Our side
MoneylineVT to win
ours 54%
Projected score
23–28
GT – VT
2026-10-17 · kickoff TBD
Lane Stadium · Blacksburg, VA
ACC game
Early season
The books
No book has priced this game. Nothing to compare, and no ticket to build.
Series
Virginia Tech lead
12–9
· 21 meetings since 1990
2025 unit ranks —
last completed season, from games actually played
Run game
edge Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
121 ranks
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets #57 rush offense
Virginia Tech Hokies #178 run defense
Pass game
edge Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
213 ranks
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets #33 pass offense
Virginia Tech Hokies #246 pass defense
Run game
edge Virginia Tech Hokies
70 ranks
Virginia Tech Hokies #59 rush offense
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets #129 run defense
Pass game
edge Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
84 ranks
Virginia Tech Hokies #205 pass offense
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets #121 pass defense
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Balanced · 56% run
Avg pace
Dual-threat QB · 84 rush ypg
Virginia Tech Hokies
Run-heavy · 62% run
Ball-control
Dual-threat QB · 54 rush ypg
Brent Key · 27-20 · offense-minded
Philip Montgomery · 46-59 · offense-minded
Ranked by team-unit strength
(rush & pass offense vs. run & pass defense) across all 265
D1 teams, not by individual players. Identity, tempo and unit strength are measured from the
2025 season.
The evidence 2025 production and power ratings · supporting the number above
Who carried each team in 2025
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
DL
Tawfiq Thomas
14 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 3.0 TFL
#13 DL
LB
Kyle Efford
21 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 1.0 TFL
#24 LB
DL
Taje McCoy
15 tkl · 1.0 TFL
#74 DL
RB
Justice Haynes
145 rush yds · 1 TD · 7 rec
#46 RB
Virginia Tech Hokies
TE
Luke Reynolds
13 rec · 158 yds · 3 TD
#2 TE
K
John Love
4 FG · 15 XP · 27 pts
#5 K
DL
Mylachi Williams
7 tkl · 3.0 sacks · 6.0 TFL
#39 DL
DL
Cortez Harris
7 tkl · 3.0 sacks · 3.5 TFL
#71 DL
Top-rated players from last season, ranked within their
position across D1. A grade measures what a player produced, and no
2026 game has been played yet — so this is who produced for
these programs in 2025, not a claim about who is on the field this year.
Power breakdown
Def is higher = better. The projection assumes a 2.4-pt home edge (0 at neutral sites).
Where the number comes from
Georgia Tech offense vs Virginia Tech defense+3.3 pts
Virginia Tech offense vs Georgia Tech defense+2.9 pts
Altitude · context only346 m higher than the visitor's home elevation
An efficiency adjustment from season-to-date EPA and success rate applies once teams have
played enough games; before then it is 0 and the number is the power rating alone.
Situational spots are shown for context, not baked in: travel, altitude and rest
were tested against 6,000+ games and the power and efficiency ratings already account for them.
Adding them again would double-count.