College Football Week 7 Early Lines, Odds & Predictions: Miami (FL) vs. Virginia Tech (2022)

Oct 11, 2022 - 2:07 PM

Let’s take a look at the College Football Week 7 odds, picks, and predictions for this week’s game: Miami (FL) vs.Virginia Tech.

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College Football Week 7 Early Odds, Picks & Prediction: Miami (FL) vs. Virginia Tech

In Mario Cristobal’s first season, Miami was expected to have a strong offensive line. Instead, it’s been up-and-down due to injuries. More came on Saturday against UNC.

Preseason All-American LT Zion Nelson missed the first two games with a knee injury. He worked off the bench against Texas A&M and then suffered a reported “setback” that has kept him out of the last two games. It’s unclear when he will return.

Which made Miami’s OL injuries against UNC all the more devastating. In the second quarter, C Jakai Clark and RG Justice Oluwaseun were knocked out of the game on consecutive plays. According to Cristobal, Oluwaseun “hurt himself pretty good,” while “Jakai is going to be OK.”

So it looks like the Canes could be down Nelson and Oluwaseun against Va Tech. If there’s good news, it’s that Miami got back several contributors from injury in the UNC game, including RB Henry Parrish, RB Jaylan Knighten, and CB Tyrique Stevenson.

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