Maryland Terrapins vs Virginia Tech Hokies Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 12/29/2021

Game Time: 2:15 pm ET, Wednesday, December 29, 2021

Venue:  Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Point Spread: MD -1, VT +1; Over/Under:  54.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  MD -1, VT +1; Over/Under:  55 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  MD -1, VT +1; Over/Under:  54.5 points

 

Maryland Terrapins:  6-6 (5th place, Big Ten East)

Virginia Tech Hokies:  6-6 (3rd place, ACC Coastal)

 

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Maryland Terrapins:  won on the road on Nov. 27 against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights 40-16.

Virginia Tech Hokies:  won on the road on Nov. 27 against the Virginia Cavaliers 29-24.

 

 

 

Maryland is coming into this game after finishing the season with a 6-6 record overall and they will be playing their first neutral site game of the season in this game. They have lost 3 of their last 4 games but are coming into this one off of a win in their last game which snapped a 3 game losing streak that they were on. Their losses were against the Penn State Nittany Lions, the Michigan State Spartans, and the Michigan Wolverines while their win came against Rutgers in their last game. Taulia Tagovailoa completed 21/30 passes for 312 yards and 3 touchdowns in that one. Tayon Fleet-Davis had a nice day on the ground as he led the team in rushing with 152 yards and 2 touchdowns on 18 carries while Tagovailoa also ran in 1 TD as well. Colby McDonald also had 99 rushing yards on 15 carries. Rakim Jarrett had a nice day as he led the receivers with 111 yards on 7 receptions while Brian Cobbs had 86 yards and 1 touchdown on 4 receptions. Corey Dyches caught the other 2 touchdown passes in that one. Jordan Mosley led the defense in that game with 5 solo tackles and 1 assisted one. No one on the defense recorded a sack in that game for them while Jakorian Bennett was the only one who came up with an interception in that one. They have scored 327 points in their 12 games this season averaging 27.3 PPG and they have allowed their opponents to score 389 points against them allowing 32.4 PPG. Their offense is averaging 437.8 YPG while their defense is allowing 413.7 YPG.

 

 

VT is coming into this game after finishing their season with a 6-6 record overall and they will be playing the first of their neutral site games on their schedule this season in this game. They have won 2 of their last 3 games and are coming into this one off of a win in their last game. Their last loss was against the Miami Hurricanes while their 2 wins in that span came against the Duke Blue Devils and against Virginia in their last game. Braxton Burmeister completed 6/14 passes for 141 yards and 1 touchdown in that one while Tayvion Robinson also threw 1 touchdown pass. Raheen Blackshear had a massive day on the ground as he led the team in rushing with 169 yards and 1 touchdown on 18 carries while Burmeister had 115 yards on 12 carries himself. Robinson led the receivers with 89 yards and 1 touchdown on 3 receptions while Burmeister caught the other TD pass in that one. Tae Daley led the defense in that game with 6 solo tackles and 3 assisted ones. Alan Tisdale and Jordan Williams both recorded the only sacks in that game with 1 each while Daley came up with the only interception for them in that one. They have scored 298 points in their 12 games this season averaging 24.8 PPG and they have allowed their opponents to score 275 points against them allowing 22.9 PPG. Their offense is averaging 370.3 YPG while their defense is allowing 384.5 YPG.

 

Virginia Tech is coming into this Pinstripe Bowl as a 1 point underdog with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Both of these teams finished with the same record but VT was playing much better than Maryland in their final games of the season. Maryland had lost 2 straight games and needed to win their final game to become bowl eligible while VT had already qualified for a bowl game but still finished the season winning 2 of their final 3 games. The best bet to place in this game is on VT to cover the spread and for them to be the winner of this game straight up on the moneyline as they have been playing much better recently.

 

Maryland Virginia Tech Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Wednesday, December 29, 2021 (2:15 pm ET start time) is VT 27 MD 21.

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Maryland Terrapins: 11-18 ATS in all games. 6-13 ATS as an underdog. 12-25 ATS when playing with 2 weeks or more of rest. 4-12 ATS after playing 2 straight conference games. 16-31 ATS after a bye week. 1-5 ATS off 1 or more straight overs. 4-16 ATS off a blowout win by 21 points or more over a conference rival. 30-55 ATS off a win against a conference rival. 3-10 ATS after 2 consecutive games where they forced 1 or less turnovers.

Virginia Tech Hokies: 5-1 ATS as a neutral field underdog of 3 points or less. 18-6 ATS off an upset win over a conference rival as an underdog. 22-8 ATS off an upset win as an underdog. 14-6 ATS off an upset win as a road underdog. 7-4 ATS after allowing 17 points or more in the first half in 2 straight games.

 

 

Maryland Terrapins:  None.

Virginia Tech Hokies:  J. Payoute (WR) Ques Dec 29 - Hamstring injury. D. Ferguson (LB) out for season - Shoulder injury. E. Belmar (DL) Out indefinitely - Concussion. J. Mitchell (TE) Out indefinitely - Knee injury.

 

 

"I came here to build a program that our former players and all of our fans could be really, really proud of. This is just one step. We talked about taking the next step and that's being bowl eligible now. The next step for us is to build upon what we've established, the culture, the identity. We have young players that I think give us a bright future." - Mike Locksley on their overall season this year.

 

 

"I told them this week that there was no moral victory. We're either going to win or we're going to lose, and the kids found a way to win." - J.C. Price on his team’s win against UVA in their last game of the regular season.

 

 

 

WR Carriere, Carlos 

WR Jarrett, Rakim 

WR Cobbs, Brian 

TE Okonkwo, Chigoziem 

QB Tagovailoa, Taulia 

RB Fleet-Davis, Tayon 

 

WR Smith, Kaleb 

WR Jones, Jaylen

WR Lofton, Da'Wain 

TE DeIuliis, Drake 

QB Burmeister, Braxton 

RB Thomas, Malachi 

 

 

Passing: T. Tagovailoa (3595)

Rushing: T. Fleet-Davis (664)

Receiving: R. Jarrett (769)

Touchdowns: T. Fleet-Davis (9)

 

Passing: B. Burmeister (1960)

Rushing: R. Blackshear (711)

Receiving: T. Turner (675)

Touchdowns: R. Blackshear (7)

 

Coaches:

Maryland Terrapins: Mike Locksley (4th season)

Virginia Tech Hokies: J.C. Price (Interim)