Bowling Green Falcons at No. 22 West Virginia Mountaineers (-19.5), Total 60.5 |
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Bowling Green is off to a 3-1 start this season that includes a 37-23 win over Miami (OH) last week as four-point road underdogs. The Falcons have actually won the statistical battle against all four opponents this year.
The team is building confidence and head coach Dave Clawson likes that he is seeing inside the locker room. “I felt really good from a preparation standpoint going into the game,” he stated after the Miami win. “We knew this was a big challenge.”
The Falcons will be after their third road win of the season, as the last time the program has opened a season 3-0 on the road was in 2002.
Offensively, the team ranks first in the MAC in scoring, total offense and passing offense. Quarterback Matt Schilz is 15th in the country in terms of passing, averaging 292 yards a game, while also ranking first with 14 touchdowns.
Bowling Green has beaten nationally-ranked teams just four times in school history. The Falcons are 0-2 all-time versus West Virginia.
Sportsbooks bettors will find that the Falcons are 5-1 ATS as an underdog of 10.5 to 21 points, while the total is 3-3 Over/Under in those contests.
West Virginia enters with a 3-1 record and dropped a 47-21 contest to the LSU Tigers last Saturday as 5.5-point home underdogs. The Mountaineers have also won the statistical battle in all four of their games this year.
The team is also 63-18 in its last 81 games and is 18-1 in its last 19 non-conference home games.
In 2011, West Virginia has had six receivers finish with 100 or more yards receiving in three games. The team has also posted points in 19 of 21 trips into the red zone.
Wide receiver Tavon Austin is No. 2 nationally in all-purpose yards, totaling 913 yards and averaging 228.2 yards per game. He came away with a career-high 287 all-purpose yards last week against the top-ranked team in the country.
college football betting handicappers will find that the Mountaineers are 1-5 ATS as a favorite of 10.5 to 21 points and 3-6 ATS in October.
Betting on the visitor is likely the best route in this contest.
