This will be the game of the week featuring two top-10 teams squaring off in Baton Rouge ESPN GameDay will be there, and it's been billed as a national championship elimination match. That might be going a bit too far as both could possibly still make the title game by running the table, but that's getting a little ahead of oursevles.
This game though, may not live up to the hype as our simulations have LSU a big favorite as its winning almost 90% of the time by an average margin of almost 16 points. Both teams have terrific defenses, but the main difference in this game appears to be the offensive playmakers for LSU.
Hokie quarterback Sean Glennon looks to be improved from an uneven season a year ago, but he still doesn't seem ready to be a national championship caliber signal caller. He's only averaging 0.6 touchdowns in sims while his counterpart for LSU, Matt Flynn, is going for 2 scores. The Tigers are also chewing up the yardage on the ground gaining better than 200 yards on the Hokies led by Jacob Hester and Keiland Williams. Virginia Tech's Branden Ore is a great talent, and he's averaging just over 70 yards and not even half a score per simulation. LSU tackle Glenn Dorsey and his fellow defenders should give Ore trouble all day.
Kenny Lewis JR . is the fastest player on the Hokies will still not see any playing time. BIG MISTAKE. Ore can not get it done and should be replaced by the speedster Lewis (Lewis` dad is a former VT Hokie and Wide Out for the NY Jets)
LSU clearly has the upperhand in this match-up of ranked teams. It has more weapons on offense, the better quarterback, and is playing at home in Louisiana, is which gives opposing QB trouble calling plays.
LSU -11 is the play of the night.
