Kansas State vs. West Virginia Prediction, Odds, Picks - October 19, 2024

Updated Oct. 17, 2024 3:05 a.m. ET

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The No. 17 Kansas State Wildcats (5-1) bring college football's 11th-ranked rushing defense into a matchup with the West Virginia Mountaineers (3-3), who have the No. 21 rushing attack, on Saturday, October 19, 2024. The Wildcats are 3-point favorites. The over/under is 55.5 for this matchup.

In their last action, the Wildcats won against the Colorado Buffaloes, 31-28. The Mountaineers lost versus the Iowa State Cyclones in their most recent game, 28-16.

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Kansas State vs. West Virginia Game Information & Odds

When: Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. ET
Location: Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown, West Virginia
TV: FOX
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Kansas State vs West Virginia Betting Information updated as of October 16, 2024, 11:48 p.m. ET.
Favorite	Spread (Odds)	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Moneyline	Under Moneyline
Kansas State	-3 (-110)	-158	+132	55.5	-110	-110

Kansas State vs. West Virginia Prediction

Pick ATS: Kansas State (-3)
Pick OU: Under (55.5)
Prediction: Kansas State 31, West Virginia 23

Predictions are made by the Data Skrive betting model.

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Kansas State vs. West Virginia Betting Insights

Per the spread and over/under, the implied score for the matchup is Wildcats 29, Mountaineers 26.
The Wildcats have a 61.2% chance to claim victory in this game based on the moneyline's implied probability. The Mountaineers have a 43.1% implied probability.
Kansas State has won two games against the spread this season.
West Virginia has covered twice in six games with a spread this year.

Kansas State vs. West Virginia: Head-to-Head

Over their last two meetings, Kansas State has put up two wins against West Virginia.
The last two times the Wildcats have gone up against the Mountaineers, they have a 2-0 record against the spread. The scoring went over the point total both times.
West Virginia has been outscored by 34 points in its last two tilts against Kansas State.

Kansas State vs. West Virginia: 2024 Stats Comparison

	Kansas State	West Virginia
Off. Points per Game (Rank)	31.3 (47)	30.2 (61)
Def. Points per Game (Rank)	21 (45)	26 (80)
Turnovers Allowed (Rank)	7 (49)	10 (95)
Turnovers Forced (Rank)	7 (80)	5 (112)

Kansas State 2024 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Avery Johnson	QB	1,103 YDS (61.7%) / 11 TD / 5 INT 306 RUSH YDS / 3 RUSH TD / 51.0 RUSH YPG
DJ Giddens	RB	786 YDS / 2 TD / 131.0 YPG / 7.3 YPC 10 REC / 129 REC YDS / 1 REC TD / 21.5 REC YPG
Dylan Edwards	RB	222 YDS / 3 TD / 37.0 YPG / 6.2 YPC 10 REC / 64 REC YDS / 1 REC TD / 10.7 REC YPG
Jayce Brown	WR	23 REC / 398 YDS / 3 TD / 66.3 YPG
Brendan Mott	DL	15 TKL / 6.0 TFL / 6.0 SACK
Austin Romaine	LB	27 TKL / 2.0 TFL / 2.0 SACK
Desmond Purnell	LB	15 TKL / 3.0 TFL / 1.0 SACK
VJ Payne	DB	11 TKL / 0.0 TFL / 2 INT / 2 PD

West Virginia 2024 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Garrett Greene	QB	1,267 YDS (57.0%) / 8 TD / 6 INT 382 RUSH YDS / 3 RUSH TD / 63.7 RUSH YPG
Jahiem White	RB	398 YDS / 5 TD / 66.3 YPG / 5.9 YPC 6 REC / 36 REC YDS / 1 REC TD / 7.2 REC YPG
CJ Donaldson	RB	378 YDS / 5 TD / 63.0 YPG / 4.7 YPC 2 REC / 16 REC YDS / 1 REC TD / 3.2 REC YPG
Hudson Clement	WR	22 REC / 334 YDS / 1 TD / 55.7 YPG
T.J. Jackson	DL	16 TKL / 8.0 TFL / 3.5 SACK
Tyrin Bradley	LB	16 TKL / 1.0 TFL / 1.5 SACK / 1 INT
Josiah Trotter	LB	22 TKL / 1.0 TFL / 0.5 SACK / 1 INT
Trey Lathan	LB	19 TKL / 5.0 TFL / 1.0 SACK