Saturday, October 4, 2014

Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown

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On Saturday afternoon, the Kansas Jayhawks (2-2) will go on the road to face the West Virginia Mountaineers (2-2), who have one of the better passing teams in the nation. Kansas got one of their three wins against the Mountaineers last year by beating them 31-19 at home.

Last weekend, Kansas had a hard time moving the ball against Texas and ended up losing 23-0 at home. Kansas only had 313 total yards in that loss and they were 0-for-3 on their fourth down attempts.

The Jayhawks are one of the worst passing teams in the nation right now after averaging just 165.5 yards through their first four games. Their best overall player has been senior linebacker Ben Heeney, who already has 43 tackles and he has also added a sack.

West Virginia lost their first Big 12 game over the weekend when they were beaten by the Oklahoma Sooners 45-33. West Virginia did have 513 total yards in that game, but they turned the ball over three times.

Through four games, the Mountaineers are averaging 401.8 passing yards per game, which is third-best in the country. Senior wide receiver Kevin White is third in the country with 633 receiving yards and he has caught three touchdown passes from quarterback Clint Trickett. Running back Rushel Shell has rushed for 267 yards this season with three touchdowns.

Kansas Jayhawks Betting Trends

Kansas Jayhawks are 1-3-0 Against the Spread

Kansas Jayhawks are 0-3-0 against the Over/Under

West Virginia Mountaineers Betting Trends

West Virginia Mountaineers are 3-1-0 Against the Spread

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

Injuries to Watch

Kansas Jayhawks

09/28/14 OL Damon Martin Illness "?" Saturday vs. West Virginia
09/03/14 DB Kevin Short Academics out for season
08/21/14 HB Brandon Bourbon ACL out for season
08/21/14 HB Taylor Cox Achilles out for season

West Virginia Mountaineers

09/25/14 DB Travis Bell Undisclosed out for season
09/18/14 DB Daryl Worley Suspension out indefinitely
09/17/14 DB Brandon Napoleon Knee out for season
08/28/14 WR Jacky Marcellus Knee out for season
08/28/14 LB Jared Barber Knee out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take West Virginia

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