The set-up: Notre Dame has yet to lose, most recently coming off a win over Stanford this past weekend. Virginia Tech is 3-1, it's one loss coming in a major upset to ODU. While I'm not calling for the outright, I do think this one will be decided by whichever team has its hands on the ball last.

The teams: Notre Dame QB Ian Book had 325 yards passing, two TD's and no INT's in the 38-17 win over the Cardinal last weekend. Book has a strong supporting cast and the defense has been impressive as well. It's not going to be easy, but VT is no slouch either.

The Hokies come in off a convincing 31-14 win over Duke last weekend. QB Ryan Willis had 332 yards and three TD's, while the defense held the Blue Devils to just 327 total yards, including only 71 on the ground.

The pick: Take it for what you will as well, but Notre Dame is still just 4-5 ATS in its last nine on the road and only 14-15 ATS in its last 29 non-conference games, while VT is 8-5 ATS in its last 13 against teams with winning records and 8-5 ATS in its last 13 non-conference games. Grab the points.