College FOTBALL Preview WEEK 2 Virginia Tech Vs No. 8 Ohio State
Ohio State avoided an upset bid at Navy last weekend, but if the Buckeyes don't put a better all-around game together on Saturday they may easily lose to a good Virginia Tech team. However, OSU is an 11-point college football betting favorite.
Ohio State beat the Midshipmen 34-17. Redshirt freshman J.T. Barrett threw for 226 yards and two touchdowns in his college debut as Ohio State earned its 25th consecutive regular-season victory. Elevated right into a starting role after senior Braxton Miller injured his right shoulder fourteen days ago, Barrett went 12 for 15 €" including an 80-yard TD pass to Devin Smith that put the Buckeyes up 20-14 with 4:10 left in the next quarter. Ohio State managed only two field goals in the initial half.
Virginia Tech beat William & Mary 34-9. Michael Brewer threw for 251 yards with two touchdown passes. Brewer, a transfer from Texas Tech, completed 23 of 30 passes, including touchdown passes of 13 yards to Isaiah Ford and 8 yards to Bucky Hodges. Virginia Tech pulled away by scoring on three straight drives and four of five spanning the initial and second halves. Shai McKenzie led Tech with 106 yards in his debut, and the Hokies rushed for 222 yards. William & Mary finished with only 193 yards of total offense.
Saturday's Freesportspicksdaily.com game could be the first football meeting between Virginia Tech and Ohio State University. Both will open the 2015 season on Labor Day Night (Sept. 7) in Blacksburg. The Hokies are 30-21 all-time against current Big Ten teams, but have played just two games against Big Ten teams when these were a person in the conference. Tech is 15-16 against Maryland, 12-3 against Rutgers, 2-1 against Nebraska, 1-0 against Indiana and 0-1 against Michigan. This could be the first regular season game against a current person in the Big Ten while the Indiana game was in the 1993 Independence Bowl and the Michigan game was in the 2012 Sugar Bowl.
Tech offensive coordinator Scot Loeffler is no stranger to the pinnacle man of Ohio State as he coached under Urban Meyer for two years at Florida as his quarterbacks coach. In 2009 and 2010, Loeffler and Meyer coached in Gainesville, leading the Gators to a 21-6 record over both years.
Ohio State has won 64 in a line at home against unranked nonconference opponents.
streamingsportspicks.com betting trends: Hokies are 1-4-1 ATS within their last 6 non-conference games. Hokies are 2-9-1 ATS within their last 12 games in September. Hokies are 2-10 ATS within their last 12 games adhering to a ATS win. Hokies are 2-11 ATS within their last 13 road games. Buckeyes are 1-5 ATS within their last 6 games overall. Buckeyes are 0-4 ATS within their last 4 games adhering to a S.U. win. Buckeyes are 0-4 ATS within their last 4 home games vs. a group with a profitable road record.
Ohio State beat the Midshipmen 34-17. Redshirt freshman J.T. Barrett threw for 226 yards and two touchdowns in his college debut as Ohio State earned its 25th consecutive regular-season victory. Elevated right into a starting role after senior Braxton Miller injured his right shoulder fourteen days ago, Barrett went 12 for 15 €" including an 80-yard TD pass to Devin Smith that put the Buckeyes up 20-14 with 4:10 left in the next quarter. Ohio State managed only two field goals in the initial half.
Virginia Tech beat William & Mary 34-9. Michael Brewer threw for 251 yards with two touchdown passes. Brewer, a transfer from Texas Tech, completed 23 of 30 passes, including touchdown passes of 13 yards to Isaiah Ford and 8 yards to Bucky Hodges. Virginia Tech pulled away by scoring on three straight drives and four of five spanning the initial and second halves. Shai McKenzie led Tech with 106 yards in his debut, and the Hokies rushed for 222 yards. William & Mary finished with only 193 yards of total offense.
Saturday's Freesportspicksdaily.com game could be the first football meeting between Virginia Tech and Ohio State University. Both will open the 2015 season on Labor Day Night (Sept. 7) in Blacksburg. The Hokies are 30-21 all-time against current Big Ten teams, but have played just two games against Big Ten teams when these were a person in the conference. Tech is 15-16 against Maryland, 12-3 against Rutgers, 2-1 against Nebraska, 1-0 against Indiana and 0-1 against Michigan. This could be the first regular season game against a current person in the Big Ten while the Indiana game was in the 1993 Independence Bowl and the Michigan game was in the 2012 Sugar Bowl.
Tech offensive coordinator Scot Loeffler is no stranger to the pinnacle man of Ohio State as he coached under Urban Meyer for two years at Florida as his quarterbacks coach. In 2009 and 2010, Loeffler and Meyer coached in Gainesville, leading the Gators to a 21-6 record over both years.
Ohio State has won 64 in a line at home against unranked nonconference opponents.
streamingsportspicks.com betting trends: Hokies are 1-4-1 ATS within their last 6 non-conference games. Hokies are 2-9-1 ATS within their last 12 games in September. Hokies are 2-10 ATS within their last 12 games adhering to a ATS win. Hokies are 2-11 ATS within their last 13 road games. Buckeyes are 1-5 ATS within their last 6 games overall. Buckeyes are 0-4 ATS within their last 4 games adhering to a S.U. win. Buckeyes are 0-4 ATS within their last 4 home games vs. a group with a profitable road record.
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