College Football Betting Preview West Virginia vs South Florida
Posted: Sept 28, 2007
By SBGGlobal
Opening Line: West Virginia -7, Total 56
The South Florida Bulls are finally getting respect from the rest of the country as they are ranked in the Top 20 for the first time ever. They moved up to #18 this week after routing North Carolina 37-10 last Saturday. Things get tougher for South Florida as they host #5 West Virginia on Friday. Last year South Florida upset West Virginia in Morgantown 24-19. It was the only loss West Virginia has had at home in two years. SBG Global reports that early betting has the public taking the favored West Virginia on the Road.
South Florida started this season with a rout of Elon and then upset Auburn before beating North Carolina last week. They now face a very talented West Virginia team. "We know we're playing a great, great team coming in here. We're excited about the challenge," coach Jim Leavitt said. "We're going to have to play awfully good football to have a chance."
West Virginia is well aware of how good South Florida is. "People talk about revenge, but that's not a great motivator,” West Virginia head coach Rich Rodriguez said, “They are excited about trying to play better than we did against them last year."
SBG Global Current Line: West Virginia -7, Total 56
The Mountaineers were superb last week against East Carolina. Pat White threw for two touchdowns and ran for two more, while Steve Slaton rushed for 110 yards and a TD. "Pat was extraordinary," Rodriguez said. "He was as sharp as you can be in all his decisions."
Since joining the Big East for the 2005 season, South Florida is 11-2 at home and they are expecting a sellout crowd on Friday. "It will be a great atmosphere," West Virginia head coach Rodriguez said. "Our players like the night games and they like the national TV games and who wouldn't? ... When you are a road team going into that environment you've got to tune out everything except for the 11 guys on the field that you are competing against."
Here are the betting statistics for Friday’s game. The Mountaineers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games as a road favorite. The Mountaineers are 10-3 ATS in their last 13 road games. The Mountaineers are 23-10-1 ATS in their last 34 conference games.
The Bulls are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games overall. The Bulls are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 home games. The Bulls are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 conference games.
The Over is 4-1 in the Mountaineers last 5 conference games. The Over is 12-5 in the Mountaineers last 17 games overall. The Under is 7-3 in the Mountaineers last 10 games as a road favorite. The Under is 4-0 in the Bulls last 4 home games. The Under is 4-1 in the Bulls last 5 games as an underdog. The Under is 20-7 in the Bulls last 27 games overall.
Pick Over 56 3 units, Lean towards the Home team and the points but should be an exciting game! Talk College Football in the Forum Click Here
