Overview
- Kickoff is Saturday at noon ET at Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown, with TV coverage on TNT, truTV and Max.
- Oddsmakers price the Mountaineers between -6 and -6.5 with a total near 53.5 points.
- The SportsLine projection leans to the Under around 53 combined points and indicates one side of the spread hits nearly 60% of the time.
- Colorado turns to true freshman quarterback Julian Lewis after back-to-back blowout losses, with Kaidon Salter returning to the bench and Omarion Miller highlighted as a key target.
- Under first-year coach Rich Rodriguez, West Virginia has emphasized a committee rushing attack averaging about 184 yards per game as both teams try to keep bowl paths alive.