Thu 7:00 (ESPN) #25 Virginia Tech [6-2/3-1] at Pittsburgh [5-2/2-1]
Another key game in the Coastal Division. The Hokies already have the tie-breaker edge over the Cheaters. A win here puts the Hokies in prime position to win the Coastal as they will have left: at Duke (0-3 in ACC), home vs GT (1-3 in ACC) and home vs Virginia (haven’t lost to them in over a decade). Hokies lead this series with Pitt, 8-7. Pitt leads 2-1 since joining the ACC. Pitt has won 6 of the last 7 meetings going back to 2001. VPI&SU is 3.5 pt favorites.
12:00 (RSN) Duke [3-4/0-3] at Georgia Tech [4-3/1-3]
Homecoming at Tech. Game preview has already been posted in another thread…https://georgiatech.forums.rivals.c...-toe-meets-leather-game-8-preview-duke.14060/ The Jackets are laying a TD at home.
12:00 (ABC) #5 Louisville [6-1/4-1] at Virginia [2-5/1-2]
2 teams heading in opposite directions. UofL is coming off an absolutely dominant win over the Pack that saw them build a 44-0 lead by halftime. Wow! And, the Cavaliers have played poorly since coming off their bye week 2 weeks ago with 2 lousy performances. This series is tied 2-2 all-time and 1-1 since UofL joined the ACC. Virginia upset the Cards in their last trip to Scott Sisson Stadium 2 years ago, 23-21. Don't see that happening this time around. Cards are laying a whopping 27.5.
12:30 (ACC Network) Boston College [3-4/0-4] at NC State [4-3/1-2]
Here we have 2 teams heading in the same direction and it isn't pretty. Steve Addazio may be the first HC in the ACC to be fired this year. He's heading in that direction. The question of the Pack is can they pick themselves back up from the disappointing loss at Clemson and then demoralizing loss at Louisville this past weekend. Perhaps the Pack is ready to take out some frustration and just beat the beejeezus out of somebody. BC appears to be the perfect victim for that. BC leads the all-time series, 8-5, including winning 2 of the last 3. NC State won at BC last year, 24-8. The Pack are 15 pt favorites.
3:30 (NBC) Miami [4-3/1-3] at Notre Dame [2-5]
Back in August who would have thought these 2 teams would be as poor as they are at this point in the season? Going back to the first meeting in 1955 (an Irish 14-0 win), these 2 have met 25 times with Notre Dame holding a 17-7-1 lead. The last meeting was in 2012, which turned out to be an Irish blowout to the tune of 41-3. ND has won 3 straight going back to 1990 and 4 of the last 5 in the series. The Irish are a 1 pt favorite.
3:30 (RSN) Army [4-3] at Wake Forest [5-2/2-2]
The Deacs can qualify for a MEG with a win here - and they host Virginia in Week 10 so they will be favored to get to 7-2 before finishing with Louisville, Clemson and BC (another good shot at a win). After a good start to the season at 3-0, the Fighting Monkens have lost 3 of their last 4...including a 35-18 loss at home to North Texas this past Saturday as 18 pt favorites. These 2 programs have met 15 times with the Deacs holding a 11-4 lead. This includes winning the last 9 in a row going back to 1990 and 11 of the last 12 back to 1986. Wake is 7.5 pt favorites.
8:00 (ABC) #3 Clemson [7-0/4-0] at #12 Florida State [5-2/2-2]
Both teams are coming off a bye week. Clemson was lucky to defeat NC State in their last outing. FSU squeaked by the Deacs in a defensive battle, 17-6. The Noles hold a 20-9 lead in the all-time series. The winner of this game has won the ACC title the last 5 years. Clemson broke a 3-game losing streak a year ago at Death Valley, 23-13. Clemson is laying a field goal.
The Cheaters and Syracuse are off this week.
