Virginia Tech Hokies vs Old Dominion Monarchs Prediction, 9/2/2022 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Virginia Tech Hokies vs Old Dominion Monarchs

Date: Friday, September 2, 2022

Location: S.B. Ballard Stadium in Norfolk, VA

TV: ESPNU

Odds/Point Spread: Monarchs (+7.5)

Total/Over-Under: 52.5

The Virginia Tech Hokies (6-7 last season) are en route to S.B. Ballard Stadium on Friday where they will play the Old Dominion Monarchs (6-7 last year). Virginia Tech opens this game as 7.5-point favorites. The total comes in at 52.5.

The Virginia Tech Hokies wrapped up their season with a 6-7 record. The last time they took the field, the Hokies played against the Maryland Terrapins and went home with a loss by a final score of 54-10. Raheem Blackshear led the offense in rushing for the Hokies with 12 attempts for 46 yards (3.8 yds per carry). Connor Blumrick went 9/15 with 110 yards through the air. He had a quarterback rating of 121.6 and finished the contest without throwing a pick. Against the run, the Hokies gave up 206 yards on 28 attempts, which averages out to 7.4 yards per run surrendered. Virginia Tech gave up 21 completions on 25 attempts for 275 yards, and a completion percentage of 84.0%. When the final whistle blew, they tallied 67 plays for 259 yds. The Virginia Tech Hokies ran the football 48 different times and had 122 yards, which had them averaging 2.5 yds per attempt.

The Hokies earned 4,702 total yards for the prior campaign. Virginia Tech totaled 17 touchdowns via the pass and 16 rushing touchdowns. They surrendered the ball 12 times. Virginia Tech compiled 244 1st downs as an offense, and they committed 70 infractions for 597 yards. As a team they averaged 185.3 yards on the ground, ranking this team 42nd in Division 1. Regarding putting the ball in the endzone, the Virginia Tech Hokies averaged 23.7 points per outing.

Regarding yards via the pass, the Hokies conceded 2,909 yards which had them ranked 74th in the nation. Over the course of their 13 games played last year, they surrendered 223.8 yards per outing through the air in addition to relinquishing a completion percentage of 59.3%. They gave up 391.9 yards/game putting them at 77th in the nation. They gave up 20 passing touchdowns and 20 touchdowns via the ground game. Opposing teams ran for an average of 4.6 yards per tote and 168.2 rushing yards per game last year. Overall, they allowed 2,187 running yards through 13 games. The Hokies were sitting in 55th in Division 1 when it comes to team defense, allowing 25.3 PPG.

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The Monarchs ended the year having a 6-7 mark. When they last stepped on the field, the Monarchs walked away with a loss by a score of 30-17 when they played the Tulsa Golden Hurricane. Hayden Wolff ended the game with 176 yards on 19/28 passing while his quarterback rating was 113.5. He threw 1 interception and his Y/A was 6.3. Blake Watson ran the ball 14 times for 77 yds, ending the game with 5.5 yds per carry for Old Dominion. The Monarchs finished the game with a total of 247 yards while running 47 plays (5.3 yds per play). Old Dominion rushed for 3.7 yds per attempt, finishing the contest with 71 yds on 19 carries. Old Dominion relinquished 65 run attempts for 244 yards (3.8 yards per rush). The Monarchs secondary gave up a completion rate of 64.7%, surrendering 285 yds on 22 for 34 through the air.

The Old Dominion Monarchs had an average of 374.8 yards per contest, ranking them 84th in the country. The Old Dominion offense compiled 783 penalty yds on 88 violations, which had them sitting 33rd in college football in terms of making mistakes. For the prior season, the Monarchs had a total of 2,789 passing yards as well as averaging 214.5 passing yards per game, giving them a rank of 86th in college football. Concerning the points being put on the board, the Monarchs ranked 73rd in college football averaging 27.6 points per contest.

The Monarchs allowed 27.8 PPG, which had them sitting 79th in college football. Old Dominion surrendered a total of 1,745 yards rushing (134.2 yards per game) and 12 touchdowns by way of the ground game over the course of last year. Last year, they surrendered 361 points in total. They surrendered 29 touchdowns from the passing game as well as 250.5 yards per outing, which put them in 101st in D-1. The Monarchs defense took the field for 939 plays, which had them ranked 114th in Division 1.

Who will win tonight's Hokies/Monarchs college football game against the spread?

Guy's Pick: Take the Monarchs +7.5

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