Virginia Tech at Wake Forest

Over the years, Frank Beamer's Virginia Tech teams have been defined by defense and special teams. It appeared as though he was going to be fielding another defensive powerhouse through four games, where the Hokies stop-unit allowed just 40 points at 10 points per game. The problem was that the four teams they played are not anywhere near what would be considered good football teams. The Hokies defense has been roughed-up the last two weeks now that ACC play is underway, allowing 29 points per game. Last week at home, Miami stung them for 519 yards, and in their prior game Clemson stopped their offense cold. Both of these games were at home, and still a lot of questions remain as to how good this Virginia Tech team really is. Wake Forest has been the surprise of the ACC, winning and covering four straight, including a 5-point home win vs. Florida State. We have the perfect storm here with a potentially overrated road team favored vs. an underrated home team. If you think Beamer's teams respond after a poor defensive showing, guess again. Virginia Tech is 0-6 ATS after allowing 450+ yards in their previous game. The Demon Deacons carry the mail as a home dog of +3.5-10 where they are 7-1 ATS in their last eight. Wake Forest in this one.