Virginia Tech vs. Boston College: How to Watch, Odds & History

The Virginia Tech and Boston College football teams will begin the Week 8 schedule on Thursday night this week with each team coming off their first byes of the 2024 season. If there is one thing that we have seen in the past between the two teams is that Thursday night games between the programs can be a memorable night.

In terms of beginning the second half of the season on a good note, this is a rather big game for both teams. The Eagles come to Blacksburg 4-2 following a loss on Oct. 5 at Virginia while the Hokies are 3-3 coming off a dominating 31-7 win at Stanford that same day. Both teams a battling for a bowl bid following the regular season and the winner of this game, should they both become bowl-eligible, will have the upper hand to the better bowl game.

On Monday, it was announced that ESPN will do a live SportsCenter broadcast from 2-3 on the Virginia Tech campus ahead of the game, and here is all the information on the game you need when the ball is kicked off.

Virginia Tech vs. Boston College: How to Watch

• Date: Oct. 17
• Time: 7:30 p.m.
• Venue: Lane Stadium
• How to Watch: ESPN or FuboTV
• Virginia Tech Record: 3-3
• Boston College Record: 4-2

Virginia Tech vs. Boston College: Odds

According to DraftKings, Virginia Tech opened as a 7-point favorite over the weekend against Boston College, which is somewhat a rather interesting opening line. Maybe they factor in Blacksburg on a Thursday night and recent Hokies results on that night.

Virginia Tech vs. Boston College: History

All-time, Virginia Tech is 21-11 against the Eagles following last season’s 48-22 victory up at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Mass. There have been some memorable Thursday night battles in Blacksburg and Brent Pry and his team hope that if history repeats itself, they end up on the winning side. The two teams each have won three of the six Thursday night games and this will give one team an edge in that stat.