NCAAF Pick: Baylor vs West Virginia 10/9/21 College Football Picks, Predictions

The Baylor Bears meet the West Virginia Mountaineers Saturday in week 6 Big 12 college football action from McLane Stadium. The Mountaineers are fresh off a matchup versus Texas Tech. In that game West Virginia lost a close one. As for Baylor, they played Oklahoma State in their last game. The Bears ended up falling by 10 points. Check back all season long for free college football picks at Sports Chat Place. 

West Virginia started their season on a down note, falling 30-24 to Maryland. The Mountaineers picked up steam over the next couple of games, taking out LIU 66-0 and Virginia Tech 27-21. West Virginia then took a heartbreaker loss against Oklahoma 16-13 in game four. 

Last weekend versus Texas Tech, West Virginia made a strong comeback to tie things up at 17-all heading into the fourth quarter. The Mountaineers eventually fell 23-20, however. QB Jarret Doege put up 318 yards with a TD, and Leddie Brown had 17 carries for 57 yards and a score. 

Over on the Baylor side, they managed to beat Texas State 29-20 in their opener this season, then destroyed Texas Southern 66-7 in the next game. The Bears would follow that up with a blowout win over Kansas 45-7 and a close victory over Iowa State 31-29. 

In their matchup versus Oklahoma State, the Bears couldn’t score in the first half during a 24-14 loss. Gerry Bohanon managed 173 yards on 13-of-27 passing, and Abram Smith had 97 yards and a TD on 10 carries. Drew Estrada led the receivers with 88 yards on six catches. 

The Mountaineers are 5-1 ATS in their last six after an ATS loss and 2-5 ATS in their last seven road games. WVU is 6-2 ATS in their last eight after a road loss. 

Meanwhile, the Bears are 16-3-2 ATS in their last 21 after an ATS loss and 6-15-1 ATS versus a team with a losing record. Baylor is 0-4-1 ATS in their last five in October. 

PICK: I’m going to try West Virginia. The Mountaineers had a good second half against Texas Tech last weekend but couldn’t bridge the gap. WVU put up 424 yards with 6.8 yards per play and 22 first downs and overall were pretty decent offensively outside of the lack of scoring. 

As for Baylor, they gave up 401 yards to a great Oklahoma State team and had trouble getting their own offense going. The Bears notched just 10 first downs and also had nine penalties. Baylor should play better here but I think the Mountaineers can get in there for a cover.