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Teams looking to build on last year’s 6-7 records meet when the Virginia Tech Hokies battle the Old Dominion Monarchs in non-conference action on Friday. Brent Pry makes his debut as Virginia Tech head coach, while his counterpart will be another former Penn State assistant, Ricky Rahne, who enters his third season as the Monarchs’ head coach. The Hokies are looking for their 27tth winning record over the past 30 years, but first since going 8-5 in 2019. The Monarchs last posted a winning mark in 2016, when they went 10-3. Old Dominion averaged 214.8 yards passing per game in 2021, while Virginia Tech averaged 176.4.
Kickoff from Kornblau Field at S.B. Ballard Stadium in Norfolk, Va., is set for 7 p.m. ET. The Hokies are favored by seven points in the latest Virginia Tech vs. Old Dominion odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while the over-under for total points scored is 48. Before making any Old Dominion vs. Virginia Tech picks, be sure to check out the college football predictions and betting advice from the proven SportsLine Projection Model.
The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every FBS college football game 10,000 times. Over the past six-plus years, the proprietary computer model has generated a stunning profit of almost $3,600 for $100 players on its top-rated college football picks against the spread. It enters Week 1 of the 2022 college football season on a 45-32 run on all top-rated college football spread and money-line picks that dates back to 2021. Anyone who has followed it has seen huge returns.
Now, the model has set its sights on Virginia Tech vs. Old Dominion and just locked in its picks and CFB predictions. You can visit SportsLine now to see the model’s picks. Here are the college football odds and betting lines for Virginia Tech vs. Old Dominion:
- Virginia Tech vs. Old Dominion spread: Virginia Tech -6
- Virginia Tech vs. Old Dominion over/under: 48 points
- Virginia Tech vs. Old Dominion money line: Virginia Tech -235, Old Dominion +192
- VT: The under is 4-0 in the Hokies’ last four games in September
- ODU: The Monarchs are 4-0 against the spread in their last four games against ACC foes
- Virginia Tech vs. Old Dominion picks: See picks here.
Why Virginia Tech can cover
One of the Hokies’ strengths this season will be its receiving corps. Junior wide receiver Stephen Gosnell is a transfer from North Carolina. In two seasons with the Tar Heels, he played in 15 games and recorded two receptions for 11 yards. He has had a good preseason camp and is listed high on the Virginia Tech depth chart. In high school, he played at East Surry in Pilot Mountain, N.C., where he helped the team to a 15-0 record and the 1AA state championship as a senior after recording 68 receptions for 1,544 yards with 22 touchdowns.
Redshirt senior wide receiver Jadan Blue transferred to Virginia Tech after a productive career at Temple, where he caught 169 passes for 1,672 yards and 10 touchdowns in 35 games for the Owls. Blue had five games with 10 or more receptions and posted six 100-yard receiving games, including a career-high 132-yard performance at Maryland. He earned second-team All-American Athletic Conference honors following the 2019 season when he caught a Temple school-record 95 passes for 1,067 yards, becoming the first Temple player to reach 1,000 receiving yards in a season. He was named to the 2020 Biletnikoff Award Watch List and earned All-AAC honorable mention status following the 2020 season.
Why Old Dominion can cover
The Monarchs had one of the country’s top special teams units last season, tying for the nation’s lead with six blocked kicks and four blocked punts. The six blocked kicks were delivered by six different players, and all six return to Old Dominion this season. Also returning is sophomore cornerback LaMareon James, who returned two kickoffs for 100-yard touchdowns last season, including the opening kick of the Myrtle Beach Bowl against Tulsa. That was the first opening kickoff for a touchdown in Old Dominion history.
For the second consecutive year, the Monarchs will also have multiple players in their sixth year on a college campus. ODU has five sixth-year players in 2022, including three that have been with the Monarchs all six years. One of those players is running back Matt Geiger. The former walk-on has carried 54 times in his career for 257 yards (4.7 average) and three touchdowns.
How to make Virginia Tech vs. Old Dominion picks
SportsLine’s model is leaning Over on the point total. In fact, it says Virginia Tech running back Malachi Thomas will rush for nearly 90 yards and a score, while Blake Watson rushes for a touchdown and more than 105 yards for the Monarchs. It has also generated an against-the-spread pick that cashes in over 50% of simulations. You can only get the model’s pick at SportsLine.
So who wins Virginia Tech vs. Old Dominion? And which side of the spread cashes in over 50% of simulations? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Virginia Tech vs. Old Dominion spread to jump on, all from the advanced model that finished the past six-plus years up nearly $3,600 on its FBS college football picks, and find out.
