UCF Knights

UCF Knights

Nov 23, 2024

West Virginia Mountaineers

West Virginia Mountaineers
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  • Stats
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UCF vs West Virginia Preview and Pick For 11/23/2024

The UCF Knights will be taking on the West Virginia Mountaineers on November 23, 2024, at 3:30 pm EST. DraftKings Sportsbook has the Mountaineers listed as three-point home underdogs for this matchup. The total for this game is set at 64. Expect an exciting and closely contested game between these two Big 12 teams, as they battle it out on the field for a chance to come out on top. And be sure to keep reading to see our pick for this UCF vs West Virginia matchup.

UCF Defense Struggling In Conference Play

The UCF Knights are 4-6 overall this season and just 2-5 in Big 12 play. They have lost five of their last six games going into this matchup, thanks in large part to the struggles of their defense. Over their last six games, UCF has allowed 35.5 points per game, even after holding Arizona to just 12 points in their lone win during that stretch. If the UCF defense doesn't play better in this game, the Knights will be out of bowl contention after this game by suffering their seventh loss of the year.

West Virginia Looks to Seal Bowl Bid At Home

West Virginia is also in bowl contention late in the season, as they enter this week with a 5-5 overall record and a 4-3 mark in the Big 12. The Mountaineers lost to Baylor at home last week with a chance to clinch a spot in the upcoming bowl season. Here, they will aim to lock down a bowl bid at home for the second week in a row. But the defense of the Mountaineers has to be better for them to accomplish that feat, as they allowed Baylor to gain over 500 yards of total offense last Saturday.

UCF vs West Virginia Prediction

We will take the home underdog in Saturday's UCF vs West Virginia game from Morgantown. The Mountaineers could very well win this game outright against a UCF team that has fallen on hard times in Big 12 play. Look for West Virginia's offense to take full advantage of the struggles of the UCF defense, while West Virginia does just enough on the defensive side of the ball to claim their sixth win of the season.

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Consensus

Spread Pick Consensus

-3.0/-112
22% UCF
+3.0/-108
77% WVIR

Moneyline Pick Consensus

-157
70% UCF
+131
30% WVIR

Total Pick Consensus

60.0/-108
73% UN
60.0/-112
27% OV

Stats

  • Team Stats
  • Passing
  • Rushing
  • Special Teams

Offense/Defense

UCF
Team Stats
WVIR
12
GM
13
30.4
PPG
31.9
68.9
PLAYS-PG
63.8
447.8
YDS/G
415.2
6.5
YPP
6.5
23.6
1st DPG
21.8
8.6
1st DPass
12.0
13.5
1st DRush
8.4
1.5
1st Pen
1.4
6.5
Pen-Gm
5.9
54.4
Pen-Yds
51.1
0.7
FUM-G
0.5
0.9
INT-G
0.4

Defense/Offense

UCF
Team Stats
WVIR
12
GM
13
26.9
PPG
29.2
65.7
PLAYS-PG
69.2
339.0
YDS/G
404.0
5.2
YPP
5.8
19.3
1st DPG
22.6
10.6
1st DPass
9.8
6.8
1st DRush
10.8
1.8
1st Pen
1.9
6.3
Pen-Gm
4.4
49.0
Pen-Yds
34.3
0.2
FUM-G
0.4
0.8
INT-G
1.1

Offense/Defense

UCF
Rushing
WVIR
43.0
ATT
34.2
248.1
Y/G
144.4
5.8
Y/A
4.2
2.8
TD/G
2.2

Defense/Offense

UCF
Rushing
WVIR
34.3
ATT
40.7
120.3
Y/G
193.7
3.5
Y/A
4.8
1.2
TD/G
2.1

Offense/Defense

UCF
Passing
WVIR
15.1
CMP
19
25.9
ATT
29.7
58.2
CMP%
64
199.7
Y/G
270.8
7.7
Y/A
9.1
1.2
TD/G
2

Defense/Offense

UCF
Passing
WVIR
20.3
CMP
17.4
31.3
ATT
28.5
64.9
CMP%
60.9
218.7
Y/G
210.3
7
Y/A
7.4
1.8
TD/G
1.5

UCF
Special Teams
WVIR
3.4
Punts-GM
2.8
43.0
Punt Avg
42.5
1.9
Kick Ret GM
1.8
16.7
Kick Ret Avg
22.1
1.5
Punt Ret GM
1.2
9.5
Punt Ret Avg
8.2

Odds

  • Spread
  • MoneyLine
  • Over/Under
Open
Current
Book
UCF WVIR
UCF WVIR
Consensus
-1.5 (-111)
+1.5 (-110)
-3.0 (-111)
+3.0 (-108)
-2.5 (-112)
+2.5 (-110)
-3.0 (-112)
+3.0 (-108)
-2.5 (-102)
+2.5 (-110)
-3.5 (-102)
+3.5 (-120)
-3.5 (+100)
+3.5 (-121)
-3.5 (-106)
+3.5 (-114)
-3.0 (-110)
+3.0 (-110)
-3.0 (-110)
+3.0 (-110)
-2.5 (-115)
+2.5 (+100)
-3.0 (-115)
+3.0 (-105)
Open
Current
Book
UCF WVIR
UCF WVIR
Consensus
-135
+114
-157
+131
-135
+114
-148
+124
-130
+108
-154
+128
-155
+125
-165
+135
-140
+118
-165
+140
-150
+125
-165
+135
Open
Current
Book
Over Under
Over Under
Consensus
66.0 (-110)
66.0 (-110)
60.0 (-110)
60.0 (-108)
64.5 (-110)
64.5 (-110)
60.0 (-112)
60.0 (-108)
62.5 (-110)
62.5 (-110)
60.5 (-110)
60.5 (-110)
64.5 (-112)
64.5 (-109)
61.0 (-110)
61.0 (-110)
65.5 (-110)
65.5 (-110)
60.5 (-110)
60.5 (-110)