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First look: Virginia Tech at Florida State odds and lines

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October 2, 2023

First look: Virginia Tech at Florida State odds and lines

The Virginia Tech Hokies (2-3, 1-0 ACC) visit the Florida State Seminoles (4-0, 2-0) on Saturday. Kickoff from Doak Campbell Stadium is set for 3:30 p.m. ET (ABC). Below, we look at Virginia Tech vs. Florida State odds from BetMGM Sportsbook. Also see: SportsbookWire’s college football picks and predictions.

Virginia Tech beat Pitt 38-21 last week to cover as 3-point home underdogs. QB Kyron Drones went 12 of 19 for 228 yards and 3 TDs and also rushed for 2 TDs. RB Bhayshul Tuten gained 109 yards on 24 carries.

Florida State was off last week after knocking off Clemson 31-24 in overtime to cover as 2-point road favorites on Sept. 23. QB Jordan Travis passed for 289 yards and 2 TDs while rushing for a TD. The Seminoles struggled on the ground, rushing the ball 20 times for just 22 yards.

Florida State is No. 5 in the US LBM Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports.

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Virginia Tech at Florida State odds

Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Monday at 11:31 a.m. ET.

Moneyline (ML): Off the board
Against the spread (ATS): Virginia Tech +23.5 (-110) | Florida State -23.5 (-110)
Over/Under (O/U): 53.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

2023 betting stats

ML: Virginia Tech 2-3 | Florida State 4-0
ATS: Virginia Tech 2-3 | Florida State 3-1
O/U: Virginia Tech 3-2 | Florida State 3-1

Virginia Tech vs. Florida State head-to-head

These programs have faced off 5 times since 2007, with the most recent meeting coming in 2018 when the Hokies beat the Seminoles 24-3 on the road to cover as 7-point underdogs. VT is 3-2 outright in the 5 meetings and 4-1 ATS. The Over is 4-1 in that span.

Florida State leads the all-times series 23-13-1, including 14-6 at home.

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SpaceX launches 21 Starlink internet satellites from Florida, lands rocket at sea (photos)

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December 23, 2024

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SpaceX launches 21 Starlink internet satellites from Florida, lands rocket at sea (photos)

SpaceX launched 21 Starlink internet satellites from Florida’s Space Coast early Monday morning (Dec. 23) and landed the returning rocket on a ship at sea.

A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Starlink spacecraft — 13 of which can beam service directly to cellphones — lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida today at 12:35 a.m. EDT (0535 GMT).

The Falcon 9’s first stage came back to Earth as planned, touching down in the Atlantic Ocean about eight minutes after launch on the SpaceX droneship “Just Read the Instructions.”

The first stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket rests on the deck of a droneship after launching 21 Starlink internet satellites to orbit from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Dec. 23, 2024. (Image credit: SpaceX)

It was the 15th liftoff and landing for this particular booster, according to a SpaceX mission description. Eight of those flights have been Starlink missions.

The Falcon 9’s upper stage continued hauling the 21 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit, where they will be deployed about 65 minutes after launch.

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Monday morning’s Starlink launch was the 129th Falcon 9 mission of 2024. About two-thirds of those flights have been devoted to building out the Starlink broadband megaconstellation, which current consists of more than 6,800 active satellites.

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3 most underrated signees in Florida State football's 2025 class

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December 22, 2024

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3 most underrated signees in Florida State football's 2025 class

Florida State football had an embarrassing 2024 campaign where it finished with a 2-10 record. This is not the expectation of what the Seminoles are all about.

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Head football coach Mike Norvell understood the urgency as he could not allow the program to snowball into a laughing stock after a productive 13-1 season in 2023. Norvell was heading into a pivotal sixth season with his job on the line.

As a result, he went out and hired a ton of new coaches on his staff, including Gus Malzahn, Tim Harris Jr., Herb Hand, Tony White, Terrance Knighton, and Evan Cooper. This was uncharted territory for Norvell since he had never had to fire multiple coaches like that.

Nonetheless, we were wondering how the Seminoles’ 2025 recruiting class would play out with new coaches as well as the struggling year in 2024.

The recruiting class did well, and it finished with the 20th-best in the 247Sports Composite rankings (prospects can still sign in February). In this article, I want to highlight three of the most underrated signees from Florida State’s 2025 recruiting class.

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U.S. Amateur runner-up Noah Kent is transferring to Florida

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December 22, 2024

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U.S. Amateur runner-up Noah Kent is transferring to Florida

Noah Kent is heading home.

The 2024 U.S. Amateur runner-up is transferring to Florida, he announced Saturday. The sophomore at Iowa, whose hometown is Naples, Florida, entered the transfer portal earlier this month, and he made his decision to join coach J.C. Deacon and the 2023 national champions come next fall.

Because of NCAA rules, Kent won’t be eligible to compete for Florida until the 2025-26 season, but he can finish his sophomore year with the Hawkeyes. This fall, he placed in the top 13 all four tournaments, his best finish being a T-5 at the Fighting Irish Classic.

And, of course, he has a tee time at Augusta National Golf Club in the spring.

Kent will essentially be the fourth member of Florida’s 2025 signing class, which ranked second in the country on signing day. He’ll join a talented roster that includes Parker Bell, Mathew Kress and Jack Turner, though with new NCAA roster limits coming, there’s bound to be some unprecedented roster turnover in college golf before the start of the 2025-26 season.

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