Boston College Eagles (1-5, 0-3 ACC) vs. Virginia Tech Hokies (6-1, 2-1 ACC)
Time: 3:00 PM EDT
Date: Saturday, October 22, 2011
Place: Blacksburg, Va.
Stadium: Lane Stadium / Worsham Field
Capacity: 66,233
Surface: Bermuda
TV: Regional Sports Network (NESN in Boston)
TV Announcers: Rich Waltz, Keith Jones, Jenn Hildreth
Online: ESPN3.com (subject to blackout)
Radio: AM 850 WEEI or AM 680 WRKO. Can also be heard live on XM / SIRIUS Satellite Radio (channel 91)
Radio Announcers: Jon Meterparel, Pete Cronan, Brian St. Pierre
Spread: Boston College +21
Weather: Mostly sunny, high 61 degrees, 0% chance of rain
Opponents Sites: Gobbler Country
Excitement Level: 2 / 10
Series: Virginia Tech leads the all-time series 13-6-0.
First Meeting: Boston College 48, Virginia Tech 34 (Nov. 16, 1993)
Last Meeting: Virginia Tech 19, Boston College 0 (Sep. 25, 2010)
Last Meeting at Lane Stadium: Virginia Tech 48, Boston College 14 (Oct. 10, 2009)
Trends: Virginia Tech is 1-5 against the spread against FBS teams after covering last week against Wake Forest. The Eagles are 0-5 against the spread against FBS teams. Boston College is 3-3 against Virginia Tech in regular season ACC play (and 0-2 in the ACC Championship Game) and has lost two straight in the regular season series after winning each of the regular season meetings from 2006-2008. Virginia Tech is 5-3 all-time against the Eagles at Lane Stadium.
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