One of the top offences in Division I faces off against one of the country’s top defensive units as Oklahoma State tangles with Virginia Tech at the Camping World Bowl in Orlando, Fla.
Pointspread | +6.5 -110 |
Moneyline | +210 |
Over / Under | o +61.5 |
Pointspread | -6.5 -110 |
Moneyline | -260 |
Over / Under | u +61.5 |
The Cowboys finished the season ranked third in the nation at 46.3 points per game, and are being given a slight boost by oddsmakers on a neutral field against a Hokies defence that limited opponents to a minuscule 13.5 points per contest.
Hokies vs. Cowboys Spread and Betting Analysis
Line History
Sports Interaction customers are placing their bets on:
time | fav | line | total |
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Opening 9 Dec 7:26pm | VT | -5.5 -110 | O +63 -110 |
Closing 28 Dec 12:07am | VT | -5.5 -110 | O +62 -110 |
The teams finished with identical 9-3 records this season, and both also went 6-6 ATS. But the Cowboys are giving away more than a field goal in this one by virtue of their incredible 575.7 yards per game, behind only rival Oklahoma among FBS schools. But the Sooners haven’t been able to match up against better competition, covering just once in their last five games against teams with winning records. The Hokies are 5-2 ATS in their last seven following a victory.
Offence is often where the majority of bettors lean in matchups like this – and the Camping World Bowl is no exception, with 87 percent of Sports Interaction wagerers taking the Cowboys. The chasm is even bigger on the totals side, with 89 percent projecting this one to go over the 63-point total. The Hokies have gone below the total in six straight games vs. teams with winning records, while the Cowboys are 5-0 O/U in their past five games.
Virginia Tech Hokies
Any team that allows just 24 total points in its last four wins of the regular season should be taken seriously. But a two-game lull in which Virginia Tech surrendered 28 points apiece in losses to Miami and Georgia Tech is enough for bettors to lose their faith in the Hokies. It doesn’t help, either, that quarterback Josh Jackson threw just eight touchdown passes over his final eight games after racking up 11 over his first four contests of the 2017 season.
Oklahoma State Cowboys
Somehow, the Texas Longhorns held Mason Rudolph to 282 passing yards and zero TDs in the Cowboys’ 13-10 overtime win Oct. 21. Since then, the sensational quarterback has been a man possessed, throwing for 16 touchdowns in five games while going over the 400-yard plateau three times over that span. He also added three rushing scores in that stretch, and finished with an unbelievable 45 touchdowns (35 passing, 10 rushing) on the season.
Injuries
Jarrod Hewitt (DT)
Sean Savoy (WR)
Cam Phillips (WR)
Travon McMillian (RB)
Vinny Mihota (DE)
Mook Reynolds (DB)
Yosuah Nijman (OL)
Joey Slye (K)
Terrell Edmunds (S)
Adonis Alexander (CB)
Kenneth Edison-McGruder (LB)
Tre Flowers (S)
Vili Leveni (DE)
James Washington (WR)
Mason Rudolph (QB)
Zachary Crabtree (OL)
Brad Lundblade (OL)
Larry Williams (OL)
Kevin Henry (LB)
Injuries
player (position) | status | ats*current | o/u* | notes | |
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Jarrod Hewitt (DT) | Prob Thurs | Illness - 27 / 12 / 17 | 1-0 | 0-1 | + - |
Hewitt is dealing with an illness but is expected to play in the Camping World Bowl against Oklahoma State. |
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Sean Savoy (WR) | Prob Thurs | Undisclosed - 20 / 12 / 17 | 1-0 | 0-1 | + - |
Savoy is expected to play in the Camping World Bowl against Oklahoma State despite an unspecified injury. |
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Cam Phillips (WR) | Out Thurs | Hernia - 19 / 12 / 17 | 1-0 | 0-1 | + - |
Phillips will not be available for the Camping World Bowl against Oklahoma State due to a hernia. |
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Travon McMillian (RB) | Prob Fri | Lower Body - 20 / 11 / 17 | 1-1 | 0-2 | + - |
McMillian is expected to play against Virginia on Friday despite a lower-body injury. |
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Vinny Mihota (DE) | out for season | Knee - 20 / 11 / 17 | 1-1 | 0-2 | + - |
Mihota is battling a knee injury, ending his season. |
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Mook Reynolds (DB) | Prob Thurs | Lower Body - 20 / 11 / 17 | 1-1 | 0-2 | + - |
Reynolds has a lower-body injury and missed the last game. He is expected to return for the Camping World Bowl against Oklahoma State. |
