Miami vs. Virginia Tech, 11/14/20 College Football Week 11 Predictions

Miami vs. Virginia Tech Prediction

An important battle in the ACC will take place on Saturday when the Miami Hurricanes visit the Virginia Tech Hokies at 12:00 p.m. ET. With the Hokies now listed as 2.5-point home chalk and the total sitting at 68 points, what’s the best place in this conference tilt?

Game Snapshot

155 Miami Hurricanes (+2.5) at 156 Virginia Tech Hokies (-2.5); o/u 68

Lane Stadium, Worsham, Blacksburg, VA

12:00 p.m. ET, Saturday, November 14, 2020

TV: ESPN

Miami Hurricanes Game Notes

Miami redshirt senior QB D’Eriq King completed 31-of-41 passes for 430 yards and five touchdowns while rushing 15 times for 105 yards in Friday’s 44-41 win over North Carolina State. The Hurricanes nearly let themselves get upset in this one. Entering the fourth quarter, Miami was down 31-38. After two consecutive field goals followed by a touchdown drive, Miami pulled ahead with just a few minutes left for North Carolina State to match. King’s efforts were instrumental in leading the comeback, and he did so in a number of ways. On the second field goal drive, King dashed all around the North Carolina State defense, earning on huge 28-yard rush that opened things up. On the following touchdown drive, he found two 30-plus yard completions, including the go-ahead 54-yarder to Mike Harley. Miami squeeze by to 6-1 with Virginia Tech on schedule for next week.

Virginia Tech Hokies Game Notes

Virginia Tech redshirt junior QB Hendon Hooker completed 20-of-27 passes for 217 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing 20 times for 156 yards in a 38-35 loss to Liberty on Saturday. Since recovering from an undisclosed early season injury, Hooker (6’4/220) has been nearly flawless executing HC Justin Fuente’s offense. His prowess in utilizing run-pass option plays had Liberty on their heels all game, as all four of his red zone touchdowns came as a result of his correct RPO reads. Virginia Tech appeared to have won the game on a last second field goal block and subsequent return for a touchdown. However HC Fuente called a timeout right before the ball was snapped, nullifying the play and giving Liberty another chance at a 51-yard game winning field goal, which they converted for the win. Virginia Tech carries a 4-3 record into next Saturday’s game against ACC rival Miami.

Miami vs. Virginia Tech Betting Prediction

The favorite is 5-1 against the spread in the last six meetings between these two teams while the Hurricanes are 1-4 against the number in their last five road games and are 1-5 at the betting window in their last six games after scoring more than 40 points in their previous game. Meanwhile, the Hokies are 5-1 against the spread in their last six home games, are 4-1 against the number in their last five games coming off a loss and are 19-7 ATS in their last 26 home games versus a team with a winning road record.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEK 11 BETTING PREDICTION: VIRGINIA TECH HOKIES -2.5