Kansas State Wildcats vs West Virginia Mountaineers Prediction, 11/19/2022 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas State Wildcats vs West Virginia Mountaineers

Date: Saturday, November 19, 2022

Location: Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown, WV

TV: BIG12|ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Mountaineers (+6.5)

Total/Over-Under: 54.5

Milan Puskar Stadium is the site where the West Virginia Mountaineers (4-6) will attempt to beat the Kansas State Wildcats (7-3) on Saturday. West Virginia is 6.5-point underdogs. The total has been set at 54.5.

The Kansas State Wildcats come into this matchup with a record of 7-3 this year. In their last matchup, the Wildcats went up against the Baylor Bears and took home the win by a score of 31-3. Will Howard finished 19/27 with 196 yards passing and 3 TDs. He had a QB rate of 168 and finished the game without throwing an interception. Deuce Vaughn was the best rusher for the Wildcats with 25 carries for 106 yds (4.2 yards per carry). The Kansas State Wildcats ended up running the ball 44 times and amassed 184 yds, earning them an average of 4.2 yds per carry. Once the final whistle blew, they tallied 79 plays which gave them 405 yds. Kansas State gave up 22 pass completions on 37 tries for 203 yards, and a completion rate of 59.5%. In the running game, the Wildcats gave up 103 yds on 23 attempts, which is an average of 4.5 yards per run allowed.

The Wildcats have earned 4,178 total yards for this campaign. When it comes to scoring, Kansas State has earned 15 passing touchdowns and 21 touchdowns on the ground. They have surrendered the ball 7 different times. Kansas State has a total of 202 first downs as an offense, and they have committed 55 infractions for 437 yds. As a unit they're averaging 214.7 yards on the ground which is 15th in Division 1. When it comes to scoring, the Kansas State Wildcats are sitting at 30.6 points per outing.

The Wildcats are sitting in 12th in the country regarding the opposition scoring, allowing 17.5 points per game. They are giving up an average of 4.1 yards per tote and 143.8 rushing yards per game on the year. During this campaign, they have allowed 1,438 running yards through 10 games. Concerning passing yardage, the Wildcats have given up 2,173 yards which ranks them 50th in D-1. They are giving up 217.3 yards per game via the pass as well as giving up a completion percentage of 58.3%. In total, they are conceding 361.1 yards per contest ranking them 48th in the country. They have granted 12 touchdowns through the air as well as 7 touchdowns pounding the rock.

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The Mountaineers head into this game 4-6 for this season. In their last game, the Mountaineers walked away with a victory by a final of 23-20 when they played the Oklahoma Sooners. Garrett Greene (1 TD) finished the contest with 138 yds on 12/22 passing while his quarterback rate was 122.2. He didn't throw any interceptions and his average yards per pass attempt was 6.3. Garrett Greene ran the football 14 times for 119 yards, ending the contest with 8.5 yds per carry for West Virginia. The Mountaineers finished the contest with 406 yards while running 87 plays (4.7 yds per play). West Virginia ran for 3.8 yards per attempt, finishing the game with 203 yds on 53 attempts. West Virginia gave up 40 running attempts for 236 yds (5.9 yards per carry). The Mountaineers secondary gave up a completion rate of 60.7%, surrendering 190 yds on 17 for 28 through the air.

The West Virginia Mountaineers maintain an average of 409.2 yards per contest, ranking them 54th in the nation. The West Virginia offense has compiled 520 yds of penalties on 62 infractions, which ranks 65th in the country in terms of helping out the opposition. For the season thus far, the Mountaineers have racked up 2,437 yards via the pass in addition to holding an average of 243.7 throwing yards per outing, which has them ranked 53rd in D-1. In relation to how much they score, the Mountaineers are sitting 48th in the nation with 31.2 PPG.

The Mountaineers are relinquishing 32.8 PPG, ranking them 118th in the country. West Virginia has allowed the opposition a total of 1,472 yards on the ground (147.2 yards per contest) in addition to 19 touchdowns rushing this season. This year, they have allowed 328 total points. They have allowed 20 touchdowns from the passing game in addition to 268.0 yards per game, which has them ranked 113th in D-1. The Mountaineers defense has participated in 667 plays, which is good for 48th in the country.

Who will win tonight's Wildcats/Mountaineers college football game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take the Mountaineers +6.5

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