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Yosuah Nijman (OL) | Doub Thurs | Leg - 19 / 11 / 17 | 1-1 | 0-2 | + - |
Nijman missed the previous game with a leg injury and is not expected to play in the Camping World Bowl against Oklahoma State. |
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Joey Slye (K) | Prob Thurs | Hamstring - 19 / 11 / 17 | 1-1 | 0-2 | + - |
Slye sat out the last game with a hamstring injury but is expected to play in the Camping World Bowl against Oklahoma State. |
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Terrell Edmunds (S) | out for season | Shoulder - 14 / 11 / 17 | 1-2 | 1-2 | + - |
Edmunds has season-ending surgery to repair a left shoulder injury. |
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Adonis Alexander (CB) | Ques Fri | Hamstring - 09 / 11 / 17 | 1-3 | 1-3 | + - |
Alexander missed the last two games with a hamstring injury and his status against Virginia on Friday is unknown. |
player (position) | status | ats*current | o/u* | notes | |
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Kenneth Edison-McGruder (LB) | Ques Sat | Undisclosed - 12 / 11 / 17 | 1-3 | 4-0 | + - |
Edison-McGruder missed the last game for undisclosed reason and his status for Saturday's tilt against Kansas is up in the air. |
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Tre Flowers (S) | Ques Sat | Suspension - 12 / 11 / 17 | 1-3 | 4-0 | + - |
Flowers will miss the first half of Saturday's game against Kansas State due to a targeting suspension and it is unknown if he will be available for the second half. |
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Vili Leveni (DE) | Ques Sat | Ankle - 12 / 11 / 17 | 1-3 | 4-0 | + - |
Leveni is nursing an ankle injury, leaving his status against Kansas State on Saturday clouded. |
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James Washington (WR) | Ques Sat | Ankle - 05 / 11 / 17 | 1-3 | 4-0 | + - |
Washington exited the previous game due to an ankle injury and his status for Saturday's contest against Iowa State is uncertain. |
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Mason Rudolph (QB) | Prob Sat | Shoulder - 30 / 10 / 17 | 2-3 | 5-0 | + - |
Rudolph is expected to be available against Oklahoma on Saturday despite a shoulder injury. |
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Zachary Crabtree (OL) | Prob Sat | Foot - 17 / 10 / 17 | 3-4 | 6-1 | + - |
Crabtree is expected to play in Saturday's contest against Texas despite a foot injury. |
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Brad Lundblade (OL) | Out indefinitely | Foot - 02 / 10 / 17 | - | - | + - |
Lundblade has a foot injury and will miss an unknown length of time. |
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Larry Williams (OL) | out for season | Ankle - 23 / 09 / 17 | - | - | + - |
Williams suffered a season-ending ankle injury. |
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Kevin Henry (LB) | out for season | Knee - 10 / 09 / 17 | - | - | + - |
Henry has been shut down for the remainder of the season due to a knee injury. |
Camping World Bowl Prediction
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Line History
Sports Interaction customers are placing their bets on:
time fav line total Opening 9 Dec 7:26pm VT -5.5 -110 O +63 -110 Closing 28 Dec 12:07am VT -5.5 -110 O +62 -110 -
Injuries
Jarrod Hewitt (DT)
Prob Thurs Illness - 27 / 12 / 17Sean Savoy (WR)
Prob Thurs Undisclosed - 20 / 12 / 17Cam Phillips (WR)
Out Thurs Hernia - 19 / 12 / 17Travon McMillian (RB)
Prob Fri Lower Body - 20 / 11 / 17Vinny Mihota (DE)
out for season Knee - 20 / 11 / 17Mook Reynolds (DB)
Prob Thurs Lower Body - 20 / 11 / 17Yosuah Nijman (OL)
Doub Thurs Leg - 19 / 11 / 17Joey Slye (K)
Prob Thurs Hamstring - 19 / 11 / 17Terrell Edmunds (S)
out for season Shoulder - 14 / 11 / 17Adonis Alexander (CB)
Ques Fri Hamstring - 09 / 11 / 17Kenneth Edison-McGruder (LB)
Ques Sat Undisclosed - 12 / 11 / 17Tre Flowers (S)
Ques Sat Suspension - 12 / 11 / 17Vili Leveni (DE)
Ques Sat Ankle - 12 / 11 / 17James Washington (WR)
Ques Sat Ankle - 05 / 11 / 17Mason Rudolph (QB)
Prob Sat Shoulder - 30 / 10 / 17Zachary Crabtree (OL)
Prob Sat Foot - 17 / 10 / 17Brad Lundblade (OL)
Out indefinitely Foot - 02 / 10 / 17Larry Williams (OL)
out for season Ankle - 23 / 09 / 17Kevin Henry (LB)
out for season Knee - 10 / 09 / 17Injuries
player (position) status ats*current o/u* notes Jarrod Hewitt (DT) Prob Thurs Illness - 27 / 12 / 17 1-0 0-1 + - Hewitt is dealing with an illness but is expected to play in the Camping World Bowl against Oklahoma State.
