West Virginia Mountaineers vs Virginia Cavaliers Predictions

The price in Charlotte

Virginia is a 10.5-point favorite at SPF, but bettors shouldn't read the Cavaliers' home-team designation as a home-field advantage. Blue Chip Analytics, a college football analytics site, lists Saturday's 7:30 p.m. EDT matchup at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte as a neutral-site game.

SPF lists Virginia at -395 and West Virginia at +310 on the moneyline. Virginia's price requires a win probability of about 79.8% to break even. The Cavaliers are the market's likely winner, but without confirmed starters or substantive team-performance information, there's no basis here to judge either that price or West Virginia +10.5 a worthwhile bet.

Weather doesn't settle the total

Blue Chip Analytics forecasts 80 degrees, a 36% chance of rain and an east wind of 9 mph, gusting to 13 mph. Possible showers alone don't justify taking under SPF's 53.5-point total, priced at -110 on either side. The betting recommendation is Pass, with no projected score.