Virginia-Texas Tech

the Gator Bowl Tuesday, January 1st, 12:00pm Jacksonville, Florida
Virginia (9-3)_____ACC____254.75				Texas Tech (8-4)_____Big 12____195.22
Week	Opponent	oPts	Res, Score	Week	Opponent	oPts	Res, Score
10	Wake Forest	245.34	W, 17-16	12	Oklahoma	409.00	W, 34-27
7	Connecticut	232.43	W, 17-16	7	Texas A&M	130.38	W, 35-7
4	Georgia Tech	154.13	W, 28-23	2	Texas-El Paso	-110.58	W, 45-31
8	@ Maryland	134.68	W, 18-17	10	@ Baylor	-139.20	W, 38-7
5	Pittsburgh	76.94	W, 44-14	6	Iowa State	-155.31	W, 42-17
11	@ Miami (Florida)	46.59	W, 48-0	3	@ Rice	-221.20	W, 59-24
3	@ North Carolina	7.58	W, 22-20	1	@ Southern Methodist	-292.91	W, 49-9
6	@ Middle Tennessee State	-67.64	W, 23-21	5	Northwestern State	-	W, 75-7
2	Duke	-205.27	W, 24-13	8	@ Missouri	331.01	L, 10-41
13	Virginia Tech	439.86	L, 21-33	11	@ Texas	275.96	L, 43-59
9	@ North Carolina State	34.24	L, 24-29	4	@ Oklahoma State	112.55	L, 45-49
1	@ Wyoming	-10.46	L, 3-23	9	Colorado	93.37	L, 26-31

Huge difference in the strength of teams played. The Cavs faced and beat 7 teams in the blue, while the Red Raiders only beat 2. The worst loss of the bunch is Virginia's opening week loss at Wyoming.

Virginia gets the edge here too, putting together another fine season.

The Line: Virginia +6

The Story: Will the Cavaliers be able to stop the Red Raiders' high-octane offense? This will be the best offense they've faced this year. But if the game's close, they definitely have the advantage. I like their chances.

The Call: Virginia by 3

The Result: Texas Tech 31-28 = What a tough way for the Cavaliers to lose, giving up 17 points in the final 4 minutes. It was still a good season for them, but it's a tough way to go out. The Red Raiders are returning a lot of solid players next year and should be a force in the Big 12.