West Virginia Mountaineers vs Iowa State Cyclones Prediction, 11/5/2022 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: West Virginia Mountaineers vs Iowa State Cyclones

Date: Saturday, November 5, 2022

Location: Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, IA

TV: BIG12|ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Cyclones (-4.5)

Total/Over-Under: 51

The West Virginia Mountaineers (3-5) are headed to Jack Trice Stadium on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Iowa State Cyclones (3-5). Iowa State opens this matchup as 4.5-point favorites. The total is set at 51.

The West Virginia Mountaineers come into this matchup with a record of 3-5 for this season. In their last contest, the Mountaineers played the TCU Horned Frogs and took a loss by a final of 41-31. JT Daniels went 23/39 with 275 yds through the air and 2 touchdowns. He had a QB rating of 130 and ended the contest with 1 interception. CJ Donaldson was the rushing leader for the Mountaineers with 19 carries for 104 yds (5.5 yds per attempt). For the game, they tallied 79 plays for 430 yards. The West Virginia Mountaineers ran the ball a total of 40 times and tallied 155 yds, which earned them an average of 3.9 yards per attempt. Against the rush, the Mountaineers conceded 153 yds on 27 attempts, which is an average of 5.7 yds per rush surrendered. West Virginia relinquished 16 pass completions on 28 attempts for 341 yds, and a completion percentage of 57.1%.

The Mountaineers currently have 3,486 total yards for the season. In terms of distribution of touchdowns, West Virginia has totaled 14 touchdowns through the air and 18 touchdowns via the ground. They have turned the football over 12 times. West Virginia has accounted for 206 1st downs as a unit, and they have committed 50 penalties for 415 yards. As a team they're averaging 172.0 yards on the ground ranking them 49th in the country. In terms of putting the ball in the endzone, the West Virginia Mountaineers hold an average of 34.4 points per game.

The Mountaineers rank 123rd in the country concerning team defense, allowing 34.6 PPG. They are allowing teams to run for an average of 3.9 yards per rush and 133.0 rushing yards per contest this year. Over the course of this year, they have allowed 1,064 yards via the ground game in 8 outings. Concerning yards via the pass, the Mountaineers are allowing 2,271 yds which has them sitting in 120th in Division 1. They have relinquished 283.9 yards per game via the pass and conceding a completion percentage of 59.8%. Over the course of this year, they are granting 416.9 yards per contest putting them at 101st in the country. They have yielded 18 touchdowns through the air in addition to 15 touchdowns on the ground.

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The Cyclones head into this game 3-5 for this season. For their last game, the Cyclones took a loss by a final score of 27-13 when they played the Oklahoma Sooners. Hunter Dekkers (1 TD) ended the contest with 308 yds on 37/57 through the air while his quarterback rating was 105.6. He threw 3 picks and his Y/A was 5.4. Hunter Dekkers carried the football 4 times for 31 yds, ending the game with 7.8 yards per attempt for Iowa State. The Cyclones finished the contest with a total of 374 yds while running 84 plays (4.5 yds per play). Iowa State ran the ball for 2.4 yds per carry, totaling 66 yards on 27 carries. Iowa State surrendered 47 attempts on the ground for 182 yds (3.9 yards per rush). The Cyclones secondary allowed a completion rate of 59.3%, relinquishing 150 yds on 16 for 27 passing.

In relation to the points being put on the board, the Cyclones are ranked 107th in college football with 21.6 points per game. For the year so far, the Cyclones have thrown for a total of 2,183 yards via the pass in addition to holding an average of 272.9 passing yards per outing, which has them sitting 36th in college football. The Iowa State Cyclones average 370.1 yards/game, which has them ranked 85th in Division 1. The Iowa State offense has compiled 357 penalty yards on 43 infractions, which ranks 100th in college football in terms of helping out the opposition.

The Cyclones are giving up 16.6 PPG, which has them 8th in the country. Iowa State has allowed the opposition a total of 919 yards rushing (114.9 yards per game) as well as 5 touchdowns via the rush so far this season. Overall, they have conceded 133 total points. They have surrendered 11 touchdowns through the air in addition to 180.1 yards per contest, which puts them in 16th in college football. The Cyclones defense has been on the field for 489 plays, which is good for 16th in the country.

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

Guy's Pick: Take the Mountaineers +4.5

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