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October 28, 2019 | Empowerment

It was bettors at the Mountain State and a disappointing weekend for the WVU Mountaineers.

WVU fell the weekend, dropping 42-31 at Morgantown. The result probably ended in West Virginia sportsbooks with a lot of unhappy folks. With the Mountaineers as 10.5-point underdogs, the 11-point conquer also took down a high number of wagers backing WVU. It did unveil its report though the gambling figures have not been published by the West Virginia Lottery nonetheless. While the overall handle didnt increase from last week, this did have another solid operation with over $6.5 million in bets. The absence of a WVU game might easily be the reason behind the lag in WV sports gambling growth. It will be interesting to learn how far the WVU vs. Texas game impacted publications when that becomes available weekly. The marketplace has been doing great ever since sports returned into WV. The two DraftKings Sportsbook and FanDuel Sportsbook have become remarkably popular. Each sportsbook should continue to enlarge as the school football season rolls on. Because they try to rebound at home against Iowa State, the Mountaineers are back to the gridiron this weekend. Lets offer a preview for WVUs Week 7 conflict with ISU and take a peek at what went wrong last week. Even though WVU and coach Neal Brown were large underdogs entering its matchup with Texas, it wasnt shown by the team. WVU scored effortlessly to a touchdown pass by Austin Kendall to Sam James. The opening score needed the home fans at Milan Puskar Stadium at a frenzy. Even more improved on the next possession. Following a 16-play drive, the Mountaineers defense held strong and forced Texas to a effort. When Cameron Dicker missed the 42-yarder, it appeared that WVU could have a opportunity. It all disappeared quickly. At the very next playKendall threw a bad interception . Two plays later, Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger withdrew his first touchdown pass of the afternoon to tie the score at seven. Texas held a 21-14 lead Though the Mountaineers would score the next touchdown in the game. Despite maintaining things shut through the next quarter, the Mountaineers committed too many errors to get a victory on Saturday. Three interceptions threw, gifting Texas scores. Coach Brown shed a light, although Obviously, bettors and fans may be frustrated with all the move quarterbacks performance. According to WV MetroNews, Brown said: Quarterbacks get too much credit when things go well and a lot of blame when things do not go well. We were in the match offensively due to Austin Kendall. Im not down on that kid one bit. Kendall did throw 367 passing yards and three touchdowns while he was careless with the turnovers. With the team rushing for under 100 yards , it was around Kendall to try to make a few plays. Texas went on to win by 11, with a loss and Mountaineer fans gambling on WVU football back into the drawing board, sending the Mountaineers home. The defeat drops WVUs record to 3-2 overall (1-1 in conference) because it prepares to host the Iowa State Cyclones this past week. It will likely be another difficult contest for the Mountaineers, as sportsbooks have them recorded as underdogs. Iowa State will travel to Morgantown. It dropped by 2 to undefeated Baylor about the street and in-state rival Iowa by one. Many teams in the country would have issues taking Iowa at the moment down, though ISU is just 3-2. The Cyclones beat TCU with ease last week. The team was headed by quarterback Brock Purdy in passing and rushing yards in the blowout victory. He had 247 metres through the atmosphere, yet another 102 on the ground to proceed with four total touchdowns daily. The sophomore has passing yards and 10 touchdowns against only two interceptions. He also leads in rushing, adding 203 yards and 5 touchdowns Iowa State. Similar to Texas and also Ehlinger, the key to WVU would be to try to contain Purdy. Purdys favorite target downfield is Deshaunte Jones. Hes 17 more receptions than anyone else on the team. His 37 catches are great enough for 13th best in college football. On the opposing side of the ball, the Mountaineers offensive line will need to attempt and slow down linebacker ORien Vance. Hes got 34 total tackles on the year to cooperate with 6.5 sacks. This is going to be a tough game for WVU although Iowa State likely isnt as great as Texas. After all the excitement and anticipation spent on a week loss, itll be curious to see how far the Mountaineers have left in the tank for this particular one. In case WVU comes to play, it can cover and possibly even steal a win. However, when it comes out level, then the Cyclones will evaluate points all afternoon. Trainer Brown will get his team ready to compete. Listed below would be WVUs chances to this weeks game based on the two WV online sportsbooks available, DraftKings and FanDuel (upgraded on Oct. 11, 2019, with present WVU soccer and Marshall chances ): Chris Imperiale covers the online casino businesses and sports betting. He was previously on staff at Bleacher Report and has a journalism degree from Rutgers University. Bet with your head, not over it. If youve got a problem call 1-800-GAMBLER. Read more: pro basketball spreads

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