Virginia Tech vs Marshall Prediction, Game Preview, and Betting Lines
By Pete Fiutak,
2024-09-07
Uh oh.
Virginia Tech was the underground darling of the prognosticators coming into the season, and it still might be great. But it started out with a thud losing to Vanderbilt 34-27 in overtime.
Now it has to rally back quickly against a dangerous Marshall team that needed a little while to make it a blowout, but beat Stony Brook 45-3.
Aug 31, 2024; Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Virginia Tech Hokies head coach Brent Pry looks on against the Vanderbilt Commodores during the second half at FirstBank Stadium.
How did it go so wrong for Virginia Tech? It took a while to warm up, and it let the door open for Vanderbilt. Diego Pavia kicked it in.
The Commodore quarterback is a dangerous veteran who ran well, through great in key moments, and Marshall has playmakers at quarterback who can bother the Hokie defense.
Three Herd quarterbacks combined for almost 300 yards and five scores against the Seawolves, but it's the defense that should be the problem for the Hokies.
Marshall can get into the backfield, the run defense should hold up, and ...
Why Virginia Tech Will Win
Marshall doesn't have Diego Pavia.
Virginia Tech was fine. The defense had a tough day, the ground game didn't generate enough of a push, and it was a loss the program didn't expect to whiff.
But QB Kyron Drones was terrific - he threw for 322 yards and two scores - and the offense moved well. It had one turnover, Vanderbilt didn't and the time of possession battle went the wrong way.
Marshall didn't really care about controlling the clock against Stony Brook, it only had the ball for just over 24 minutes. It won't grind out the clock, and ...
Virginia Tech vs Marshall: Who Will Win
A bad loss could turn into something totally disastrous if Virginia Tech doesn't sharpen up fast. Marshall is just that good - and the Hokies know it.
Marshall won 24-17 last year, and Virginia Tech will return the favor this time around.
The Hokies will pull this out, but it'll be a comeback win with two late scores to survive and keep moving on. One big takeaway in the fourth will be the difference.
Virginia Tech vs Marshall Prediction, Betting Lines
Virginia Tech 30, Marshall 23 Line: Virginia Tech -20.5, o/u: 52.5 ATS Confidence out of 5: 2 Virginia Tech vs Marshall Must See Rating: 3
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