Purdue Boilermakers vs Virginia Tech Hokies Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 09/09/2023

Game Time: 12:00 pm ET, Saturday, September 9, 2023

Venue:  Lane Stadium, Blacksburg, VA

Where to Watch:  ESPN2

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Purdue +3, VA Tech -3; Over/Under:  50 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Purdue +3, VA Tech -3; Over/Under:  49.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Purdue +3, VA Tech -3; Over/Under:  49.5 points

Purdue Boilermakers:  0-1 (0-0) (5th place, Big Ten West)

Virginia Tech Hokies:  1-0 (0-0) (6th place, ACC)

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Purdue Boilermakers:  lost their last game at home against the Fresno State Bulldogs 39-35.

Virginia Tech Hokies:  won their last game at home against the Old Dominion Monarchs 36-17.

Purdue is entering this game with a 0-1 record overall and they have a 0-0 record in their conference games too.  They are 0-0 in their home games, 0-1 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be on the road for this game. They lost their last game against Fresno State 39-35. Hudson Card was the starting QB and he completed 17/30 passes for 254 passing yards, 2 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions. Devin Mockobee led the team in rushing yards with 60 and 1 TD. Deion Burks led the receivers with 154 receiving yards on 4 receptions and 2 TDs. Dillon Thieneman led the defense in that game with 10 solo tackles and 0 assisted tackles while Kydran Jenkins and OC Brothers each led the defense in sacks with 1. Dillon Thieneman came away with the only interception for them in that game.

 

 

 

VA Tech is entering this game with a 1-0 record overall and they have a 0-0 record in their conference games too.  They are 1-0 in their home games, 0-0 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be at home for this game. They won their last game against ODU 36-17. Grant Wells was the starting QB and he completed 17/29 passes for 251 passing yards, 3 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions. Bhayshul Tuten led the team in rushing yards with 55. Ali Jennings led the receivers with 72 receiving yards on 5 receptions and 2 TDs. Antwaun Powell led the defense in that game with 4 solo tackles and 2 assisted tackles while Antwaun Powell led the defense in sacks with 2. No one on the defense came away with an interception for them in that game.

The current betting odds have Virginia Tech listed as a 3 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Virginia Tech looked really good in their 1st game of the season as they blew out Old Dominion at home and now they are playing another home game here against Purdue who lost a close game at home. Purdue looked good in their 1st game but they still lost at home to Fresno State who is not a power 5 school and they will struggle more on the road here. VA Tech has a really good defense that will keep this Purdue offense in check and they are going to have the momentum on their side off a win at home while Purdue is coming off that crushing home loss. Purdue has also made a lot of changes with a new head coach and a new starting QB so they are still going to need some time to mesh everything after that loss in week 1. The best way to place a bet here is on Virginia Tech to cover the spread in this game.

Purdue Virginia Tech Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, September 9, 2023 (12:00 pm ET start time) is VA Tech 24 Purdue 17.

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Purdue Boilermakers: 18-29 ATS after playing a game where 70 total points or more were scored. 3-6 ATS in the first month of the season. 19-6 UNDER off an upset loss as a home favorite. 9-4 UNDER after 1 or more consecutive losses against the spread.

Virginia Tech Hokies: 16-10 ATS as a home underdog. 29-16 ATS after a game with a turnover margin of +3 or better. 12-4 UNDER as a home underdog of 7 points or less. 16-9 UNDER in all games.

Purdue Boilermakers:  J. Kaltenberger (OL) day-to-day - Undisclosed. G. Miller (TE) day-to-day - Knee. P. Piferi (TE) day-to-day - Undisclosed. J. Edrine (WR) out for season - Knee.

Virginia Tech Hokies:  N. Gallo (TE) day-to-day - Undisclosed. J. Coney (RB) Out indefinitely - Undisclosed.

"I thought we just played on our heels too much and didn't play with aggressive technique in our man coverage, especially in the slot. So again, those are all things that we need to work on and will watch film from and get better. We'll improve from Week 1 to Week 2." - Ryan Walters after his team’s loss against Fresno State in their last game.

“We’re pretty levelheaded. We’re not going to get too high or too low. We didn’t do that last year, and we certainly could have. We’ll enjoy the win, and there will be some light-hearted moments before we get into the film (Sunday), but there will be plenty to correct and plenty to work on. We still have a pretty long way to go to be the team that we can be.” - Brent Pry after his team’s win against ODU in their last game.

WR Burks, Deion 

WR Yaseen, Abdur-Rahmaan 

WR Sheffield, TJ 

TE Klare, Max 

QB Card, Hudson 

RB Mockobee, Devin 

WR Jennings, Ali 

WR Felton, Da'Quan 

WR Lane, Jaylin 

TE Gallo, Nick 

QB Wells, Grant 

RB Tuten, Bhayshul 

Passing: H. Card (254)

Rushing: D. Mockobee (60)

Receiving: D. Burks (152)

Touchdowns: D. Burks (2)

Passing: G. Wells (251)

Rushing: B. Tuten (55)

Receiving: A. Jennings III (72)

Touchdowns: A. Jennings III (2)

Coaches:

Purdue Boilermakers: Ryan Walters (1st season)

Virginia Tech Hokies: Brent Pry (2nd season)