West Virginia vs Kansas State Prediction 10-19-24 College Football Picks

The Kansas State Wildcats and the West Virginia Mountaineers meet in week 8 college football action from Milan Puskar Stadium on Saturday night. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a West Virginia vs Kansas State Prediction.

Kansas State Recap

The Kansas State Wildcats come into this one sitting at 5-1 on the year after picking up a 31-28 win over Colorado last time out. After this game, Kansas State will head home for their rivalry game against Kansas.

Wildcats Trying To Keep It Rolling Atop Big 12

Avery Johnson has thrown for 1,103 yards, 11 touchdowns and 5 interceptions on 61.7% passing and has also logged 306 rushing yards and 3 TDs while DJ Giddens leads K-State with 786 rushing yards and Dylan Edwards has 222 rushing yards with 3 touchdowns. Jayce Brown leads Kansas State with 23 receptions for 398 receiving yards while Keagan Johnson has 14 grabs for 161 receiving yards. On defense, Austin Romaine has a team-high 39 total tackles with a pair of sacks while Brendan Mott has a team-high 6 sacks. As a unit, Kansas State also has 18 sacks and 5 interceptions as well on the year.

Why the Kansas State Wildcats will win

• West Virginia has lost each of its last eight games against AP-ranked teams.
• West Virginia has failed to cover the spread in each of its last six games against AP-ranked teams.
• The favorite has covered the spread in five of the last six games between Kansas State and West Virginia.

West Virginia Recap

The West Virginia Mountaineers come into this one looking to rebound from a 28-16 loss at the hands of Iowa State in their last game to fall to 3-3 on the year. After this game, West Virginia will head on the road for a matchup with Arizona.

Mountaineers Trying To Get Back Above .500

Garrett Greene has thrown for 1,267 yards, 8 touchdowns and 6 interceptions on 57% passing while also rushing for 382 yards and 3 touchdowns. Jahiem White has a team-high 398 rushing yards along with 5 touchdowns while CJ Donaldson Jr. has 378 rushing yards and 5 TDs. Hudson Clement leads the Mountaineers in receiving with 22 grabs for 334 yards while Traylon Ray and Kole Taylor each have 18 grabs with 200+ receiving yards. On defense, Josiah Trotter has a team-high 46 total tackles including 22 solo tackles while T.J. Jackson has a team-high 3.5 sacks. As a unit, West Virginia’s defense has combined for 13 sacks and 3 interceptions so far this season.

Why the West Virginia Mountaineers will win

• West Virginia has won four of its last five games against conference opponents.
• Kansas State has lost three of its last four games at Milan Puskar Stadium.
• Kansas State has failed to cover the spread in each of its last seven October games as a road favorite against non-AP-ranked teams.
• The home team has covered the spread in each of Kansas State’s last five games.

West Virginia vs Kansas State Prediction

I’m on K-State here. Morgantown is a tough place to go on the road and compete let alone win, but the thing for me here is that Kansas State should be able to run all over West Virginia here as the Mountaineers’ defense will be the weakest unit in this matchup. West Virginia’s offense has been solid, but the Mountaineers have a run-first approach to their game and going up against one of the best rush defenses in the country could put a screeching halt to that. K-State was able to pull it out in a hostile environment against Colorado and I look for them to get it done again here. Give me Kansas State.