2008 Meineke Car Care Bowl Odds - West Virginia vs North Carolina Bowl Odds

Two 8-4 teams take the field on Saturday in Meineke Car Care Bowl odds as West Virginia (8-4) plays North Carolina (8-4) at 1:00pm EST on ESPN. This will be the seventh straight bowl game for West Virginia and the second for head coach Bill Stewart. "We're facing a very formidable, tough, top-notch opponent," Stewart said, "I don't know what we're going to do with this bunch." North Carolina finished in a tie for third place with Miami in the Coastal Division of the ACC.

"You kind of overlook the good things you did this year because we didn't get to the ACC championship, or we didn't accomplish some of the things we wanted to," North Carolina safety Deunta Williams said. "We did have a good season. We're still going to have a good season." Sportsbooks have West Virginia -1.5 point favorites in 2008 Meineke Car Care bowl odds against North Carolina with a college football betting total of 45.5. West Virginia will be led by quarterback Pat White and running back Noel Devine in Meineke Car Care bowl odds. White ran for 919 yards with eight touchdowns this season while Devine was third in the Big East with 1,228 rushing yards.

T.J. Yates leads the Tar Heels at quarterback as he threw for 957 yards with nine touchdowns and three interceptions despite missing five games due to injury. Shaun Draughn led North Carolina in rushing with 801 yards. The teams have only met once in their history and that was back in the 1997 Gator Bowl when North Carolina won 20-13. Vegas odds at the MGM Mirage sportsbook have West Virginia -1.5 point favorites in Meineke Car Care bowl odds with a betting total of 45.

2008 Meineke Car Care Bowl Odds - West Virginia vs North Carolina Betting Stats

The Mountaineers are 3-10 ATS in college football odds for their last 13 vs. the ACC. The Mountaineers are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games in December. The Tar Heels are 11-3 ATS in their last 14 games as an underdog. The Tar Heels are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 non-conference games. The Tar Heels are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 vs. the Big East. The Over is 4-0 in college football betting for the Mountaineers last 4 Bowl games. The Over is 5-1 in the Mountaineers last 6 vs. the ACC. The Under is 6-2 in the Mountaineers last 8 non-conference games. The Over is 4-0 in the Tar Heels last 4 games as an underdog. The Over is 7-2 in college football betting for the Tar Heels last 9 vs. the Big East.