Wk 13 · 2026
Virginia Cavaliers at Virginia Tech Hokies — Sat, Nov 28
Sat, Nov 28 ·
Lane Stadium, Blacksburg, VA
Weather
No forecast yet. This one is 47 days away and has no kickoff time yet. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
ACC · 4-2
at
TBDET
VT -1.5 · total 53.5 DraftKings
Ratings differential VT by 0.7
ACC · 4-2
What is at stake
Commonwealth Cup. The Commonwealth Cup closes the season in Blacksburg, and in a state with no NFL team this is the game that settles Virginia for twelve months. They play for the Commonwealth Cup. A ACC game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so
the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a
longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the
good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so
neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats · 2026 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Virginia form
W 28-25vs SYRL 7-38at FSUW 42-3vs DELL 27-38vs WVUW 59-3vs NORF
2026 season
Virginia Tech form
L 20-25at CALL 33-35vs PITTW 21-14at BCW 35-26at MDW 44-21vs ODU
2026 season
Virginia this season
Straight up4-2 · 67% (6 games)
Against the spread3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Over / under3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Virginia Tech this season
Straight up4-2 · 67% (6 games)
Against the spread3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Over / under4-2 · 67% (6 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 2
| Opponent | Virginia | Virginia Tech |
|---|---|---|
| SMU ACC | at Wk 7 · scheduled preview | at Wk 10 · scheduled preview |
| California ACC | vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview | at L 20-25 preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Virginia Tech leads 17–2 · Virginia won the last one
19 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
13.5 points toward Virginia Tech
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-11-29 | Virginia Tech 7 — 27 Virginia | at UVA | Virginia |
| 2024 | 2024-11-30 | Virginia 17 — 37 Virginia Tech | at VT | Virginia Tech |
| 2023 | 2023-11-25 | Virginia Tech 55 — 17 Virginia | at UVA | Virginia Tech |
| 2021 | 2021-11-27 | Virginia Tech 29 — 24 Virginia | at UVA | Virginia Tech |
| 2020 | 2020-12-12 | Virginia 15 — 33 Virginia Tech | at VT | Virginia Tech |
| 2019 | 2019-11-29 | Virginia Tech 30 — 39 Virginia | at UVA | Virginia |
| 2018 | 2018-11-23 | Virginia 31 — 34 Virginia Tech | at VT | Virginia Tech |
| 2017 | 2017-11-24 | Virginia Tech 10 — 0 Virginia | at UVA | Virginia Tech |
| 2016 | 2016-11-26 | Virginia 10 — 52 Virginia Tech | at VT | Virginia Tech |
| 2015 | 2015-11-28 | Virginia Tech 23 — 20 Virginia | at UVA | Virginia Tech |
| 2014 | 2014-11-28 | Virginia 20 — 24 Virginia Tech | at VT | Virginia Tech |
| 2013 | 2013-11-30 | Virginia Tech 16 — 6 Virginia | at UVA | Virginia Tech |
| 2012 | 2012-11-24 | Virginia 14 — 17 Virginia Tech | at VT | Virginia Tech |
| 2011 | 2011-11-26 | Virginia Tech 38 — 0 Virginia | at UVA | Virginia Tech |
| 2010 | 2010-11-27 | Virginia 7 — 37 Virginia Tech | at VT | Virginia Tech |
| 2009 | 2009-11-28 | Virginia Tech 42 — 13 Virginia | at UVA | Virginia Tech |
| 2008 | 2008-11-29 | Virginia 14 — 17 Virginia Tech | at VT | Virginia Tech |
| 2007 | 2007-11-24 | Virginia Tech 33 — 21 Virginia | at UVA | Virginia Tech |
| 2006 | 2006-11-25 | Virginia 0 — 17 Virginia Tech | at VT | Virginia Tech |
Virginia leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Beau Pribula QB #7 | 80/118, 961 YDS, 12 TD, 1 INT |
| Eli Holstein QB #10 | 12/18, 180 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Rushing | Jekail Middlebrook RB #21 | 50 CAR, 242 YDS, 1 TD |
| Xavier Brown RB #0 | 31 CAR, 166 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Xay Davis RB #25 | 32 CAR, 160 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Kameron Courtney WR #5 | 15 REC, 166 YDS, 2 TD |
| Rico Flores Jr. WR #11 | 11 REC, 152 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Da'Shawn Martin WR #18 | 11 REC, 148 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Josiah Abdullah WR #13 | 4 REC, 102 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Jacobie Henderson CB #10 | 27 |
| Myles Brown LB #13 | 23 | |
| Fisher Camac DE #14 | 22 | |
| Sacks | Matthew Fobbs-White DE #16 | 3 |
| Nnanna Anyanwu DE #33 | 2 | |
| Fisher Camac DE #14 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | Brandyn Hillman S #6 | 3 |
| Keke Adams S #21 | 2 | |
| Corey Costner S #4 | 1 |
Virginia Tech leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Ethan Grunkemeyer QB #17 | 131/177, 1446 YDS, 11 TD, 2 INT |
| Bryce Baker QB #22 | 11/14, 127 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Rushing | Jeffrey Overton Jr. RB #16 | 77 CAR, 455 YDS, 4 TD |
| Marcellous Hawkins RB #27 | 58 CAR, 238 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Messiah Mickens RB #26 | 8 CAR, 34 YDS | |
| Receiving | Luke Reynolds TE #85 | 37 REC, 373 YDS, 4 TD |
| Que'Sean Brown WR #3 | 33 REC, 371 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Ayden Greene WR #0 | 12 REC, 213 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Jeffrey Overton Jr. RB #16 | 15 REC, 150 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Kaleb Spencer LB #3 | 24 |
| Noah Chambers LB #16 | 22 | |
| Keon Wylie LB #33 | 19 | |
| Sacks | Aycen Stevens DL #42 | 5.5 |
| Cortez Harris DL #34 | 5 | |
| Kaleb Spencer LB #3 | 3 | |
| Interceptions | Thomas Williams CB #23 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.