Why you should back Miami
Name an offensive statistic and there's a good chance the Hurricanes rank in the top 10 in the country in it. Miami has the second-best scoring offense at 51 points per game on the second-most yards (623.7) per game. Miami leads college football in yards per play (9.2), in large part due to leading the nation in passing at 432 yards per game.
Senior quarterback Cam Ward, a transfer from Washington State, has thrown for at least 300 yards in all four games. Ward is completing 72.4% of his passes for 1,439 yards and 14 touchdowns compared to two interceptions this season. Miami also has the eighth-best yards per rush (6.2) as it's running the ball on 45.6% of plays. The running back tandem of Jordan Lyle and Damien Martinez has been one the most unstoppable duos in the nation with Lyle averaging 8.0 yards per rush on 29 carries with three touchdowns and Martinez averaging 4.8 yards per rush on 40 carries with four scores. See which team to pick here.
Why you should back Virginia Tech
Although Miami has one of the top offenses in college football this season, Virginia Tech will be the Hurricanes' toughest defensive competition yet. The Hokies have been a stout defense against the pass and the run this season, ranking 10th in completion percentage allowed (61.65%) while allowing 4.4 yards per rush. Virginia Tech held Rutgers to just 2.9 yards per carry (52 carries, 153 yards) while holding the Scarlet Knights well below their season average of 219 rushing yards per contest.
Kyron Drones enters his second season as the Hokies starting quarterback. He's raised his completion percentage to 59.8% this season, a big reason why Virginia Tech is averaging 29.5 points per game this season. Senior running back Bhayshul Tuten has rushed for at least 115 yards in each of his last three games, including 122 yards on 8.1 yards per carry last week against Rutgers. If the Hokies can get him going on the ground, they can control the clock and bring the pace to their favor enough to cover the margin on Friday. See which team to pick here.
How to make Virginia Tech vs. Miami picks
SportsLine's model is leaning Over on the total, projecting 61 combined points. It also says one side of the spread hits well over 50% of the time. You can only get the pick at SportsLine.
So who wins Miami vs. Virginia Tech, and which side of the spread hits well over 50% of the time? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Virginia Tech vs. Miami spread to jump on, all from the advanced model that is up over $2,000 on its FBS college football picks since its inception, and find out.