The West Virginia Mountaineers'(2-2) will take on the Texas Longhorns (2-2) in a Big 12 showdown Saturday at Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium at 7:30 p.m. ET (FOX). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the West Virginia vs. Texas odds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.
The Mountaineers got off to a 0-2 start to the season with losses to Pittsburgh and Kansas, but they’ve bounced back with wins over Towson and Virginia Tech. QB JT Daniels has been solid for West Virginia, throwing for 950 yards and 7 TDs and only 2 INTs in the first 4 weeks.
Everything seemed to be going smoothly for the Longhorns. They were 2-1 with their lone loss a 1-point defeat to Alabama in Week 2, but they lost 37-34 at Texas Tech last week. RB Bijan Robinson has been fantastic for Texas thus far, rushing for 412 yards and 7 TDs and catching 8 passes for 154 yards and another score.
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