3.3* Early Afternoon Shocker!

[Pick Bot]

Texas +3.5 3.3* Play

This is West Virginia's most challenging road game as they played Alabama on a neutral site. West Virginia's defense has been the real story of late. It can give certain teams fits, but not Texas as they have put up 47 and 45 points the last two years. Those Texas offenses were no better than this years version and I see more potential with Texas this year. Tyrone Swopes has now played great in 3 of their last 4 games. West Virginia at the end of the day is still an average defense ranking 70th in yards per play meanwhile Texas is ranked 13th.

Texas has a real shot at a bowl game here, but this is the must win they need and I think they will get. West Virginia struggles with a physical running game that Texas will try to impose with play action and option running sprinkled in with Swopes. West Virginia is allowing 5.63 yards per carry on the road and have allowed big games against some bad running teams like Maryland who doubled their season average and Oklahoma State who ranked 98th but averaged 4.97 ypc. Texas is improving averaging 4.5 ypc over their last 3. You can tell this team is buying in.