Sean Savoy (WR) Prob Thurs Undisclosed - 20 / 12 / 17 1-0 0-1 + - Savoy is expected to play in the Camping World Bowl against Oklahoma State despite an unspecified injury.
Cam Phillips (WR) Out Thurs Hernia - 19 / 12 / 17 1-0 0-1 + - Phillips will not be available for the Camping World Bowl against Oklahoma State due to a hernia.
Travon McMillian (RB) Prob Fri Lower Body - 20 / 11 / 17 1-1 0-2 + - McMillian is expected to play against Virginia on Friday despite a lower-body injury.
Vinny Mihota (DE) out for season Knee - 20 / 11 / 17 1-1 0-2 + - Mihota is battling a knee injury, ending his season.
Mook Reynolds (DB) Prob Thurs Lower Body - 20 / 11 / 17 1-1 0-2 + - Reynolds has a lower-body injury and missed the last game. He is expected to return for the Camping World Bowl against Oklahoma State.
Yosuah Nijman (OL) Doub Thurs Leg - 19 / 11 / 17 1-1 0-2 + - Nijman missed the previous game with a leg injury and is not expected to play in the Camping World Bowl against Oklahoma State.
Joey Slye (K) Prob Thurs Hamstring - 19 / 11 / 17 1-1 0-2 + - Slye sat out the last game with a hamstring injury but is expected to play in the Camping World Bowl against Oklahoma State.
Terrell Edmunds (S) out for season Shoulder - 14 / 11 / 17 1-2 1-2 + - Edmunds has season-ending surgery to repair a left shoulder injury.
Adonis Alexander (CB) Ques Fri Hamstring - 09 / 11 / 17 1-3 1-3 + - Alexander missed the last two games with a hamstring injury and his status against Virginia on Friday is unknown.
player (position) status ats*current o/u* notes Kenneth Edison-McGruder (LB) Ques Sat Undisclosed - 12 / 11 / 17 1-3 4-0 + - Edison-McGruder missed the last game for undisclosed reason and his status for Saturday's tilt against Kansas is up in the air.
Tre Flowers (S) Ques Sat Suspension - 12 / 11 / 17 1-3 4-0 + - Flowers will miss the first half of Saturday's game against Kansas State due to a targeting suspension and it is unknown if he will be available for the second half.
Vili Leveni (DE) Ques Sat Ankle - 12 / 11 / 17 1-3 4-0 + - Leveni is nursing an ankle injury, leaving his status against Kansas State on Saturday clouded.
James Washington (WR) Ques Sat Ankle - 05 / 11 / 17 1-3 4-0 + - Washington exited the previous game due to an ankle injury and his status for Saturday's contest against Iowa State is uncertain.
Mason Rudolph (QB) Prob Sat Shoulder - 30 / 10 / 17 2-3 5-0 + - Rudolph is expected to be available against Oklahoma on Saturday despite a shoulder injury.
Zachary Crabtree (OL) Prob Sat Foot - 17 / 10 / 17 3-4 6-1 + - Crabtree is expected to play in Saturday's contest against Texas despite a foot injury.
Brad Lundblade (OL) Out indefinitely Foot - 02 / 10 / 17 - - + - Lundblade has a foot injury and will miss an unknown length of time.
Larry Williams (OL) out for season Ankle - 23 / 09 / 17 - - + - Williams suffered a season-ending ankle injury.
Kevin Henry (LB) out for season Knee - 10 / 09 / 17 - - + - Henry has been shut down for the remainder of the season due to a knee injury.