College Football Week 2 Odds, Picks & Prediction: West Virginia vs. Kansas (2022)

Let’s take a look at the College Football Week 2 odds, picks, and predictions for this week’s game: West Virginia vs. Kansas.

And check out our other game previews for Week 2:

• Alabama vs. Texas
• USC vs. Stanford
• Baylor vs. BYU
• Kentucky vs. Florida
• Mississippi State vs. Arizona
• Ohio vs. Penn State
• Duke vs. Northwestern
• Boise State vs. New Mexico State
• Maryland vs. Charlotte
• Hawaii vs. Michigan
• Virginia vs. Illinois
• Oregon State vs. Fresno State
• Iowa State vs. Iowa
• UAB vs. Liberty
• Tennessee vs. Pittsburgh
• Ohio State vs. Arkansas State
• Texas Tech vs. Houston
• TCU vs. Tarleton State
• Arizona State vs. Oklahoma State
• Louisville vs. UCF
• UNC vs. Georgia State
• Colorado vs. Air Force
• Houston vs. Texas Tech
• Ohio vs. Penn State
• South Carolina vs. Arkansas
• Notre Dame vs. Marshall
• Miami vs. Southern Miss

Check out Thor Nystrom’s Week 2 College Football Power Rankings >>

College Football Week 2 Early Odds, Picks & Prediction: West Virginia vs. Kansas

West Virginia is coming off of a game where they just put up 31 against Pitt and had 190 rushing yards. Pitt was fifth against the run last year; they never gave up more than 160 yards and gave up 100+ rushing yards only five times. WVU started Georgia transfer QB JT Daniels against Pitt. The former 5-star didn’t light the world on fire, but he was good enough to score three TD (two passing, one rushing). 

Kansas was 129th last year against the run allowing almost 250 yards per game. They were also 129th in scoring defense allowing over 40 PPG. Kansas hasn’t offered a lot on offense recently, but they put up 56 points last week against a weak FCS opponent in Tennessee Tech. Jalon Daniels took over as the starting Kansas QB for good last season in the final three games, and the Jayhawks averaged just over 37 PPG, mainly due to a 57-point effort I saw firsthand in Austin. 

I think WVU will have no problem getting to at least 35 points and probably more. The Jayhawks put up at least 28 points in each of Jalon Daniels’s starts last year. These included a 34-28 loss to WVU in the last game that went over this total. The Mountaineers will have to do the heavy lifting here, but Kansas can do a little damage on offense now, which makes me confident that these teams will get to this over and then some!

Bet: Over 59.5 (-110 on DraftKings)

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What is an Over/Under Bet?

Over/Under is a wager based on how many points you think will be scored in a specific game. Oddsmakers set the total, and bettors decide whether the final score will be higher or lower than that number. If an Over/Under is set at 44.5 points and you bet Over, you will need the combined score of both teams to be 45 points or higher to win your bet.

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A moneyline bet involves choosing which team you believe will win a specific matchup. The moneyline favorite carries a minus designation, like -130. This means that you need to wager $130 to earn a $100 profit. Conversely, the underdog carries a plus designation, like +110. This means that you win $110 in profit on a $100 bet.

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