{"id":13391,"date":"2009-09-19T12:13:50","date_gmt":"2009-09-19T17:13:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=13391"},"modified":"2009-09-19T12:13:50","modified_gmt":"2009-09-19T17:13:50","slug":"wk3-nebraska-virginiatech-pick-190909","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/ncaa-football\/wk3-nebraska-virginiatech-pick-190909\/","title":{"rendered":"Cornhuskers vs. Hokies Preview\/Pick"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>NCAA Football Picks &#8211; Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. Virginia Tech Hokies<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Nebraska Cornhuskers (2-0 SU &amp; ATS) at Virginia Tech Hokies (1-1 SU &amp; ATS)<\/strong><br \/>\nSaturday, September 19 &#8211; 3:30 PM ET<br \/>\nNCAA Betting Odds: VIRGINIA TECH -5, Total 51<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here are some of the NCAA college football betting trends as they relate to this matchup:<\/strong><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/handicappers\/\"><strong>Looking for the NCAA Football Handicappers Plays Online??? We&#8217;ve got your back &#8212;&#8211;&gt;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>NEB has covered five of its last six games<a href=\"http:\/\/record.partners.betus.com\/_zzar6WLC4yljav6EPTXGuP53Z4oU6Stq\/1\" rel=\"nofollow\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"width: auto; height: auto; margin: 1px; border: 3px solid #ffffff;\" src=\"http:\/\/media.partners.betus.com\/BANNERS\/football\/sportsbook_NCAAGOTW1_300x600_mybanner1.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nNEB has won its last six games SU<br \/>\nNEB has covered four of its last 13 road games<br \/>\nNEB has lost six of its last eight road games SU<br \/>\nNEB has played five of its last six road games OVER the total<br \/>\nVT has won five of its last six games SU<br \/>\nVT has won its last ten home games SU<br \/>\nVT has played five of its last seven home games UNDER the total<\/p>\n<p>The report card on Nebraska quarterback Zac Lee is sort of incomplete. Sure, Lee is ranked seventh nationally in passing efficiency, completing 74% of his passes with six touchdowns in two games, but those performances came against the likes of Florida Atlantic and Arkansas State. That is no kind of preparation for what he&#8217;ll face in Blacksburg.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, Virginia Tech was thoroughly dominated on the stat sheet when it moved up in class to play Alabama, out-gained 498-155 by a Tide squad that was playing its first game after replacing stalwart quarterback John Parker Wilson, running back Glen Coffee and offensive tackle Andre Smith.<\/p>\n<p>Sure, it looks like the Hokies, who had lost standout back Darren Evans for the season with an ACL injury, found themselves a rushing game in last week&#8217;s 52-10 romp over Marshall. Ryan Williams had 164 yards on the ground and David Wilson added 165 more. However, we still can&#8217;t help but be a little suspect of signal-caller Tyrod Taylor, who has not given much indication that he is ready to add a dangerous passing component to his arsenal (18 of 36 thus far). We&#8217;re pretty convinced that the Huskers, under the hard-charging Pellini&#8217;s tutelage, can hold their own against VT&#8217;s infantry, and this may be a time for them to turn Roy Helu Jr. (seven yards a carry) loose to see what he can do.<\/p>\n<p>No, Nebraska hasn&#8217;t proven very much yet this year against standup foes, but Pellini has engineered a nice turnaround in Lincoln, with six straight wins going back to last year, including wins over Kansas and Clemson. One of the low moments was a 35-30 home loss to the Hokies, where Taylor was allowed to scamper around a bit and Nebraska was held to 55 net rushing yards. I am expecting Pellini to make adjustments in his defense, and for Taylor to have to win this game with his arm. Can he? Don&#8217;t know, but it&#8217;s the wiser play to grab points with the emerging Big 12 squad. We&#8217;re on the &#8220;take&#8221; with Nebraska, the five-point underdog in the BetUS NCAA college football betting odds.<\/p>\n<p>OUR PLAY: NEBRASKA +5 **<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/record.partners.betus.com\/_zzar6WLC4ykDVkvPM80nyWNd7ZgqdRLk\/1\" rel=\"nofollow\">CFB BETTING SEASON  PROMO: A 100% match play bonus for 1st Time players Up To $500. Grab Up to $600 In Free MONEY &amp; Picks! CLICK HERE NOW!!! WTF ARE YOU WAITING FOR?<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oddsmakers currently have the Hokies listed as 5\u00bd-point favorites versus the Cornhuskers, while the game&#8217;s total is sitting at 51, here is a preview, pick and lines betting angle&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[41,164,287,17474,2358,470,548,763,17005,17002,2595,17473,1039,1168,1260,1294,2303,1775,1340],"class_list":["post-13391","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ncaa-football","tag-41","tag-betting-lines","tag-cfb-picks","tag-cornhuskers-vs-hokies","tag-football-odds","tag-free-pick","tag-handicappers-predictions","tag-ncaa-football-betting","tag-ncaa-football-spreads","tag-ncaaf-bet","tag-nebraska-cornhuskers","tag-nebraska-vs-virginia-tech","tag-previews","tag-sportsbook","tag-trends","tag-vegas-picks","tag-virginia-tech-hokies","tag-wagering-ncaaf-odds","tag-week-3"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13391","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/68"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13391"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13391\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13395,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13391\/revisions\/13395"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13391"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}