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Closing number

Spread
VT -2.5
MD +2.5
Open –
Total
Over 53.5
Under 53.5

Source: DraftKings.

VT 35, MD 26. VT covered by 6.5, over by 7.5.

Our crowd

Who's on what before kickoff, from the cappers we track and bets logged on our tracker.

Public cappers

SpreadSplit 1-1
Virginia Tech 11 Maryland
Moneyline3 of 5 on Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech 32 Maryland

Each capper counts once. See their picks

Want sportsbook bets % and money %? DraftKings posts theirs free: DK betting splits. We quote a few big games by hand when we can. Tracker counts are anonymous: no names, and private bets stay private.

Common opponents

No common opponents yet this season.

What the public cappers like

Spread
1 Virginia Tech1 Maryland
Virginia Tech +31
Big Cat 1u*Line +3 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · 1u (units not given, 1u used) · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Sep 16 1:14 PM ET · Record 94-66-4 (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original post
Maryland +3.51
Dave Portnoy 1u*Line +3.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · 1u (units not given, 1u used) · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Sep 16 1:14 PM ET · Record 32-34-1 (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original post
Total
No picks
Moneyline
No picks

Straight up: GameDay celebrity guest picker on Virginia Tech, Kirk Herbstreit on Virginia Tech, Desmond Howard on Maryland, Pat McAfee on Virginia Tech, Nick Saban on Maryland

* price not posted, -110 assumed. Tracked from public posts, not endorsed. All public picks

Betting form, 2026 to date

Virginia Tech WWWLLL

ATSTotals
All games3-3 50%Small sample4-2 67% overSmall sample
Road1-2 33%Small sample1-2 33% overSmall sample
As favorite3-3 50%Small sample
Last 52-3 40%Small sample

6 graded games this season. Small sample: read it as a hint, not a trend.

Maryland WWLLLW

ATSTotals
All games3-3 50%Small sample5-1 83% overSmall sample
Home1-2 33%Small sample3-0 100% overSmall sample
As underdog1-3 25%Small sample
Last 52-3 40%Small sample

6 graded games this season. Small sample: read it as a hint, not a trend.

Head to head since 2019

DateScoreCloseATSTotalO-U
Sep 19, 2026VT 35, MD 26VT -2.5VT covered53.5Over
Dec 29, 2021MD 54, VT 10MD -4.5MD covered55.5Over

Virginia Tech 1-1 ATS in these meetings. 2 meetings is not a trend, and rosters turn over. Closing lines from ESPN's archive.

Side by side

VTMD
4-2Record2-4
3-3Against the spread3-3
4-2Over-under5-1
PKAvg cover margin-5.5
37.7Points per game28.0
20.7Points allowed32.7
5.95Yards per play5.42
456.5Yards per game377.7
3.90Rush yards per carry4.50
73.8Completion %62.1
42.5Third down %33.7
+2Turnover margin+4
14Sacks allowed6
69.3Penalty yards per game67.7

Season to date. Stats from ESPN. Points from final scores. Bold is the better number.

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