Who's Playing

West Virginia Mountaineers (home) vs. Kansas Jayhawks (away)

Current records: West Virginia 4-0; Kansas 2-3

What to Know

If the oddsmakers' predictions hold true, the near future looks bright for West Virginia. They will look to defend their home turf on Saturday against Kansas at 12:00 p.m. West Virginia will be strutting in after a win while Kansas will be stumbling in from a loss.

West Virginia were able to grind out a solid victory over Texas Tech last Saturday, winning 42-34. Will Grier was the offensive standout of the match for West Virginia, as he passed for 370 yards and 3 touchdowns.

Meanwhile, Kansas were out to avenge their 17-58 defeat to Oklahoma St. from the last time they squared off against one another, but they had no such luck. Kansas took a hard 28-48 fall against Oklahoma St. Kansas were down by 14-34 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.

Everything went West Virginia's way against Kansas the last time the two teams met as they made off with a 56-34 victory. Will West Virginia repeat their success, or does Kansas have a better game plan this time around ? We'll find out soon enough.

How To Watch

  • When: Saturday at 12:00 PM ET
  • Where: Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium, West Virginia
  • TV: ESPN2
  • Follow: CBS Sports App
  • Ticket Cost: $66.86

Prediction

The Mountaineers are a big 27.5 point favorite against the Jayhawks.

This season, West Virginia are 3-0-0 against the spread. As for Kansas, they are 2-2-0 against the spread

The line on this game has moved quite a bit since it opened, as it started out with the Mountaineers as a 24 point favorite.

Series History

This is the first time these teams have played each other within the last 4 years.