Kansas State vs. West Virginia Prediction, Odds, Picks - October 19, 2024

Updated Oct. 19, 2024 3:05 p.m. ET

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A pair of the nation's strongest running games square off when the No. 17 Kansas State Wildcats (5-1) bring college football's eighth-ranked rushing offense into a matchup with the West Virginia Mountaineers (3-3), who have the No. 21 rushing offense, on Saturday, October 19, 2024. The Wildcats are only 2.5-point favorites. The over/under is 55.5.

The Wildcats beat the Colorado Buffaloes, 31-28, in their most recent game. The Mountaineers' most recent game was against the Iowa State Cyclones, and they lost by a score of 28-16.

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Kansas State vs. West Virginia Game Information & Odds

When: Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. ET
Location: Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown, West Virginia
TV: FOX
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Kansas State vs West Virginia Betting Information updated as of October 19, 2024, 2:49 p.m. ET.
Favorite	Spread (Odds)	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Moneyline	Under Moneyline
Kansas State	-2.5 (-117)	-143	+119	55.5	-110	-110

Kansas State vs. West Virginia Prediction

Pick ATS: Kansas State (-2.5)
Pick OU: Under (55.5)
Prediction: Kansas State 30, West Virginia 24

Predictions are made by the Data Skrive betting model.

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Kansas State vs. West Virginia Betting Insights

Based on the spread and over/under, the implied score for the game is Wildcats 29, Mountaineers 26.
The Wildcats have a 58.8% chance to win this meeting based on the moneyline's implied probability. The Mountaineers hold a 45.7% implied probability.
Kansas State has covered twice in six chances against the spread this season.
West Virginia has covered twice in six matchups with a spread this year.

Kansas State vs. West Virginia: Head-to-Head

Over their last two meetings, Kansas State has put up two wins versus West Virginia.
The Wildcats own a 2-0 record ATS in those games, while the two teams went over the point total both times.
In their last two head-to-head matchups, Kansas State has scored 82 points against West Virginia, while giving up only 48 points.

Kansas State vs. West Virginia: 2024 Stats Comparison

	Kansas State	West Virginia
Off. Points per Game (Rank)	31.3 (51)	30.2 (65)
Def. Points per Game (Rank)	21 (43)	26 (77)
Turnovers Allowed (Rank)	7 (47)	10 (91)
Turnovers Forced (Rank)	7 (82)	5 (112)

Kansas State 2024 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Avery Johnson	QB	1,103 YDS (61.7%) / 11 TD / 5 INT 306 RUSH YDS / 3 RUSH TD / 51 RUSH YPG
DJ Giddens	RB	786 YDS / 2 TD / 131 YPG / 7.3 YPC 10 REC / 129 REC YDS / 1 REC TD / 21.5 REC YPG
Dylan Edwards	RB	222 YDS / 3 TD / 37 YPG / 6.2 YPC 10 REC / 64 REC YDS / 1 REC TD / 10.7 REC YPG
Jayce Brown	WR	23 REC / 398 YDS / 3 TD / 66.3 YPG
Brendan Mott	DL	15 TKL / 6 TFL / 6 SACK
Austin Romaine	LB	27 TKL / 2 TFL / 2 SACK
Desmond Purnell	LB	15 TKL / 3 TFL / 1 SACK
VJ Payne	DB	11 TKL / 0 TFL / 2 INT / 2 PD

West Virginia 2024 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Garrett Greene	QB	1,267 YDS (57%) / 8 TD / 6 INT 382 RUSH YDS / 3 RUSH TD / 63.7 RUSH YPG
Jahiem White	RB	398 YDS / 5 TD / 66.3 YPG / 5.9 YPC 6 REC / 36 REC YDS / 1 REC TD / 7.2 REC YPG
CJ Donaldson	RB	378 YDS / 5 TD / 63 YPG / 4.7 YPC 2 REC / 16 REC YDS / 1 REC TD / 3.2 REC YPG
Hudson Clement	WR	22 REC / 334 YDS / 1 TD / 55.7 YPG
T.J. Jackson	DL	16 TKL / 8 TFL / 3.5 SACK
Tyrin Bradley	LB	16 TKL / 1 TFL / 1.5 SACK / 1 INT
Josiah Trotter	LB	22 TKL / 1 TFL / 0.5 SACK / 1 INT
Trey Lathan	LB	19 TKL / 5 TFL / 1 SACK