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Minnesota -9.0(-110)

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As we wind down to the end of the bowl season, we come to the Duke’s Mayo Bowl in Charlotte, NC. This game features the Minnesota Golden Gophers vs the Virginia Tech Hokies. Minnesota finished in the middle of the pack in the B1G, but they played well this season. They lost close games to Penn State and Michigan, but their signature win was on the road against then-#17 Illinois. For Virginia Tech, it was a season of “what might have been”. After opening the season with a loss at Vanderbilt (remember, we didn’t know Vandy was good yet), they got hosed by the ACC brass on that Hail Mary loss at Miami, and then closed the season battling injuries as they took losses to Syracuse, Clemson, and Duke. Minnesota currently sits as 9-point favorites, and my Minnesota vs Virginia Tech pick is for the Gophers to cover -9.

This game probably comes down to opt-outs and injuries. Minnesota has a few guys missing, but the Hokies are walking into Charlotte with a B team, for the most part. More than a dozen starters will miss this game, whether due to injury, opting out, or hitting the portal. That starts at the top with quarterback Kyron Drones. Although his status isn’t certain, everything that came out in December pointed to him missing the game. The Gophers, on the other hand, are missing a couple guys in the trenches, but should be intact otherwise. The Hokies will be outmanned in this one, and Minnesota’s balanced attack that controls the line of scrimmage should win out. Books are expecting a low-scoring game, but that’s probably because it should be lopsided. Give me the Golden Gophers to cover and take the mayonnaise bath.

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The most popular college football pick is against the spread (ATS). Against the spread betting isn’t about picking a winner of the football game, it’s about picking the team who will cover the spread.

Let’s say you bet your money that Team A covers the spread (wins by a certain amount of points), Michigan State -6.5 for example. Or that Team B will cover the spread (keep the game closer than oddsmakers expect), Ohio State +6.5. If Michigan State beat Ohio State 30-27, then Ohio State covers the spread, and underdog backers are cashing tickets with +6.5 on Ohio State.

Against-the-spread betting is extremely popular in football and that’s one of the main reasons why it’s one of the most popular college football picks on our site.

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