Virginia Tech vs. Virginia: TV Info, Spread, Injury Updates, Game Time and More

As has been the case since 1996, the Virginia Tech Hokies and Virginia Cavaliers will do battle Saturday for the Commonwealth Cup in a rivalry that dates back to 1895.

The Hokies have won nine straight in the series and 13 of the last 14. They enter the matchup with a chance to play in the ACC Championship Game with a win and a Duke loss to North Carolina.

Unfortunately, things have not been positive as of late. The 7-4 Hokies have lost three of their last four—with all losses coming to unranked teams.

Things have been even worse for the 2-9 Cavaliers. They enter on an eight-game skid, and seven of those losses have been by 10 or more points.

The following is everything fans must know about the upcoming rivalry clash.

When: Saturday, Nov. 30 at 3:30 p.m. ET

Where: Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, Va.

Television: ESPNU

Live Stream: ESPN3

Betting Lines (via Vegas Insider)

• Over/Under: 41.5
• Spread: Virginia Tech (-13)

Hokies Injury Report (via USA Today)

Player	Pos.	Date	Details	Status	Injury
Drew Burns	LB	11/09/2013	will miss the remainder of the season	Out	arm
Antone Exum	CB	11/24/2013	is questionable for Saturday's game against Virginia	Questionable	ankle
Kyle Fuller	CB	11/18/2013	is expected to miss 4-6 weeks	Out	groin
Tony Gregory	RB	08/17/2013	will miss the entire season	Out	knee
Dakota Jackson	TE	11/24/2013	is questionable for Saturday's game against Virginia	Questionable	ribs
Ryan Malleck	TE	08/30/2013	will miss the entire season	Out	shoulder
Corey Marshall	DT	08/22/2013	is out indefinitely	Out	personal
Carlis Parker	WR	11/24/2013	is questionable for Saturday's game against Virginia	Questionable	groin
Matt Roth	DE	11/24/2013	is questionable for Saturday's game against Virginia	Questionable	head
Joe St. Germain	LS	11/24/2013	is questionable for Saturday's game against Virginia	Questionable	foot
Wyatt Teller	T	11/24/2013	is questionable for Saturday's game against Virginia	Questionable	undisclosed
Ronny Vandyke	LB	08/17/2013	will miss the entire season	Out	shoulder
Devin Vandyke	LB	09/17/2013	will miss the remainder of the season	Out	knee

Cavaliers Injury Report (via USA Today)

Player	Pos.	Date	Details	Status	Injury
Sean Cascarano	OL	10/01/2013	will miss the remainder of the season	Out	hip
Ian Frye	K	10/09/2013	is out indefinitely	Out	hip
Jack McDonald	T	11/24/2013	is questionable for Saturday's game against Virginia Tech	Questionable	leg
Demetrious Nicholson	CB	11/03/2013	will miss the remainder of the season	Out	toe
John Pond	C	11/24/2013	is questionable for Saturday's game against Virginia Tech	Questionable	undisclosed
Kelvin Rainey	S	11/24/2013	is questionable for Saturday's game against Virginia Tech	Questionable	undisclosed
Wilfred Wahee	CB	08/22/2013	will miss the entire season	Out	knee

Can Logan Thomas Take Care of the Football?

Remember those losses to unranked opposition I mentioned? Hokies fans can thank senior quarterback Logan Thomas for two of the three.

In a 13-10 loss to Duke, Thomas tossed four interceptions and failed to throw a touchdown. Likewise, in a 34-27 loss to Boston College, Thomas threw a pair of touchdowns and interceptions.

Thomas has thrown multiple interceptions in four games this year to end up with his current line of 15 touchdowns to 12 interceptions and a sub-60 percent completion rate.

The task at hand appears easy for Thomas against a Cavaliers defense that ranks outside the top 100 in the nation with an average of 34.8 points allowed per game. Then again, Thomas threw two interceptions per game against Western Carolina of the Southern Conference and Marshall of C-USA.

Thomas must take care of the football, or this one will be too close for comfort.

Prediction

Luckily for Thomas, he may not have to do much for the Hokies to pick up the win.

As iffy as Thomas has looked at times, his defense has been able to bail him out. The Hokies have a top-10 defense that allows an average of 18.5 points per game.

This perfectly sets up the Hokies for a win. The Cavaliers likely have an upset on the mind, but an offense that ranks outside of the top 100 in the nation with an average of 21 points scored per game will find it difficult to score enough to win.

Thomas won't have a perfect game, but the Virginia Tech defense will hold the Cavaliers in check.

Final Score: Hokies 21, Cavaliers 14

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