College
Football Betting Preview
Louisville (5-4) at West Virginia (7-1)
Thursday, 7:45 pm Eastern – ESPN
SBG Global Opening
Line: West Virginia -15 , Total 64
West Virginia will try and keep their BCS title hopes alive as
they host Louisville on Thursday night. West Virginia is ranked
sixth in the country and still has a chance to move up in the polls.
The Mountaineers were idle last weekend and are second in the Big
East Conference behind Connecticut. SBG
Global reports that early college football betting
has the public taking West Virginia at Home.
"I think it puts us right where we want to be," said
running back Steve Slaton, "We lost one Big East game and hopefully
that'll be the last one we lose." Louisville was expected to
be challenging West Virginia in the Big East but it has been a disappointing
season for the Cardinals. Louisville is tied for third in the conference.
"We have come up a little short sometimes, but there is nobody
that wants to win more than (our) guys," Louisville coach Steve
Kragthorpe said. "They've worked hard and they continue to
persevere."
SBG Global Current Line: West
Virginia -17 , Total 63.5
Louisville won 44-34 last year at home against West Virginia. The
two teams have combined for 168 points in the last two meetings.
West Virginia has the third best rushing offense in the country
this season averaging 297.9 yards per game. Louisville is allowing
153.9 yards on the ground and 27.3 points per game. The Mountaineers
rank seventh in the nation, averaging 40.8 points per game. Slaton
has rushed for 344 yards and six touchdowns on 49 carries in two
games against Louisville. Last season, West Virginia had 540 total
yards against Louisville, but lost three fumbles. Louisville is
coming off a 24-17 win against Pittsburgh. Quarterback Brian Brohm
was 21-for-30 for 236 yards with two touchdowns against Pittsburgh.
Brohm is second in the nation in passing yards (3,229), third in
yards per game (358.8) and tied for fourth in touchdowns (26).
Here are the college football betting stats for Thursday’s
game. West Virginia is 6-2 against Louisville all-time, including
4-1 mark at home. The Cardinals are 8-2 ATS in their last 10 games
in November. The Cardinals are 11-4-1 ATS in their last 16 games
as an underdog. The Cardinals are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games
on turf. The Cardinals are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games overall.
The Mountaineers are 25-11-1 ATS in their last 37 conference games.
The Mountaineers are 2-5-1 ATS in their last 8 games as a home favorite.
The Under is 4-0 in the Cardinals last 4 road games. The Under
is 4-1 in the Cardinals last 5 games overall. The Under is 5-1 in
the Mountaineers last 6 games as a favorite. The Over is 9-3 in
the Mountaineers last 12 games as a home favorite.
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