Updated Record
NFL: 9-10, (47%) -3.10
NHL: 10-3, (77%) +7.35
NCAA: 16-6, (73%) +9.40
NBA: 3-4, (43%) -1.40
MLB: 4-6, (40%) -3.12
Total: 42-29, (59%) +9.13
OT stopped me from a winning night but tonight I am at it again.
NCAA Football
Last week was devastating for the Hokies of VT. They had the win on national television and were celebrating and gloating on the side lines and they lost the lead to Boston College. Now you have to know the mind set for these kids, they can either take it and go forward using it as a learning tool or it can end the season for them. The trick is to find out what Hokie teams you will see tonight.
VT is coached very well and that is what it takes to get you out of a funk. GT has issues on the offensive line and are thin at RB. This allows young guys to sit back and pick up blitz packages. This will lead to more blitzing by VT a team that is a sack machine.
Jackets senior right guard Nate McManus (shoulder) is out for the season, so senior Matt Rhodes figures to start there again, and sophomores Dan Voss and Trey Dunmon will man Rhodes' old left guard spot. Sophomore Cord Howard is expected to start at right tackle.
Virginia Tech blitzes, but less than you might think. Keep an eye on Georgia Tech's young backs in pass protection. Their presence may trigger more Virginia Tech blitzes.
If you think Georgia Tech's running attack will change without senior backs Tashard Choice (knee surgery) and Rashaun Grant (ankle), you may be right. But Jackets coaches aren't admitting it.
Coach Chan Gailey said sophomore Jamaal Evans will start, and freshman Jonathan Dwyer will play plenty. Fullback Mike Cox, who had career highs of four carries and 38 yards in the last game against Army, may run, too.
Evans probably runs more like Choice, reading blocks and exercising patience. Dwyer has impressive speed, yet his instincts are freshman-esque.
The QB will be a late decision but you can guess which way Beamer is going. Coach Frank Beamer said he'll make a game-time decision on who will start tonight.
Taylor is the first true freshman quarterback to start for the Hokies since 1982. He was recruited from Hampton, Va., practically next door to former Hokies quarterbacks Michael and Marcus Vick.
Taylor is a running threat, rushing 55 times for 338 yards while losing 90. He has scored four times and completed 53 of 102 passes for 640 yards, three touchdowns and an interception. Glennon, a pocket passer, has completed 62.4 percent of his passes, but he has rushed for 0 yards.
"The type of offense you're going to go against is different [depending on the quarterback]," Tech coach Chan Gailey said. "It's [the same] when we put [quarterback Josh] Nesbitt out there [in place of Taylor Bennett]."
(VT) When ANY NCAAF Team played as a pk to 3 Underdog - Playing on grass surface - Last 5 years - Coming off a game scored 10 points or less - Coming off 1 under they are 18-6-2 ATS
(GT) When ANY NCAAF Team played as a pk to -3.0 Home Favorite - Last 2 years - Playing on grass surface - Allowed more than 10 points AGAINST in back to back games - Coming off 2 unders they are 3-8 ATS
VT +2.5 Spoons 
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