Boston College Eagles vs. Virginia Tech Hokies Pick Prediction NCAA College Football Odds Preview 11-2-2013

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The Virginia Tech Hokies will travel in ACC conference action to face the Boston College Eagles in an NCAA college football game on Saturday afternoon.

Kick off time from Boston College is scheduled for 12PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by ABC TV.


The point spread from this week ten game have the road side Virginia Tech Hokies favored by -5 points with a total lined at 41 points.

Virginia Tech had their six game win streak snapped in a 13-10 home defeat last week to the Duke Blue Devils as a -12 point betting favorite. The game landed under 47 points. Duke held a 13-0 lead midway through the fourth quarter that stood and dropped the Hokies to 6-2 on the season.

The team put up 387 yards of offense with 173 running for under four yards a carry. Logan Thomas hit on 21 of 38 passes for 214 yards with four interceptions. Virginia Tech had trouble moving the sticks with 4 of 18 conversions on third down. On defense they hold the Blue Devils to 198 yards offensively with 91 running for under 3 ½ yards per carry. Virginia Tech’s defense held Duke to 0 of 11 on third down.

Boston College drops to 3-4 after a 34-10 road defeat last week to the North Carolina Tar Heels as a +5 ½ point underdog. The game ended under 58 points. The Eagles could not overcome a 20-7 first half deficit.

BC posted 261 yards of offense with 202 rushing for over 5 yards a carry. Chase Rettig completed 10 of 20 passes for just 57 yards. The Eagles struggled on third down converting 5 of 16 tries. On defense the team allowed the Tar Heels 392 yards with 282 yards passing and three touchdown passes allowed to the North Carolina quarterbacks.