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Louisville at West Virginia Football Odds

Written November 6, 2009 by Hector Garza

Sportsbook has a 50% signup bonus for all of those interested in betting college football. Louisville is down on their luck in the Big East with an 0-3 record and 3-5 overall. They’re hitting the road to take on one of the conference leaders in West Virginia (6-2), who’s only Big East loss came at the hands of South Florida last week. The college football spreads have the Mountaineers favored by 20 with the total set at 54. Kickoff is scheduled for noon ET this Saturday Milan Pusker Stadium in Morgantown.

The Cardinals have suprisingly had 3 different QB’s start in their 3 wins this year, although none of them have been great. Through 8 games there have been a total of 6 td’s thrown to 9 interceptions. To score points, Louisville relies on their running game, which has accounted for over 68% of their touchdowns. RB’s Victor Anderson and Bilal Powell lead the charge with 847 yards and have found the endzone 9 times. Head coach Steve Kragthorpe isn’t giving up any information on who will play this week in an attempt to make it harder for WVU to gameplan.

Last week against Arkansas State the Cardinals did great against the run, allowing only 45 yards rushing. That’s an area they’re hoping to build on, as they’ve been allowing 147 per game against opponents. The secondary, however, was hit up for 303 yards in the air and needs to get better for any hopes at becoming bowl eligible. MLB John Dempsey has been delivering punishing hits all year with 80 tackles, and is also a nightmare for QB’s with his 4 sacks. Check out Betfirms for some winning football picks.

The Mountaineers were stymied for 118 yarsd on the ground in their loss last week against USF. That was a far cry from their normal average of 182 a game. RB Noel Devine had one of his worst performances, gaining only 42 yards on 17 carries. For the season he’s been much better, with 954 yards and 10 scores, and is looking to get back on track against Louisville. QB Jarrett Brown has thrown for 1567 yards and 9 td’s, and is 2nd on the team in rushing with 289 yards and 4 scores. His favorite receiver thus far has been Jock Sanders, who at 55 has almost double the numbe of receptions than than the next receiver on the list, Alric Arnett at 28.

The defense of the Mountaineers has done a good job forcing turnovers. 9 different players have an interception for a total of 12 in that department, and they’ve also recorded 19 sacks. Although they had a breakdown last week for 189 yards, the team’s run defense has been superb averaging under 100 ypg. Against the pass they’re much more susceptible, and they can definitely do better in points allowed at 22.3. While the Cardinals may not represent much of a threat, they have yet to play conference leaders Pittsburgh and Cincinnati.

West Virginia has flat out better players on all units, and have the advantage of playing at home. While the Cardinals have a strong running game, it plays into the strength of the Mountaineers. Unless they can somehow grind out consistent yardage on the ground, this game won’t be close. Look for WVU to win the game but have trouble covering the 20 point spread. Your friends at Betfirms can help you out with other expert football picks.