2012 FOX College Football Week 8 Pick: Kansas State vs. West Virginia
By ATSSportsline.com
MORGANTOWN, WV (ATS Consultants) – No. 17 West Virginia hosts No. 4 Kansas State on Saturday at 7PM ET on FOX, live from Mountaineer Field.
Kansas State is 6-0 this year and 2-0 on the road while West Virginia is 5-1 overall and 3-0 at home. The Mountaineers are 2-4 against the spread this season while the Wildcats are 4-1-1 ATS. This is the first recent meeting between these two teams.
Odds: The oddsmakers at Bovada.lv have West Virginia as a slight favorite at home, as the Mountaineers are getting odds of -2.5 points against Kansas State. The over/under total for this game has been set at 74 points.
Line Movement: Opening odds had West Virginia favored by 3.5 points. The spread was never higher than that and it has not been lower than its current 2.5-point setting.
Public Betting: Of the wagers that have been placed on this game, 54% are going on Kansas State with odds of +2.5 points at West Virginia. Be sure to click on the public betting link to get the latest odds and betting percentages.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL FREE PICK: Kansas State is 6-1-1 ATS L8 road games and 5-1-1 ATS L7 in October. WVU is 1-4 ATS L5 home games. This is a huge game in the Big 12. Kansas State is off to a 6-0 start, which included a 24-19 win over Oklahoma. QB Collin Klein has been solid this year for the Wildcats with 1,074 yards passing, and 510 yards rushing (17 combined TDs). He also has completed 67% of his passes with just two picks. John Hubert is a dynamic running back, who has 606 yards on just 98 carries with eight touchdowns. The defense is very impressive as they allow just 16.5ppg, led by Arthur Brown, who has 47 tackles and four TFLs with a sack. The Mountaineers offense was shut down by a very good Texas Tech defense last week (49-14) and will have issues again.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEK 8 FREE PICK: KANSAS STATE +2.5
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