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Vanderbilt Commodores vs Virginia Tech Hokies Wrap - Vanderbilt Wins 44-20
The battle between the Commodores and Hokies didn't turn out to be much of a battle at all as Virginia Tech was handed a 44-20 defeat on Saturday at Lane Stadium/Worsham Field.
Vanderbilt was an underdog by +2.5 points and came through with an ATS victory for bettors. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 45.5.
Makhilyn Young rushed for 95 yards, while Sedrick Alexander added 73 yards in the win. Tre Richardson and Brycen Coleman added 54 and 54 receiving yards respectively.
Kyron Drones rushed for 36 yards for Virginia Tech, while Marcellous Hawkins added 29 yards. Kyron Drones threw for 134 yards for the Hokies, while receivers Tucker Holloway and Donavon Greene had 43 and 22 yards respectively.
Virginia Tech lost the offensive yardage battle to Vanderbilt 490-248 yards in Saturday's game. Vanderbilt had more first downs as that total ended up 23-16.
The time of possession battle favored Vanderbilt as their offense was on the field for 32:12, longer than the 27:48 of their opponents.
Next game, Vanderbilt takes its act on the road to face South Carolina looking for another win. For Virginia Tech, they head home to face Old Dominion.