A Big 12 battle is on tap between the Iowa State Cyclones and the West Virginia Mountaineers at 4 p.m. ET on Saturday at Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium. West Virginia is 3-2 overall and 2-1 at home, while Iowa State is 3-2 overall and 0-1 on the road. Iowa State is 2-2-1 against the spread; West Virginia is 3-2. With their two losses coming by a combined three points against Iowa and at Baylor, the Cyclones feel like they're primed to go to another bowl game under Matt Campbell. As for West Virginia, the Mountaineers have wins over NC State and Kansas on the road to get new head coach Neal Brown off to a solid start. The Cyclones are favored by 10 points in the latest West Virginia vs. Iowa State odds, while the over-under is set at 53. Before you make any Iowa State vs. West Virginia picks, you'll want to see the college football predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model.
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West Virginia took a 42-31 hit to the loss column at the hands of Texas last week. WR T.J. Simmons and QB Austin Kendall were two strong performers for the Mountaineers despite the loss. The former caught seven passes for 135 yards and one TD, while the latter passed for 367 yards and three TDs on 46 attempts. That was the first 300-yard effort for Kendall this season.
Meanwhile, the Cyclones made easy work of TCU and claimed a 49-24 victory. QB Brock Purdy had an enormous game for the Cyclones as he picked up 102 yards on the ground on 12 carries and accumulated 247 passing yards. Purdy is completing 70.8 percent of his passes this season and has thrown for 1,578 yards with 10 touchdowns against just two interceptions while also adding 203 yards rushing and five rushing touchdowns. The exciting sophomore is one of the Big 12's best and he'll look to continue his dominant play this weekend.
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