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ACC Football Pick’Em: Week 7

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acc footballDuke (4-1, 0-1) at Georgia Tech (3-3, 1-2)
12:20 p.m., Raycom
Series: Georgia Tech leads series 51-33-1; Last meeting: Duke, 43-20 (2017)
Raycom: Tom Werme, Dave Archer, Lericia Harris
Line: Georgia Tech -2.5
Capsule: Georgia Tech is Jekyll and Hyde. Which one shows up? Duke dropped a bomb two weeks ago at home against Virginia Tech. Jury still out there.
Pick: Georgia Tech 34, Duke 20

Louisville (2-4, 0-3) at Boston College (4-2, 1-1)
12:30 p.m., RSN
Series: Louisville leads series, 38-32-3; Last meeting: Boston College, 45-42 (2017)
RSN: Wes Durham, James Bates, Rebecca Kaple
Line: BC -13
Capsule: Louisville is still trash. Can’t even afford to fire the coach. Bad.
Pick: Boston College 44, Louisville 10

Pitt (3-3, 2-1) at No. 5/5 Notre Dame (6-0)
2:30 p.m., NBC
Series: Notre Dame leads series, 48-21-1; Last meeting: Notre Dame, 42-30 (2015)
NBC: Mike Tirico, Doug Flutie, Kathryn Tappen
Line: Notre Dame -21
Capsule: Does Notre Dame have a comedown after the big win in Blacksburg?
Pick: Notre Dame 45, Pitt 14

No. 16/15 Miami (5-1, 2-0) at Virginia (3-2, 1-1)
7 p.m., ESPN2
Series: Miami leads series, 9-6; Last meeting: Miami 44-28 (2017)
ESPN2: Jason Benetti, Kelly Stouffer, Olivia Dekker
Line: Miami -6.5
Capsule: Gonna be cold in Charlottesville Saturday night.
Pick: Miami 20, UVA 14

Virginia Tech (3-2, 2-0) at North Carolina (1-3, 1-1)
7 p.m., ESPNU
Series: Virginia Tech leads series, 22-12-6; Last meeting: Virginia Tech, 59-7 (2017)
ESPNU: Roy Philpott, Tom Ramsey
Line: Virginia Tech -5.5
Capsule: That line is begging for you to bet Tech.
Pick: Virginia Tech 31, North Carolina 14

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Chris Graham is the founder and editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1994 alum of the University of Virginia, Chris is the author and co-author of seven books, including Poverty of Imagination, a memoir published in 2019. For his commentaries on news, sports and politics, go to his YouTube page, TikTok, BlueSky, or subscribe to Substack or his Street Knowledge podcast. Email Chris at [email protected].

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