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Previewing ACC football’s biggest games in Week 3

By Luke Fletcher

MORGANTOWN, WV - NOVEMBER 25: A student supporter of the West Virginia Mountaineers holds up a sign during the 2011 Backyard Brawl against the University of Pittsburgh Panthers on November 25, 2011 at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)
MORGANTOWN, WV - NOVEMBER 25: A student supporter of the West Virginia Mountaineers holds up a sign during the 2011 Backyard Brawl against the University of Pittsburgh Panthers on November 25, 2011 at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images) /
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NASHVILLE, TN – DECEMBER 30: Robert Godhigh #25 of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets runs with the ball in the first half against the Ole Miss Rebels during the Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl at LP Field on December 30, 2013 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TN – DECEMBER 30: Robert Godhigh #25 of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets runs with the ball in the first half against the Ole Miss Rebels during the Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl at LP Field on December 30, 2013 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /

Georgia Tech vs. #17 Ole Miss

The Yellow Jackets opened the season with a strong effort against Louisville before being outscored 26-6 in the second half. They looked to have a pulse on offense this season. They’re less talented than Tulane by a wide margin, can Ole Miss avoid the “Alabama Trap Game” and put their throat on Georgia Tech, or will this be a closer game than most think it should be?

Who: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (1-1) vs. Ole Miss Rebel (2-0)

Where: Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Oxford

When: 7:30 p.m., Saturday

TV: SEC Network

Line: Ole Miss -20, o/u: 63-20, o/u: 63

Prediction: Ole Miss 35 – GT 26

Virginia Tech at Rutgers

Rutgers faces its only P-5 non-conference opponent of the season this week as the Scarlet Knights will play old Big East opponent Virginia Tech. The Hokies are still in flux, coming off a 3-8 season in year one of the Brent Pry era, and are 1-1 after losing to Purdue last week. This is an intriguing matchup that will serve as yet another early measuring stick for the Scarlet Knights and the Hokies in 2023.

Who: Virginia Tech Hokies (1-1) vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (2-0)

Where: SHI Stadium, New Jersey

When: 3:30 p.m., Saturday

TV: Big Ten Network

Line: Rutgers -6.5, o/u: 39.5

Prediction: VT 17 – Rutgers 14

Virginia at Maryland

Virginia visits Maryland on Friday night to open a weekend featuring six matchups between the ACC football teams and the Big Ten this weekend. This will be the out-of-conference finale for Maryland as they try to move to 3-0. The Cavs come into the game winless at 0-2 after being upset by JMU last week. It’s a 128-mile drive between the University of Virginia and the University of Maryland and with 78 games played, Virginia is Maryland’s most frequent rival. The schools first met in 1919 and played every year from 1957 to 2013. Will Virginia show up on Friday?

Who: Virginia Cavaliers (0-2) vs. Maryland Terrapins (2-0)

Where: SECU Stadium. College Park

When: 7:00 p.m., Friday

TV: FS1

Line: Maryland -14.5, o/u: 49

Prediction: Maryland 24 – Virginia 10

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