Ohio State at Virginia Tech Free Pick and Point Spread. This 2015 season, week one match between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Virginia Tech Hokies is set to take place on Monday, September 7th. The game will take place at the Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia and kick off is scheduled for 20:00 ET. According to 5Dimes, the away team are favourites to win, with a -12 point start and odds of -110. Points on the line stand at 53½.

Betting Odds

Point Spread: Ohio -12/Virginia Tech +12
Total Line: 53.5

Ohio State spent the 2014 season making their way through some great games. On the offensive front, they are returning four starters, three of those being quarterbacks J.T. Barrett and Cardale Jones, and frontrunner, Ezekiel Elliot. Defence-wise, stars such as Adolphus Washington and Darron Lee are included within the front seven. Last season looked to be going in the direction of an undefeated streak for the Buckeyes, until Virginia Tech’s Hokies came in and beat them 35-21. Ohio State will be looking to return the favour in this first outing of the 2015 season.

The Buckeyes ranked first in the Big Ten – East last season, and from their stats, it’s clear to see why. A total of 690 carries over 3967 yards, with 41 touchdowns, and 260 receptions over 3707 yards gave them a great positioning. Ohio State completed 260 of the attempted 209 passes and accomplished a super 42 passing touchdowns.

Meanwhile, the Virginia Tech’s Hokies dragged along to a dismal 7-6 record in 2014. Despite this, they can lay claim to being the only team able to defeat the Buckeyes last year, thanks mainly to their strong defensive line. This had proven to be a great part of the Virginia Tech team throughout last season, ranking 14th in the nation in scoring defence and 21st in total defence. Luther Maddy will make a return from a medical redshirt to join the defensive group that produced 48.0 sacks last season, fourth-most in the country.

The Hokies completed 271 of the attempted 456 passes last season for 2826 yards, giving them a completion percentage of 59.4% overall. Rushing yards clocked in at 1923 from 507 carries, with a fairly low 12 touchdowns. A total of 271 receptions were recorded in 2014 and 19 receiving touchdowns, further proving that Virginia Tech’s offence needs to vastly improve to keep up with their strong defence.

Ohio State at Virginia Tech Betting Trends

Ohio State is 5-0 straight up in their last 5 games overall.
The Buckeyes are 5-0 straight up in their last 5 road games.
The game total has gone over in 7 of Ohio State’s last 10 road games.
Virginia is 1-5 against the spread in their last 6 home games.
The Hokies are 2-4 straight up in their last 6 games at home overall.

Injury Report

There are no injuries to report for the start of the season.

Consensus Picks ATS
Ohio State: 84%
Virginia Tech: 16%

Free College Football Pick

Don’t look for the Hokies to score 35 points this time around against this defense. This is a big revenge game and the Buckeyes but we think that they may be more concerned with keeping Virginia Tech’s offense off the board than running up the score. The Hokies’ defense is stout and returns eight starters from last season to the lineup that held Ohio State to 24 points in the game last season. The Buckeyes host Hawaii in five days after this match and we fell that they’ll rest players in the 4th if they have a decent lead.

Take the UNDER 53 @ BETONLINE.AG
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