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New Week, Same Story for WVU Football as Big Underdog to Houston
Death, taxes and WVU football as a heavy underdog this season. And of course, that trend continues this week ahead of West Virginia’s trip to Texas to take on the Houston Cougars.
At the open of the week, DaftKings has the Mountaineers as a 14.5-point underdog while FanDuel has Houston as Houston as a 15.5-point favorite.
The Mountaineers will try to claim their first conference win of the season against a 7-1 team that’s riding a three-game win streak.
Announced on Sunday after the Big 12 initially decided to delay deciding on the details for the matchup, the game will kickoff at noon and air nationally on FS1.
While WVU is in the midst of enduring one of the worst seasons in program history, Houston has managed to become a surprise contender. The Cougars are coming off a 24-16 win over Arizona State and have only lost once all season, a 35-11 defeat to Texas Tech.
West Virginia is on the heels of their fifth-straight loss. On Saturday, WVU lost 23-17 to TCU in their closest loss of their losing skid. The Mountaineers last win came on Sept. 13 in a comeback victory over the rival Pitt Panthers in the Backyard Brawl.
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