There is an old adage that you don't really know what a college football team is until October. We are now there with a tripleheader of action on the first Friday of the new month, and that slate is clearly headlined by an early big game in the ACC. It's almost a prove-it matchup between unbeaten teams as Pittsburgh visits Virginia Tech.
The winner would own a huge early tiebreaker for that second spot in the ACC title game with nearly everyone expecting Miami to make it in. Bet on college football at DraftKings, where new users get $150 in bonuses when they spend $5+: It's a 7 p.m. ET kick on ESPN at Lane Stadium.
The weather in Blacksburg via weather.com: Mostly cloudy skies early then periods of showers late. Winds light and variable. At DraftKings, 85% of the handle and 59% of the bets are on Virginia Tech -2.5, while there is split action on the total of 54.5.
There are 22 unbeaten teams still standing in the FBS, and this is one of two games this week pairing two of them along with No. 7 Alabaman vs. No. 17 Mississippi State on Saturday. Pitt and Virginia Tech are two of nine teams that are both unbeaten and unranked, although the winner will likely be in Monday's new polls.
Don't believe me on the prove-it part? Believe it or not, this is the first game in modern college football history between unranked power conference teams that are both 4-0 or better. In fact, it's the first matchup nationally between unranked teams that are both 4-0 or better since 1985.
"I think there's biases out there," Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi said this week about neither team being ranked. "I think it's a joke, quite honestly, the preseason rankings." You can try college football betting on the best sports betting apps, but first you should check out the SportsLine Projection Model for picks on games from both the simulations and our experts. We have a strong play here for those who want to get into parlay betting for Pitt vs.
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