And a few others…
Fri 7:00 (ESPN-2) #22 Navy [5-1/4-0] at South Florida [6-2/3-1]
The Mids sit atop the AAC-West with its only loss this season at Air Force. USF lost at Temple this past week. Would love to see the Mids get this win and then beat Notre Dame the following week in Jacksonville. If the Mids can take care of business, they have a shot at getting that major MEG from the Group of 5 pool. I'd much rather see 11-1 Navy in it than the pathetic cheaters from Boise State. Navy won the only meeting a season ago in Annapolis, 29-17. This game is currently off the board at the sports books.
3:30 (Fox Sports 1) #4 Washington [7-0/4-0] at #17 Utah [7-1/4-1]
These 2 teams sit atop their respective divisions in the Pac 12. Washington is now a legit playoff contender though this game will be a huge test for them. This begins a stretch of tough games for the Huskies where 3 of their last 5 are on the road and they host Southern Cal as well. Utah is coming off an unexpected high-scoring win at UCLA. The Huskies lead the all-time series, 8-1. Utah however won last year for the first time, 34-23. The Huskies are laying 10.5 pts on the road.
3:30 (CBS) Cesspool [4-3/2-3] vs #14 Florida [5-1/3-1]
The Cesspool was off last week to seethe over their home loss to Vandy. The Scumbags are very close to being 2-5 if not for surviving a 2-pt win at home vs Nicholls State and scoring on a 4th down play at Mizzou. Then again, it took a miracle play at the end for Tennessee to beat them so I guess it is what it is. The Gators have only played 1 game in the last 3 weeks. They had the postponed game against LSU due to Hurricane Matthew. They then easily beat Mizzou at home and then also had a bye week this past week. With the Vols very likely to finish 6-2 in the SEC and having the head-to-head tie breaker over the Gators, Florida has to run the table in their remaining SEC games (including trips to Arkansas and LSU) to get to Atlanta. The Cesspool leads the all-time series, 49-42-2. The current decade is tied 3-3 so far after seeing the Gators go 8-2 and 9-1 the 2 previous decades. The Gators have won the last 2 meetings by a combined score of 65-23 with 24 and 18 pt wins. The Gators are laying 6.5 pts.
Another key game in the Coastal Division. The Hokies already have the tie-breaker edge over the Cheaters. A win here puts the Hokies in prime position to win the Coastal as they will have left: at Duke (0-3 in ACC), home vs GT (1-3 in ACC) and home vs Virginia (haven’t lost to them in over a decade). Hokies lead this series with Pitt, 8-7. Pitt leads 2-1 since joining the ACC. Pitt has won 6 of the last 7 meetings going back to 2001. VPI&SU is 3.5 pt favorites.
12:00 (RSN) Duke [3-4/0-3] at Georgia Tech [4-3/1-3]
Homecoming at Tech. Game preview has already been posted in another thread…https://georgiatech.forums.rivals.c...-toe-meets-leather-game-8-preview-duke.14060/ The Jackets are laying a TD at home.
12:00 (ABC) #5 Louisville [6-1/4-1] at Virginia [2-5/1-2]
2 teams heading in opposite directions. UofL is coming off an absolutely dominant win over the Pack that saw them build a 44-0 lead by halftime. Wow! And, the Cavaliers have played poorly since coming off their bye week 2 weeks ago with 2 lousy performances. This series is tied 2-2 all-time and 1-1 since UofL joined the ACC. Virginia upset the Cards in their last trip to Scott Sisson Stadium 2 years ago, 23-21. Don't see that happening this time around. Cards are laying a whopping 27.5.
12:30 (ACC Network) Boston College [3-4/0-4] at NC State [4-3/1-2]
Here we have 2 teams heading in the same direction and it isn't pretty. Steve Addazio may be the first HC in the ACC to be fired this year. He's heading in that direction. The question of the Pack is can they pick themselves back up from the disappointing loss at Clemson and then demoralizing loss at Louisville this past weekend. Perhaps the Pack is ready to take out some frustration and just beat the beejeezus out of somebody. BC appears to be the perfect victim for that. BC leads the all-time series, 8-5, including winning 2 of the last 3. NC State won at BC last year, 24-8. The Pack are 15 pt favorites.
