UCF vs. West Virginia Prediction, Odds, Picks - November 23, 2024

Updated Nov. 21, 2024 3:05 a.m. ET

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A pair of the nation's best rushing attacks square off when the UCF Knights (4-6) take college football's second-ranked rushing offense into a matchup with the West Virginia Mountaineers (5-5), who have the No. 24 rushing offense, on Saturday, November 23, 2024. The Knights are 3-point favorites. The contest's over/under is 63.5.

Last time around, the Knights fell to the Arizona State Sun Devils, with 35-31 being the final score. The Mountaineers lost against the Baylor Bears in their last game, 49-35.

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UCF vs. West Virginia Game Information & Odds

When: Saturday, November 23, 2024 at 3:30 p.m. ET
Location: Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown, West Virginia
TV: ESPNU
Live Box Score on FOX Sports

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UCF vs West Virginia Betting Information updated as of November 20, 2024, 8:47 p.m. ET.
Favorite	Spread (Odds)	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Moneyline	Under Moneyline
UCF	-3 (-110)	-149	+125	63.5	-112	-108

UCF vs. West Virginia Prediction

Pick ATS: West Virginia (+3)
Pick OU: Under (63.5)
Prediction: UCF 30, West Virginia 29

Predictions are made by the Data Skrive betting model.

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UCF vs. West Virginia Betting Insights

Based on the spread and over/under, the implied score for the game is Knights 33, Mountaineers 30.
The Knights have a 59.8% chance to win this contest per the moneyline's implied probability. The Mountaineers have a 44.4% implied probability.
UCF has won five games against the spread this season, while failing to cover five times.
West Virginia has won four games against the spread this season, failing to cover six times.

UCF vs. West Virginia: 2024 Stats Comparison

	UCF	West Virginia
Off. Points per Game (Rank)	33 (31)	29.6 (55)
Def. Points per Game (Rank)	26.4 (79)	30 (99)
Turnovers Allowed (Rank)	15 (80)	14 (60)
Turnovers Forced (Rank)	11 (96)	9 (115)

UCF 2024 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
RJ Harvey	RB	1,328 YDS / 19 TD / 132.8 YPG / 6.8 YPC 15 REC / 229 REC YDS / 2 REC TD / 22.9 REC YPG
K.J. Jefferson	QB	1,012 YDS (59.3%) / 7 TD / 4 INT 193 RUSH YDS / 2 RUSH TD / 27.6 RUSH YPG
Kobe Hudson	WR	38 REC / 623 YDS / 3 TD / 62.3 YPG
Jacurri Brown	QB	387 YDS (51.5%) / 1 TD / 4 INT 354 RUSH YDS / 4 RUSH TD / 39.3 RUSH YPG
Deshawn Pace	LB	43 TKL / 2.0 TFL / 2 INT / 2 PD
Quadric Bullard	DB	48 TKL / 1.0 TFL / 1.0 SACK
Nyjalik Kelly	DL	36 TKL / 3.0 TFL / 2.5 SACK
Daylan Dotson	DL	23 TKL / 5.0 TFL / 4.0 SACK

West Virginia 2024 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Garrett Greene	QB	1,589 YDS (54.6%) / 11 TD / 9 INT 613 RUSH YDS / 5 RUSH TD / 76.6 RUSH YPG
Jahiem White	RB	639 YDS / 5 TD / 63.9 YPG / 5.5 YPC 12 REC / 94 REC YDS / 1 REC TD / 10.4 REC YPG
CJ Donaldson	RB	525 YDS / 7 TD / 52.5 YPG / 4.6 YPC 5 REC / 20 REC YDS / 1 REC TD / 2.5 REC YPG
Traylon Ray	WR	28 REC / 426 YDS / 4 TD / 42.6 YPG
Josiah Trotter	LB	73 TKL / 3.0 TFL / 0.5 SACK / 1 INT
T.J. Jackson	DL	33 TKL / 12.0 TFL / 5.5 SACK
Anthony Wilson	DB	75 TKL / 0.0 TFL / 1 INT / 1 PD
Trey Lathan	LB	50 TKL / 5.0 TFL / 2.0 SACK