Virginia Tech at Auburn

Tough game to call. Auburn is very good on both sides of the football, but Virginia Tech's season, simply cannot be overlooked. Frank Beamer and his staff have done a remarkable job and bring to this game a very stingy defense. They've given up only 12.6 points per contest and only 265 yards per contest. Pretty amazing to get 6 points on a team with that kind of defense. Tech is getting better as the season goes on and is peaking right now. The Hokies have won their last eight in a row and have gone 6-1-1 ATS during that run. Over their last three games, they've held opponents to 8.7 points and 229 yards per game. Auburn, on the other hand, is just 1-2 ATS over their last three and have taken a dip in both offense and defense. Jason Campbell has been tremendous this season, and he has the duo studs at TB to turn to as well in Brown and Williams. The Auburn defense has also been stingy and left us with some memorable moments this season. Who can forget the hit Auburn's safety put on the Georgia WR in the pivotal SEC clash two months ago? Something must give here. These appear to be two pretty evenly matched ballclubs. This game could very well come down to mistakes and should be a low scoring affair. You have to wonder about Auburn's position after being snubbed for the Orange Bowl. They'll be angry and out to prove to the world that they should be playing on Tuesday night. But, they have not responded all that well in similar big games like the SEC title game against an inferior opponenet in Tennessee. I'll go with the team riding momentum... Tech and the points here for two stars.