3:30 (NBC) Miami [4-3/1-3] at Notre Dame [2-5]
Back in August who would have thought these 2 teams would be as poor as they are at this point in the season? Going back to the first meeting in 1955 (an Irish 14-0 win), these 2 have met 25 times with Notre Dame holding a 17-7-1 lead. The last meeting was in 2012, which turned out to be an Irish blowout to the tune of 41-3. ND has won 3 straight going back to 1990 and 4 of the last 5 in the series. The Irish are a 1 pt favorite.
3:30 (RSN) Army [4-3] at Wake Forest [5-2/2-2]
The Deacs can qualify for a MEG with a win here - and they host Virginia in Week 10 so they will be favored to get to 7-2 before finishing with Louisville, Clemson and BC (another good shot at a win). After a good start to the season at 3-0, the Fighting Monkens have lost 3 of their last 4...including a 35-18 loss at home to North Texas this past Saturday as 18 pt favorites. These 2 programs have met 15 times with the Deacs holding a 11-4 lead. This includes winning the last 9 in a row going back to 1990 and 11 of the last 12 back to 1986. Wake is 7.5 pt favorites.
8:00 (ABC) #3 Clemson [7-0/4-0] at #12 Florida State [5-2/2-2]
Both teams are coming off a bye week. Clemson was lucky to defeat NC State in their last outing. FSU squeaked by the Deacs in a defensive battle, 17-6. The Noles hold a 20-9 lead in the all-time series. The winner of this game has won the ACC title the last 5 years. Clemson broke a 3-game losing streak a year ago at Death Valley, 23-13. Clemson is laying a field goal.
The Cheaters and Syracuse are off this week.
And a few others…
Fri 7:00 (ESPN-2) #22 Navy [5-1/4-0] at South Florida [6-2/3-1]
The Mids sit atop the AAC-West with its only loss this season at Air Force. USF lost at Temple this past week. Would love to see the Mids get this win and then beat Notre Dame the following week in Jacksonville. If the Mids can take care of business, they have a shot at getting that major MEG from the Group of 5 pool. I'd much rather see 11-1 Navy in it than the pathetic cheaters from Boise State. Navy won the only meeting a season ago in Annapolis, 29-17. This game is currently off the board at the sports books.
3:30 (Fox Sports 1) #4 Washington [7-0/4-0] at #17 Utah [7-1/4-1]
These 2 teams sit atop their respective divisions in the Pac 12. Washington is now a legit playoff contender though this game will be a huge test for them. This begins a stretch of tough games for the Huskies where 3 of their last 5 are on the road and they host Southern Cal as well. Utah is coming off an unexpected high-scoring win at UCLA. The Huskies lead the all-time series, 8-1. Utah however won last year for the first time, 34-23. The Huskies are laying 10.5 pts on the road.
3:30 (CBS) Cesspool [4-3/2-3] vs #14 Florida [5-1/3-1]
The Cesspool was off last week to seethe over their home loss to Vandy. The Scumbags are very close to being 2-5 if not for surviving a 2-pt win at home vs Nicholls State and scoring on a 4th down play at Mizzou. Then again, it took a miracle play at the end for Tennessee to beat them so I guess it is what it is. The Gators have only played 1 game in the last 3 weeks. They had the postponed game against LSU due to Hurricane Matthew. They then easily beat Mizzou at home and then also had a bye week this past week. With the Vols very likely to finish 6-2 in the SEC and having the head-to-head tie breaker over the Gators, Florida has to run the table in their remaining SEC games (including trips to Arkansas and LSU) to get to Atlanta. The Cesspool leads the all-time series, 49-42-2. The current decade is tied 3-3 so far after seeing the Gators go 8-2 and 9-1 the 2 previous decades. The Gators have won the last 2 meetings by a combined score of 65-23 with 24 and 18 pt wins. The Gators are laying 6.5 pts.
