WVU Mountaineers vs Syracuse Orange 12/28/18 - College Football Betting Picks & Odds
WVU Mountaineers vs. Syracuse Orange
CFB: 5:15 PM EST
Dec. 28, 2018
TV: ESPN
Latest Odds : WVU -1.5 Total 68
The Mountaineers are coming into this game with only 3 losses on the year. The problem is 2 out of those 3 losses was in the last 2 weeks of the season and that is going to keep the Mountaineers down a little bit as the team is going to have some problems in getting confidence in the game.
The Mountaineers on the season have been able to rely on a great prospect in Will Grier for passing as he has thrown for 3864 yards and 37 touchdowns. The Mountaineers have relied on Kennedy McKoy to carry the ball 128 times for 729 yards and 7 touchdowns.
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Syracuse is going to be led by Coach Geno Babers in this game and into the future seasons as the Orange have been able to play well enough to only lose 3 games and have picked up their first bowl berth since 2003. With the losses the Orange have had the team has only ended up losing to two ranked teams and one unranked team.
The Orange have relied on QB Eric Dungey to throw the ball for 2565 yards and 17 touchdowns on the year. The Orange have seen Moe Neal run the ball for 827 yards on 147 carries and 5 touchdowns.
Recent Betting Trends:
Mountaineers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 non-conference games.
Orange are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 Friday games.
Under is 26-12 in Mountaineers last 38 games after allowing more than 200 yards rushing in their previous game.
Under is 4-0 in Orange last 4 games following a straight up win of more than 20 points.
Free Betting Pick: West Virginia Mountaineers -1.5
The Mountaineers are going to be coming into this game playing at a very high level and looking to bounce back from the losses. Without Grier at the quarterback position it will definitely need other Mountaineers to step up to get the win here. Final Score, West Virginia Mountaineers win and cover ATS 35-31.