NCAA Odds: Boise State vs. Virginia Tech

Ryan Williams had an epic freshman season for the Hokies. (AP Images)

College football’s most anticipated game of opening week is about here as No. 3 Boise State and No. 10 Virginia Tech face off at FedEx Field in Landover, Md., in their first-ever meeting. This line has gone bonkers on Bodog’s NCAA football odds as Boise State opened as a 2.5-point favorite but now the Hokies are 1-point favorites.

Fair or not, both teams can probably kiss a national title shot goodbye with a loss. The Broncos have never opened a season ranked so high, but their weak schedule the rest of the way will likely preclude them from a spot in the BCS National Championship Game if they fall tonight. Boise State brought back a whopping 20 of 22 starters, led by Heisman contender QB Kellen Moore, from last season’s 14-0 team that beat TCU in the Fiesta Bowl. If Moore has a big game, he quickly jumps to the front of the Heisman discussion along with Ohio State’s Terrelle Pryor. The Broncos are 10-3-1 on the road the last two seasons ATS and 7-1 ATS in their past eight non-conference games.

Virginia Tech has arguably the best tailback tandem in the country in Ryan Williams and Darren Evans, but they have yet to play a down together. Two years ago, Evans rushed for an ACC freshman-record 1,265 yards and 11 touchdowns and was named Orange Bowl MVP. But he tore his ACL a few weeks before the start of last season, so the Hokies turned to Williams, who rushed for 1,655 yards -- the sixth-highest total by a freshman in NCAA history -- and 21 scores to become the first newcomer in ACC history to lead the conference in both rushing and scoring. The Hokies also bring back the ACC’s top-rated passer from a year ago in Tyrod Taylor, but the defense lost nine starters from 2009. Virginia Tech has a stunningly bad record in its history against AP Top 5 teams, going 1-25. The Hokies also have lost their past two season openers.

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