2009 West Virginia vs. Cincinnati College Football Odds & Trends

Last Updated on November 13, 2009 9:00 am by drew

Big East Showdown

No. 5
Cincinnati looks to continue its perfect season Friday night when the Bearcats host

West Virginia at 8PM ET from Nippert Stadium.

Bet West Virginia at Cincinnati


Cincinnati is 9-0 on the season and 6-3 against the spread. The Bearcats had covered in three-straight games prior to last week’s 47-45 win over Connecticut, where Cincinnati was covering the 16-point spread odds in the fourth quarter only to have the Huskies rally to make it interesting. Trends show that two of the Bearcats betting losses came at home this season.

West Virginia is 7-2 on the season and 2-6 against the spread. The Mountaineers have failed to cover in four straight and in six of their last seven games.
West Virginia has only been the underdog one time this season, and it failed to cover in that game, which was a 41-30 loss to

Auburn.
Oddsmakers from online sports book SPORTSBETTING.com have made
Cincinnati 9-point home favorites over

West Virginia on Thursday night. The over/under total for this game has been established at 54.

Cincinnati coach Brian Kelly announced that Zach Collaros will start Friday’s game at quarterback, but Tony Pike will also see time after missing the last few games with a broken arm. Collaros has thrown 10 touchdown passes and one interception on the year while Pike has 15 touchdowns with three interceptions. The Bearcats have the top offense in the Big East, scoring 40 points per-game. The Bearcats have thrown for just under 3,000 yards passing through nine games.

Along with a strong offense, the Bearcats have the top defense in the conference as well giving up only 16.4 points per-game. The Mountaineers are mediocre on both sides of the ball, as the defense struggles against the pass and the offense has had a hard time moving the ball through the air. In order for the Mountaineers to win, Noel Devine has to have a big day on the ground, as quarterback Jarret Brown has just 10 passing touchdowns with eight interceptions. Trends show that
West Virginia is 7-0 at Nippert Stadium, but the Mountaineers may not have enough fire power to cover the 9-point spread odds against

Cincinnati.

College Football Week 11 Betting Trends
All games in this series since 1992

CINCINNATI is 2-2 against the spread versus
W VIRGINIA since 1992

W VIRGINIA is 4-2 straight up against

CINCINNATI since 1992

3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1992

Games over the last 3 seasons

CINCINNATI is 1-0 against the spread versus
W VIRGINIA over the last 3 seasons 

CINCINNATI is 1-1 straight up against
W VIRGINIA over the last 3 seasons 

1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons 

All games played at

CINCINNATI since 1992

W VIRGINIA is 2-0 against the spread versus

CINCINNATI since 1992

W VIRGINIA is 3-0 straight up against

CINCINNATI since 1992

2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1992

Games played at

CINCINNATI over the last 3 seasons.

CINCINNATI is 0-0 against the spread versus
W VIRGINIA over the last 3 seasons 

W VIRGINIA is 1-0 straight up against

CINCINNATI over the last 3 seasons 

1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
Week 11 College Football Injury Report
W VIRGINIA

[NG] 11/10/2009 – Chris Neild is upgraded to probable Friday vs. Cincinnati U ( Shoulder ) 

[QB] 11/07/2009 – Jarrett Brown probable Friday vs. Cincinnati U ( Ankle ) 

[RB] 11/08/2009 – Noel Devine probable Friday vs. Cincinnati U ( Ankle ) 

[DE] 11/08/2009 – Josh Taylor is upgraded to probable Friday vs. Cincinnati U ( Back ) 

[S] 11/12/2009 – Sidney Glover is upgraded to probable Friday vs. Cincinnati U ( Shoulder ) 

CINCINNATI

No significant injuries.
West Virginia at Cincinnati Odds

West Virginia Mountaineers +9 Over 54 (+270)

Cincinnati Bearcats -9 Under 54 (-350)
Bet West Virginia at Cincinnati
Posted: 11/13/09 9:00AM ET