West Virginia Mountaineers vs Iowa State Cyclones Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 11/05/2022

Game Time: 3:30 pm ET, Saturday, November 5, 2022

Venue:  Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA

Where to Watch:  ESPN+

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  WVU +7, ISU -7; Over/Under:  50 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  WVU +7, ISU -7; Over/Under:  50 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  WVU +7, ISU -7; Over/Under:  50.5 points

 

West Virginia Mountaineers:  3-5 (1-4) (9th place, Big 12)

Iowa State Cyclones:  3-5 (0-5) (10th place, Big 12)

 

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West Virginia Mountaineers:  lost their last game at home against the TCU Horned Frogs 41-31.

Iowa State Cyclones:  lost their last game at home against the Oklahoma Sooners 27-13.

 

WVU is entering this game with a 3-5 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 5th road game of the season here as they are 1-3 in their road games this year. This will also be their 6th conference game of the college football season this year as they are 1-4. They lost against the TCU Horned Frogs in their last game at home 41-31. JT Daniels started that game at QB and he completed 23/39 passes for 275 yards, 2 touchdowns, and 1 interception. CJ Donaldson led the team in rushing with 104 yards and 2 TDs on 19 rushing attempts. Sam James led the team in receiving with 95 yards on 6 receptions. Wesley McCormick and Charles Woods each led the defense in that game with 3 solo tackles and 0 assisted tackles. Jared Bartlett led the defense in sacks with 1 while no one on the defense came away with an interception for them in that one.

 

 

 

Iowa State is entering this game with a 3-5 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 6th home game of the season as they are 2-3 in their home games this year. This will also be the 6th conference matchup on their conference schedule this season as they are 0-5. They lost against the Oklahoma Sooners in their last game at home 27-13. Hunter Dekkers started that game at QB and he completed 37/57 passes for 308 yards, 1 touchdown, and 3 interceptions. Hunter Dekkers led the team in rushing with 31 yards on 4 carries. Dimitri Stanley led the team in receiving with 90 yards on 6 receptions. TJ Tampa led the defense in that game with 7 solo tackles and 0 assisted tackles. MJ Anderson led the defense in sacks with 1 while no one on the defense came away with an interception for them in that one.

The current betting odds have WVU listed as a 7 point underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. WVU has been really bad this year as they haven't been winning many of their games but they haven't been terrible on offense in a lot of these games as they are putting up a ton of points. Their defense has been killing them in these games as they give up a ton of points but they are getting a bit of a break here with Iowa State having one of the worst offenses in the country. ISU doesn't put up a ton of points in their games but their defense is really good and they don't give up many points either. That will be their undoing here though as they will still struggle to score points on offense and their defense is not going to hold the WVU offense to nothing here when they have been so strong. If ISU wins this game it is not going to be by a lot as their offense is not capable of putting up that many points and they could even be at risk of losing this game if their defense doesn't come to play. This is too many points for ISU to cover here. The best way to place a bet here is on WVU to cover the spread in this game.

 

West Virginia Iowa State Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, November 5, 2022 (3:30 pm ET start time) is WVU 24 ISU 17.

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West Virginia Mountaineers: 7-12 ATS as a road underdog of 3.5 to 7 points. 4-13 ATS after allowing 37 points or more in 2 straight games. 24-11 UNDER in a road game where the total is between 49.5 and 56.

Iowa State Cyclones: 30-21 ATS as a favorite of 3.5 to 10 points. 20-12 UNDER in all games. 14-5 UNDER as a home favorite of 7 points or less.

 

 

West Virginia Mountaineers:  C. Donaldson (TE) out for season - Leg. T. Mathis Jr. (RB) Ques Sat - Undisclosed. M. O'Laughlin (TE) out for season - Knee.

Iowa State Cyclones:  None.

 

 

"I thought our guys competed, really played their tails off. I'm proud of how they played. We're based on outcomes. I get that. The outcome wasn't what we wanted. We just didn't make enough plays in the second half." - Neal Brown after his team’s loss against TCU in their last game.

 

 

"Right now, it is not where we need it to be. And it needs to be there for us to be successful offensively." - Matt Campbell after his team’s loss against Oklahoma in their last game.

 

 

 

WR Ford-Wheaton, Bryce

WR Prather, Kaden

WR James, Sam 

WR Smith, Reese 

TE Polendey, Brian 

QB Daniels, JT

RB Mathis Jr., Tony 

 

WR Hutchinson, Xavier

WR Stanley, Dimitri

WR Noel, Jaylin 

TE Dean, Easton

TE Rus, Jared

QB Dekkers, Hunter

RB Brock, Jirehl 

 

 

Passing: J. Daniels (1951)

Rushing: C. Donaldson (526)

Receiving: B. Ford-Wheaton (567)

Touchdowns: C. Donaldson (8)

 

Passing: H. Dekkers (2151)

Rushing: J. Brock (420)

Receiving: X. Hutchinson (830)

Touchdowns: X. Hutchinson (5)

 

Coaches:

West Virginia Mountaineers: Neal Brown (4th season)

Iowa State Cyclones: Matt Campbell (7th season)