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CFB : ATS Matchup
Saturday 10/21/2017Line$ LineOU LineScore
W VIRGINIA
 
BAYLOR
-10.5  

+10.5  
-425

+315

67
 
38
Final
36

W VIRGINIA (4 - 2) at BAYLOR (0 - 6)
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Week 8 Saturday, 10/21/2017 8:00 PM
Board OpenLatest
393W VIRGINIA-9.5-9.5
394BAYLOR69.567
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
W VIRGINIA - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfYardsYPPTOScoreHalfYardsYPPTO
All Games4-2-13-35-144.226.0548.0(6.9)1.327.811.8453.8(6.3)1.5
Road Games1-2-21-22-134.715.0578.3(6.8)1.332.010.0479.7(6.5)1.0
Last 3 Games2-102-12-142.018.3513.0(6.5)1.333.316.0494.3(6.7)1.3
Turf Games4-0+12-24-054.236.5547.0(7.2)1.226.213.5462.0(6.3)2.2
Conference Games2-102-12-142.018.3513.0(6.5)1.333.316.0494.3(6.7)1.3
W VIRGINIA - Current Season Statistics
 RushingPassingTotal
 PPGHalfFDTOPATT-YDSYPRCMP-ATTPCTYDSPYAATT-YDSYPPYPPT
Offense (All Games)44.226.028.328:3238-186(4.9)27-4165.2%362(8.8)79-548(6.9)(12.4)
Opponents Defensive Avg.35.92121.828:2138-168(4.4)21-3461.5%282(8.4)72-450(6.3)(12.5)
Offense Road Games34.715.029.329:5639-217(5.6)27-4658.7%361(7.9)85-578(6.8)(16.7)
Defense (All Games)27.811.820.231:2840-211(5.3)17-3254.7%243(7.6)72-454(6.3)(16.3)
Opponents Offensive Avg.30.415.52132:3939-160(4.1)21-3462.0%268(7.9)73-429(5.9)(14.1)
Defense Road Games32.010.020.330:0444-257(5.9)16-3053.3%223(7.4)74-480(6.5)(15)

BAYLOR - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfYardsYPPTOScoreHalfYardsYPPTO
All Games0-6-6.52-43-325.310.2401.8(5.7)2.240.020.2519.2(7)1.2
Home Games0-3-4.51-22-132.013.7443.0(6.4)1.338.017.3528.3(7)0.7
Last 3 Games0-3-12-12-125.710.0428.3(5.4)2.047.027.7572.0(9)1.3
Turf Games0-5-5.52-33-226.410.8418.2(5.8)1.841.221.4535.2(7.5)1.0
Conference Games0-3-12-12-125.710.0428.3(5.4)2.047.027.7572.0(9)1.3
BAYLOR - Current Season Statistics
 RushingPassingTotal
 PPGHalfFDTOPATT-YDSYPRCMP-ATTPCTYDSPYAATT-YDSYPPYPPT
Offense (All Games)25.310.217.826:5633-135(4.1)18-3749.8%267(7.2)70-402(5.7)(15.9)
Opponents Defensive Avg.25.611.719.128:0635-147(4.2)17-3254.8%229(7.2)67-375(5.6)(14.7)
Offense Home Games32.013.719.324:4033-150(4.5)19-3654.2%293(8.2)69-443(6.4)(13.8)
Defense (All Games)40.020.223.833:0343-241(5.6)20-3164.7%278(9.1)74-519(7)(13)
Opponents Offensive Avg.38.721.424.832:5440-186(4.7)24-3665.8%315(8.7)76-501(6.6)(12.9)
Defense Home Games38.017.323.735:1943-233(5.5)24-3372.7%295(8.9)76-528(7)(13.9)
Average power rating of opponents played: W VIRGINIA 29.2,  BAYLOR 37.3
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
W VIRGINIA - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/URushingPassingTORushingPassingTO
9/3/2017*VIRGINIA TECH24-31L5L54.5O35-22131-54-371145-23415-27-2350
9/9/2017E CAROLINA56-20W-25W68O47-21624-34-403032-14223-47-3282
9/16/2017DELAWARE ST59-16W-62L69O35-20424-34-334344-16110-16-1403
9/23/2017@ KANSAS56-34W-24.5L71O43-28825-39-347150-36717-34-1973
10/7/2017@ TCU24-31L12.5W68U39-14225-45-366236-17016-29-2360
10/14/2017TEXAS TECH46-35W-5.5W78.5O29-4432-41-352133-19024-39-3231
10/21/2017@ BAYLOR            
10/28/2017OKLAHOMA ST            
11/4/2017IOWA ST            
11/11/2017@ KANSAS ST            
11/18/2017TEXAS            

