College Football Betting Odds - West Virginia at Rutgers

West Virginia will try and avoid a letdown as they travel to face Rutgers on Saturday at 12:00pm EST in a game that can be seen on ESPN. The Mountaineers beat rival Pittsburgh last week to get to 8-3 on the college football betting season. Now they will try and position themselves for a New Year’s Day bowl with a win over Rutgers. The 24th ranked Mountaineers are 1.5 point underdogs in college football odds against Rutgers with a total of 44.5 at online sportsbooks. West Virginia has owned Rutgers in this series. They have won the last 14 games against the Scarlet Knights. They are 30-4-2 all-time against Rutgers, winning the past 14 games by an average of 26.6 points per game.

The Mountaineers are led by running back Noel Devine who had 134 yards in the win over Pittsburgh which included an 88-yard TD run. Last college football betting season, Devine was held to 55 yards but the Mountaineers still had enough to beat Rutgers 24-17. West Virginia could be headed to the Gator Bowl if they get this win over Rutgers. "It's the same thing I said last season - let us get through game 12 before we worry about game 13," head coach Bill Stewart said. "I'm going to have to rely on our seniors to keep this bunch focused. We are playing Rutgers before we play in any bowl." Bet West Virginia +1.5 as road underdogs in college football odds against Rutgers with a betting total of 44.5.

Rutgers has won eight of their last ten games including a 34-14 win over Louisville last week. Wide receiver Mohamed Sanu ran for 148 yards and two touchdowns in the win. "Mohamed is a really special talent," coach Greg Schiano said. "We keep expanding that little by little. You earn your touches around here, so we feel like Mohamed needs to keep getting the ball in his hands." The Mountaineers are 5-2 in college football odds for their last 7 games as a road underdog but they are 4-9 ATS in their last 13 games overall. The Mountaineers are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games in December. The road team is 4-0 in college football betting in the last 4 meetings between the two teams.

The Scarlet Knights are 4-0-1 vs. the college football odds in their last 5 games in December. The Scarlet Knights are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Scarlet Knights are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 conference games. The Scarlet Knights are 1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 games as a home favorite in college football betting odds. The Over is 7-1 in the Mountaineers last 8 games as an underdog. The Under is 6-2 in the Mountaineers last 8 conference games. The Under is 5-0 in the Scarlet Knights last 5 home games.

BetUS sportsbook has Rutgers -1.5 favorites in college football odds against West Virginia on Saturday.
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