West Virginia-Louisville Preview

The West Virginia Mountaineers and the Louisville Cardinals will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium. Oddsmakers currently have the Mountaineers listed as 7-point favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game's total is sitting at 47. West Virginia was defeated 26-23 by Cincinnati in OT in Week 11 as a 7-point favorite at home. The 49 points made it OVER the posted total of 45.5. Pat White threw for 229 yards with two touchdowns in a losing effort for West Virginia. Louisville was upended 28-20 in Week 12 by Cincinnati as 4-point underdogs. The 48 points made it OVER the posted total of 46. Victor Anderson ran for 59 yards off 13 carries with a TD in the loss. Current streak: Louisville has lost 3 straight games. Team records: West Virginia: 6-3 SU, 3-5 ATS Louisville: 5-5 SU, 4-5 ATS West Virginia most recently: When playing in November are 7-3 When playing on turf are 8-2 After outgaining opponent are 8-2 When playing within the conference are 8-2 Louisville most recently: When playing in November are 4-6 When playing on turf are 6-4 After being outgained are 5-5 When playing within the conference are 3-7 A few trends to consider: West Virginia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games West Virginia is 17-4 SU in its last 21 games on the road West Virginia is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 4 of West Virginia's last 6 games on the road Louisville is 20-5 SU in its last 25 games at home Next up: West Virginia at Pittsburgh, Friday, November 28 Louisville at Rutgers, Thursday, December 4