BAYLOR - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/URushingPassingTORushingPassingTO
9/2/2017LIBERTY45-48L-31L58O34-25414-30-278243-13844-60-4470
9/9/2017UTSA10-17L-11L56U31-13711-27-137145-22015-20-1551
9/16/2017@ DUKE20-34L10L61U27-5712-34-263451-24620-35-1932
9/23/2017OKLAHOMA41-49L28W62O35-6033-50-463140-34213-19-2831
9/30/2017@ KANSAS ST20-33L15W57U27-8426-44-291243-2257-17-1191
10/14/2017@ OKLAHOMA ST16-59L27L66O46-21914-36-168338-27620-33-4712
10/21/2017W VIRGINIA            
10/28/2017TEXAS            
11/4/2017@ KANSAS            
11/11/2017*TEXAS TECH            
11/18/2017IOWA ST            
KEY GAME INFORMATION
W VIRGINIA: West Virginia is retooling a bit, but this team is still loaded with talent. One area where they should be better than last year is under center. Skyler Howard is no longer in Morgantown, but Florida transfer Will Grier is likely an upgrade. He also has dual-threat ability. West Virginia will, however, need its defense to take some steps forward. If it can then the Mountaineers could surprise a lot of people.
BAYLOR: New head coach Matt Rhule did a phenomenal job turning Temple around, but he faces a whole new challenge at Baylor. This team has been plagued by off-field incidents over the past few years, and it's not going to be easy for Rhule to change the culture. Still, there is some talent left over for him. The offense certainly has some playmakers, but the defense was a disaster last season. It'll take time to change that.
PREVIEW
Grier leads No. 23 West Virginia into winless Baylor
 

WACO, Texas -- West Virginia prides itself on its running game, although it managed just 44 yards on the ground against Texas Tech last week.

No matter.

Florida transfer quarterback Will Grier is turning the Mountaineers' offense into a pass-first attack. He threw for 352 yards and five touchdowns in the comeback win over the Red Raiders, and he has quality receivers to throw to, including David Sills V, whose 12 touchdown catches are three more than anybody else has nationally.

No. 23 West Virginia (4-2, 2-1 Big 12) will be looking for more when it travels to play Baylor (0-6, 0-3) on Saturday evening.

"They have great receivers, just like Oklahoma State has great receivers," Baylor coach Matt Rhule said of the Mountaineers. "They run the football and are rugged up front. This is another one that's going to take what you give them."

West Virginia running back Justin Crawford is averaging 101.5 rushing yards per game, with seven touchdowns, but it is Grier that has taken the lead role.

He has thrown for at least 300 yards in every game, having completed 151 of 230 passes (65.6 percent) for 2,092 yards, with 21 touchdowns and five interceptions.

Baylor, meanwhile, is sinking to the bottom of the college football total defense rankings -- it stands 125th out of 129 teams, allowing 517.7 yards per game. The Bears are on a 12-game regular-season losing streak after falling to Oklahoma State by 43 points and allowing 747 yards last week.

The potential worry for West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen is that his team takes Baylor too lightly.

During his weekly press conference, Holgorsen pointed to the fact that the Mountaineers are seeing a Baylor program under Rhule for the first time, which might make Saturday's game difficult to navigate.

"First time in six years that this is a little more challenging week with Baylor, based on my experiences with what I have known Baylor to be and what they currently are," Holgorsen said. "There's a lot more unknowns than what there has been."

But instead of traveling to play a Baylor team that is capable of competing for a Big 12 title -- as the Mountaineers did in 2013 and 2015 (both 30-point losses) -- West Virginia will be trying win a game in which it is a heavy favorite.

That doesn't matter, Holgorsen said.

"For nine straight weeks and hopefully 10 (if the Mountaineers make the Big 12 championship game), you better play really good or you're going to get beat," Holgorsen said. "That makes it hard, I don't care if you're playing a 1-1 Tech team or an 0-3 Baylor team in conference. I don't view it any differently."

It will help that Holgorsen is able to point to Baylor's last home game.

Although Oklahoma defeated the Bears, 49-41, Baylor battled the then-No. 3 Sooners for longer than most expected. Holgorsen said Baylor should have beaten Oklahoma, which is debatable, considering the Sooners trailed for less than two minutes in the second half and had an 18-point lead midway through the fourth quarter.

But then again, Holgorsen's team used a 29-point rally in the second half to defeat Texas Tech last week, so the Mountaineers have a fresh memory of how influential momentum can be on a team's home field.

"There's a confidence that tends to exist when stuff like that happens," Holgorsen said. "The momentum got going in the fourth quarter and I couldn't be prouder of our guys. I would hope that would carry over, and I think that's going to give us confidence going forward."

Baylor sophomore QB Zach Smith struggled against Oklahoma State as he completed just 11 of 28 passes for 127 yards with no touchdowns and an interception. He was briefly replaced by freshman Charlie Brewer, who didn't fare much better.

Rhule is tasked with continually getting his team up off the mat this season.

"I said it after the game, these kids are unbelievably mentally tough," Rhule said during his Tuesday press conference. "They've been through a lot, and they continue to fight and scratch and claw, and I'm proud of those guys that go out and represent us on Saturdays. I hope our fans come out and cheer for our kids.

"And my message to our kids is simple. It hasn't worked yet on the scoreboard but there are a lot of guys playing significantly better football."


Last Updated: 3/28/2024 6:55:31 AM EST.


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