ESPN NCAA Football Odds: West Virginia vs Rutgers

By JoeDuffy.net Administrator

Courtesy of OddsShark.com

The fans at Rutgers Stadium will be treated to a game between the West Virginia Mountaineers and the Rutgers Scarlet Knights when they take their seats on Saturday.

Oddsmakers currently have the Scarlet Knights listed as 2-point favorites versus the Mountaineers, while the game’s total is sitting at 45.

Tyler Bitancurt kicked a 43-yard field goal to lift West Virginia to a 19-16 win over Pittsburgh in Week 13. West Virginia won that game as a pick’em, and the teams played UNDER the posted total of 48.

Noel Devine led West Virginia with 136 yards off 18 carries with a TD.

Rutgers defeated Louisville 34-14 as a 3.5-point favorite in Week 13. The combined score went OVER the posted over/under total (43).

Mohamed Sanu rushed for rushed for 143 yards and two touchdowns on 18 carries for the Scarlet Kinghts and Tom Savage passed for 163 yards with a touchdown pass and a TD run.

Team records:
West Virginia: 8-3 SU, 4-6 ATS
Rutgers: 8-3 SU, 5-4 ATS

West Virginia most recently:
When playing in December are 5-4
When playing on turf are 9-1
After outgaining opponent are 7-3
When playing within the conference are 6-4

Rutgers most recently:
When playing in December are 3-2
When playing on turf are 7-3
After outgaining opponent are 7-3
When playing within the conference are 7-3

A few trends to consider:
West Virginia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Rutgers
West Virginia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Rutgers
West Virginia is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of West Virginia’s last 7 games
Rutgers is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games at home
Rutgers is 15-3 SU in its last 18 games
Rutgers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Rutgers is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing West Virginia