Oklahoma State and Colorado wins helped Kansas State get back on track after their strange loss at BYU. They are now in the running for the Big 12 Championship.
After this game, they will play three more away games in a row. However, they still have to play Iowa State and Arizona State.
Last week, Iowa State beat West Virginia, but that was their first loss in the Big 12. The rest of the games are not terrible, but the two worst are at Arizona and Cincinnati. It has to be here if the team wants to make a statement in the race for the conference title.
Kansas State vs West Virginia Preview
Kansas State vs West Virginia How to Watch
Date: Saturday, October 19, 2024
Game Time: 7:30 pm ET
Venue: Milan Puskar Stadium, Morgantown, WV
How to Watch: FOX
West Virginia (3-2), Kansas State (5-1)
Why Kansas State Will Win
When the Wildcats do not mess up, everything is fine.
The loss to BYU was caused by a mess on the special teams, three turnovers, eight fouls, and bad caddying. Every mistake was fixed in the last two games, as well as in the wins over Tulane and Arizona before that. It should do the same here.
West Virginia does not get fouls, but they also do not take the ball away and have a hard time keeping it. When you add in the weak pass defense, and…
Why West Virginia Will Win
West Virginia’s defense needs to play its best game of the year.
The first step is to stop the run, which is hard to do against a Kansas State offense that has scored 215 yards in all but one game (the win over Colorado).
The Mountaineers have done a good job of stopping running backs this season. They have only given up more than 200 yards to Penn State and Kansas in their wins. The Wildcats will get their yards, though.
With more than four yards per run, the Mountaineers’ ground game will do its part, but
Kansas State vs West Virginia: Who Will Win
West Virginia can not let Kansas State set the tone right away.
This will not work unless West Virginia scores quickly and makes the other team make mistakes. The Wildcats are too good on the ground and too good at moving the chains. It is 2-0 against FBS teams when they force two turnovers and 0-3 when they don’t.
Once more, BYU is the only FBS team that has forced Kansas State to give up more than one touchdown.
Kansas State vs West Virginia Prediction, Betting Lines
Kansas State 30, West Virginia 27
Line: Kansas State -2.5, o/u: 55.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2.5
Kansas State vs West Virginia Must See Rating: 3
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