Clark desk · DallasThursday, September 24, 2026
The Saturday Slate
Sat, Sep 5 · 6:30pm CT · Lane Stadium · Blacksburg, VA · ACC NetworkFinal
VMI
VMI Keydets · 0-2 · Away
No FPI row · No CFBD row
+54.5 (-112)
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VT
Virginia Tech Hokies · ACC · 1-0 · Home
FPI 11.6 · rank 29 · No CFBD row
-54.5 (-108)
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Market vs model
Spread
VT -54.5
VT -54.5 (-108)
VMI +54.5 (-112)
VMI +54.5 (-112)
Model
VT -26.1
Edge —
Thin data
ESPN FPI only
Thin data
ESPN FPI only
ML / total
VT
VT — · VMI —
Total 60.5 — no O/U pick
Total 60.5 — no O/U pick
CallNo ticket
ML win
Why
CFBD enrichment is off. No API key and no ratings cache, so these numbers are ESPN FPI only.
- VT rating 11.6, VMI rating -12.
- Fuel: ESPN FPI only. CFBD enrichment is not in this number.
- Home field adds 2.5 to VT.
- Predicted margin is VT by 26.1.
- There is no posted spread, so the edge is blank and there is no ATS ticket.
- Model home 26.1. No market line yet. (Rating gap 23.6; home field +2.5; FCS placeholder -12).
- Moneyline ticket is VT, because the predicted margin clears 2 points.
- No totals model — we do not guess over/unders.
Recent form
VMI
ESPN did not send a recent-form list.
VT
ESPN did not send a recent-form list.
Injuries
no injury feed wired yet
Lock a ticket
Same rules as the board. ATS only when the edge clears 1.5 and the rating is not a placeholder. Moneyline only when the model has a winner by 2 or more. The lock stores the line now. CLV stays empty until there is a closing number.
Model home 26.1. No market line yet. (Rating gap 23.6; home field +2.5; FCS placeholder -12).
Writes this moneyline into the ledger. No point line, and no fake close.