Rutgers-West Virginia Preview

The fans at Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium will be treated to a game between the Rutgers Scarlet Knights and the West Virginia Mountaineers when they take their seats on Saturday. Oddsmakers currently have the Mountaineers listed as 14-point favorites versus the Scarlet Knights, while the game's total is sitting at 46. Pat White threw two touchdown passes to lead West Virginia to a 27-3 win over visiting Marshall in Week 5. The Mountaineers covered the 14.5-point spread, while the combined final score played UNDER the day's posted total of 53.5. Team records: Rutgers: 1-3 SU, 0-3 ATS West Virginia: 2-2 SU, 1-2 ATS Rutgers most recently: When playing in October are 8-2 When playing on turf are 5-5 After outgaining opponent are 7-3 When playing within the conference are 4-6 West Virginia most recently: When playing in October are 9-1 When playing on turf are 9-1 After outgaining opponent are 8-2 When playing within the conference are 7-3 A few trends to consider: Rutgers is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against West Virginia Rutgers is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games Rutgers is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road Rutgers is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against West Virginia West Virginia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Rutgers West Virginia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Rutgers West Virginia is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home West Virginia is 15-4 SU in its last 19 games Next up: Rutgers at Cincinnati, Saturday, October 11 West Virginia home to Syracuse, Saturday, October 11