Saturday, October 18, 2014

Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown

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The red-hot offense of the #4 Baylor Bears (6-0) will be going up against the West Virginia Mountaineers (4-2) on Saturday afternoon. Baylor was able to easily beat the Mountaineers 73-42 last year.

Baylor came back from 21 points down in their game against TCU over the weekend and came away with a 61-58 home win. The Bears did turn the ball over three times in that game, but they were also able to put up 782 offensive yards against TCU's defense.

The Bears are sixth in country in passing with 371 yards per game and first in the nation with 52.7 points per game. Senior quarterback Bryce Petty has been fantastic for Baylor by throwing for 1,534 yards with 15 touchdowns and three interceptions. Running back Shock Linwood has 627 yards with eight touchdowns and has averaged 5.3 yards per carry.

West Virginia won its second Big 12 game in a row on Saturday by beating Texas Tech 37-34 on the road. They had 550 yards of offense in that win, which included 249 yards on the ground.

Through six games, the Mountaineers are averaging 368.3 passing yards per game, which ranks them seventh in the country. Quarterback Clint Trickett has led the passing attack by throwing for 2,203 yards with 12 touchdowns and just four interceptions. Wide receiver Kevin White has caught 61 passes for 888 yards and five touchdowns.

Baylor Bears Betting Trends

Baylor Bears are 4-1-1 Against the Spread

Baylor Bears are 3-2-0 against the Over/Under

West Virginia Mountaineers Betting Trends

West Virginia Mountaineers are 3-3-0 Against the Spread

West Virginia Mountaineers are 3-2-0 against the Over/Under

Injuries to Watch

Baylor Bears

10/06/14 DE Jamal Palmer ACL out for season

West Virginia Mountaineers

No injuries to report

Josh's Pick: Take Baylor

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