2018 NCAA Football Week 12 Betting Picks
2017 SEASON OPENER 👀 We kick off the 2018 season in 25 days, so here’s a look back at last year’s opener against West Virginia as we kept control of the Black Diamond Trophy! #TBT 📽 via @TheACCDN #Hokies 🦃 pic.twitter.com/5SgMliHwGi
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Saturday, November 17
Miami at Virginia Tech
The Miami Hurricanes got back on the national map in a big way in 2017 by going 10-3 and winning the ACC Coastal division crown. The Canes were in line for a good shot at a berth in the four-team CFP late in the season before suffering a trio of costly losses. Still there’s a lot of hope for Miami moving forward under head coach Mark Richt. The biggest decision the Hurricanes head coach has to make is at quarterback where 2017 starter Malik Rosier is not guaranteed to retain his starting spot unless he can become more accurate and efficient. Richt will go with one of three freshmen in N’Kosi Perry, Cade Weldon or Jarren Williams (true freshman) if Rosier can’t get it done with Perry being the likely choice. Virginia Tech went 9-4 last season to finish one game behind Miami in the ACC Coastal division under head coach Justin Fuente. The Hokies were up and down a year ago with a bunch of inexperienced players playing a lot, but that just means they’ll be better off for it this coming season. Quarterback Josh Jackson started 13 games as a freshman in 2017 and threw for 2,991 yards with 20 touchdowns and nine interceptions. He’s the likely candidate to start again in 2018, but Fuente needs to identify some playmakers this coming season to help out his young quarterback. The Hokies had one of the best defenses in the country last year, as they ranked fourth nationally in points allowed at 14.8 per game. Unfortunately, the Hokies lost three starters to the NL draft in linebacker Tremaine Edmunds, defensive tackle Tim Settle and safety Terrell Edmunds. Still, defense doesn’t look like it will be an issue in 2018. I’m going with Virginia Tech to hold it down at home in a huge ACC conference clash. The Hokies and Hurricanes are just about evenly matched and that means the home team is the pick here! NCAA Football Week 12 Pick: Virginia Tech 28 Miami 24USC at UCLA
