The Frisco Bowl will take place on Tuesday between the Memphis Tigers and West Virginia Mountaineers. Memphis comes into this bowl game ranked in the top-25 and will look to finish the year there by grabbing a victory. Meanwhile, West Virginia is looking to finish their season with a winning record by grabbing a victory. Memphis is favored by five points going into this game, while the total has been set at 59 points.
After analyzing the betting markets for Memphis vs West Virginia, we have identified our best bet for their matchup on Tuesday. Continue reading to get our preview of this bowl game and to get my top betting pick for this matchup from Toyota Stadium in Frisco, TX.
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Memphis Looks For Fourth Straight Win
Going into the second game of the college football bowl schedule, the Memphis Tigers find themselves as one of the top-25 teams in college football. They won their final three games of the regular season to improve to 10-2 on the year, with their last game of the season being their most impressive performance. They beat Tulane on the road by 10 points, taking home-field advantage from the Green Wave in the American Athletic Conference title game, which ended up costing Tulane in a big way in that game against Army.
This week, Memphis will look to close out their season on a high note by beating a power conference opponent. And fortunately for the Tigers, their offense should largely be in-tact. They don’t have many key opt-outs to deal with on either side of the ball. And with quarterback Seth Henigan good to go for this game, Memphis’ offense will look to light up the Mountaineers to finish this year with an impressive 11 wins.
Can West Virginia Finish Season Above .500?
This season was one full of ups and downs for the West Virginia Mountaineers. They went 6-6 on the season and struggled to find consistency throughout the year. The Mountaineers dropped two of their final three games of the regular season, but did just enough to secure bowl eligibility. This week, the Mountaineers will look to finish their season on a high note and get to seven wins on the season to finish above the .500 mark to close out 2024.
The question for West Virginia going into this game will be whether or not their defense can hold up against the Memphis offense. West Virginia has allowed 49 or more points in two of their last three games. And with some transfer portal activity on the defensive side of the ball going into this game, including linebacker Josiah Trotter, we could see more struggles for the defense of the Mountaineers in this matchup from Texas.
Memphis vs West Virginia Best Bet
We are going to take the over as our best bet for this Memphis vs West Virginia contest in the Frisco Bowl. West Virginia’s defense has been far from convincing all season long and they could be even worse now that they are compromised via the transfer portal. We expect both sides of this matchup to do some scoring in what should be a fun contest to watch on Tuesday night when there is no other football on.
