Boston College at Virginia Tech

Boston College is a tough team for a lot of bettors to wrap around. All you have to do is look at the sputtering offense, and it gives bettors the chills, but in the end the defense is better than the offense is bad, and they manage to stay in games right to the end. Last week may be offering some insight as they took on Massachusetts, a team that held Florida to 24 points in the Swamp, and BC generated 26. The BC offense has an experienced FBS QB in Patrick Towles, who came over from Kentucky, and having a couple games under his belt and learning to work in a new system should have the Eagles providing more on the scoreboard as the season goes on. Virginia Tech no longer has the defense and special teams of their superior teams of the past. After eight consecutive 10+ win seasons, they have been a fringe Bowl team the last four years. The once potent Hokies that seemed to win ATS with regularity, have fallen to 24-43-1 ATS since 2011. They once owned a home field advantage that was one of the top in the country, but their last 26 here shows a woeful 8-18 ATS. I think this game stacks up pretty even, and getting just about a TD with a great defense is the way to go here. Make the play on Boston College.