2013 Record: 8-5

2014 Las Vegas Season Win Total: 7.5

2014 Season Win Total Picks NCAA Football: 'Over'

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Three years ago I predicted that Virginia Tech's run as a national power was coming to an end. Their extraordinarily easy schedules and the statistical anomalies I found in their statistics from year to year suggested that the Hokies program had been overachieving for several seasons. Sure enough, Tech has struggled in back-to-back years and they are now a second-tier team in a third-tier college football conference.

Coach Frank Beamer is entering his 28^th season and has gone just 15-11 the past two years. If the Hokies struggle again then the calls for Beamer's removal could really gain volume. Beamer only has four starters back on defense and the team lost five of its top nine tacklers. Offensively they are likely glad to replace shaky Logan Thomas under center. And Tech has nine other starters back from last year's erratic unit.

Virginia Tech has four of its first five games in Blacksburg, including a key game against Georgia Tech, and they have a very favorable schedule. The one road game in the opening month is at Ohio State. But Tech only has five total road games. One is a Thursday night affair at Pitt, but the other three (at Duke, Wake and UNC) are all winnable.

This is not a supremely talented Virginia Tech team. But they still play in the much weaker ACC Coastal and they will benefit from an easy schedule. This season win total number is way too low. Even if Tech loses its three toughest games - at Ohio State, vs. Miami and at Duke - it would still take two more upsets for them to finish 7-5. I don't see it happening. I think Tech will win nine games this year and this is an easy 'over' wager.

2014 Virginia Tech Hokies Schedule

DATE OPPONENT TIME (ET) Location Result

Sat, Aug 30th, 2014 William & Mary 03:30 PM Lane Stadium/Worsham Field

Sat, Sep 6th, 2014 at Ohio State 08:00 PM Ohio Stadium

Sat, Sep 13th, 2014 East Carolina 12:00 PM Lane Stadium/Worsham Field

Sat, Sep 20th, 2014 Georgia Tech TBA Lane Stadium/Worsham Field

Sat, Sep 27th, 2014 Western Mich TBA Lane Stadium/Worsham Field

Sat, Oct 4th, 2014 at North Carolina TBA Kenan Stadium

Thu, Oct 16th, 2014 at Pittsburgh 07:30 PM Heinz Field

Thu, Oct 23rd, 2014 Miami-Florida 07:30 PM Lane Stadium/Worsham Field

Sat, Nov 1st, 2014 Boston College TBA Lane Stadium/Worsham Field

Sat, Nov 15th, 2014 at Duke TBA Wallace Wade Stadium

Sat, Nov 22nd, 2014 at Wake Forest TBA BB&T Field

Fri, Nov 28th, 2014 Virginia TBA Lane Stadium/Worsham Field

All Times EST

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