College Football Betting Preview Louisville at West Virginia
Posted: Nov. 8, 2007
By SBGGlobal
Opening Line: West Virginia -15 , Total 64
West Virginia will try and keep their BCS title hopes alive as they host Louisville on Thursday night. West Virginia is ranked sixth in the country and still has a chance to move up in the polls. The Mountaineers were idle last weekend and are second in the Big East Conference behind Connecticut. SBG Global reports that early college football betting has the public taking West Virginia at Home.
"I think it puts us right where we want to be," said running back Steve Slaton, "We lost one Big East game and hopefully that'll be the last one we lose." Louisville was expected to be challenging West Virginia in the Big East but it has been a disappointing season for the Cardinals. Louisville is tied for third in the conference. "We have come up a little short sometimes, but there is nobody that wants to win more than (our) guys," Louisville coach Steve Kragthorpe said. "They've worked hard and they continue to persevere."
SBG Global Current Line: West Virginia -17 , Total 63.5
Louisville won 44-34 last year at home against West Virginia. The two teams have combined for 168 points in the last two meetings. West Virginia has the third best rushing offense in the country this season averaging 297.9 yards per game. Louisville is allowing 153.9 yards on the ground and 27.3 points per game. The Mountaineers rank seventh in the nation, averaging 40.8 points per game. Slaton has rushed for 344 yards and six touchdowns on 49 carries in two games against Louisville. Last season, West Virginia had 540 total yards against Louisville, but lost three fumbles. Louisville is coming off a 24-17 win against Pittsburgh. Quarterback Brian Brohm was 21-for-30 for 236 yards with two touchdowns against Pittsburgh. Brohm is second in the nation in passing yards (3,229), third in yards per game (358.8) and tied for fourth in touchdowns (26).
Here are the college
football betting stats for Thursday’s game. West Virginia is 6-2 against Louisville all-time, including 4-1 mark at home. The Cardinals are 8-2 ATS in their last 10 games in November. The Cardinals are 11-4-1 ATS in their last 16 games as an underdog. The Cardinals are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games on turf. The Cardinals are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games overall.
The Mountaineers are 25-11-1 ATS in their last 37 conference games. The Mountaineers are 2-5-1 ATS in their last 8 games as a home favorite.
The Under is 4-0 in the Cardinals last 4 road games. The Under is 4-1 in the Cardinals last 5 games overall. The Under is 5-1 in the Mountaineers last 6 games as a favorite. The Over is 9-3 in the Mountaineers last 12 games as a home favorite.
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