Following their stunning 35-21 upset of the Ohio State Buckeyes as 10-point road underdogs in Week 2, the Virginia Tech Hokies have cracked the AP Top 25 rankings and open the week as 10-point favorites over the East Carolina Pirates.
The win was Virginia Tech’s second straight, against the spread and straight up, following a shaky end to the 2013 campaign in which they lost four of their last six SU, 1-5 ATS.
The Pirates are coming off a 33-23 loss to South Carolina as 14-point road underdogs, covering the spread for the seventh time in their last nine games. The Pirates are also 7-2 SU during that stretch.
The two teams met in 2013, with the Hokies posting a 15-10 win, but failing to cover as eight-point road favorites.
The Buckeyes will try to rebound when they host the Kent State Golden Flashes in Week 3 as 29.5-point favorites. Ohio State have lost three of four SU after riding a streak of 24 straight wins SU and are just 1-6 ATS in their last seven games.
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