College Football Week 10 Picks: Virginia Tech Hokies vs. Miami Hurricanes

Quarterback Logan Thomas will look to get back on track, as the Virginia Tech Hokies (4-4) prepare to take on the Miami Hurricanes (4-4) in an Atlantic Coast Conference matchup on Thursday night, with the opening kickoff scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN.

The Hokies are 1.5-point road favorites in the current Week 10 college football odds (courtesy of SBR Forum), while the total has moved up a point from its opening number to settle in at 58.

Thomas has a good chance of snapping Virginia Tech's six-game losing streak on the road, considering the team has won the last three meetings in this series.

Let's take a closer look at this contest from a betting perspective, while offering an against-the-spread (ATS) pick along the way.

Virginia Tech Hokies

There's no doubt this has been a very disappointing season for Virginia Tech Hokies head coach Frank Beamer, but his program has a chance to salvage things down the stretch.

Sports bettors will find that the Hokies have compiled an impressive 19-5 record when being featured on ESPN's Thursday night broadcast, which includes an 8-2 mark on the road.

Beamer has won 25 of his last 27 ACC games in the month of November—a statistic that shouldn't be ignored.

Miami Hurricanes

Miami Hurricanes quarterback Stephen Morris ranks second in the ACC in averaging 277.4 passing yards per game, but I think he's going to struggle to have that type of success in this spot.

Head coach Al Golden has clearly been pointing to the future all year, as 16 true freshmen have seen action on the field.

All four of the Hurricanes' wins this year have come after trailing by seven or more points—I don't think they muster up that type of effort on Thursday night.

Las Vegas Perspective

I reached out to Jimmy Vaccaro earlier this week about this high-profile affair. He serves as the public relations director for William Hill US, and here's what he had to say:

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This is not your father's Virginia Tech team, but they manhandle a very weak Miami edition. They just aren't any good, in my opinion.

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Prediction

I'm going to recommend that readers back the Virginia Tech Hokies in this spot, as they've covered their last five trips to Miami.

College Football Week 10 Pick: Virginia Tech Hokies -1.5

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