Tough overtime loss by VT last week at home against North Carolina as we had them with the cover, and retiring 29 year head coach Frank Beamer does need the win here to make it back to a bowl game and extend Beamer's career. I will look for that motivation to be enough to carry the Hokies to the road win against a Virginia team they always seem to beat. Tech has dumped UVa 11 straight times straight up, and they are 8-3 against the spread in those 11 series meetings. That includes a 4-1 spread mark at Scott Stadium the last 5 series meetings. Virginia probably even wants to see Frank Beamer make it to one last bowl game before his retirement and their tough defense should be enough to cover the 3 pt spread here this afternoon.! Play the Hokies to make it a 12 straight series wins, and a 9-3 cover mark in those 12 wins.