Marshall at Virginia Tech

Frank Beamer has certainly had better offenses in his long tenure at Virginia Tech, but his teams have also been more about other parts of the game. They excel on defense and special teams and therefore there are a lot of hidden points in the line that usually go their way. He has himself an impressive defense, one that held Alabama to 206 yards. What was equally impressive was the fact that they held East Carolina, a very good offensive team, to 204 total yards. Over their first three games the Hokies are allowing less than 200 yards per game. Marshall has been impressive offensively, piling up 138 points in three games. But, don't be fooled as they have yet to play even an average defense, and they are not going anywhere in this game. The Herd has met with disaster frequently on the road where they are just 17-35-3 ATS in their last 55 games. The Hokies come in at 25-10-1 ATS in their last 36 after scoring less than 20 points in their previous contest. Under Beamer, this team is 39-24 ATS as a favorite in the 3.5 to 10 point range. Take Virginia Tech.