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Spread
CIN +1.5 -109
WVU -1.5 -112
Open WVU -1.5
Fair, no vig: CIN +101 / WVU -101 (hold 5.0%)
Best: CIN +2 -114 at betPARX; WVU -1.5 -108 at DraftKings
Total
Over 63.5 -108
Under 63.5 -113
Fair, no vig: O +102 / U -102 (hold 5.0%)
Best: O 63.5 -106 at FanDuel; U 64.5 -115 at theScore Bet
Moneyline
CIN +102
WVU -125
Fair, no vig: CIN +112 / WVU -112 (hold 5.1%)
Best: CIN +107 at Caesars; WVU -120 at BetMGM

Updated Fri 3:40 PM ET Consensus of 9 US books: the line most books are dealing, with the middle price. Lines move. Check your book before you bet. Fair odds strip out the book's cut so you can see the price the market really implies.

Every book (9)
BookCINWVUOverUnderCIN MLWVU ML
DraftKings+1.5-112-1.5-108o63.5-108u63.5-112+102-122
FanDuel+1.5-108-1.5-112o63.5-106u63.5-114+102-122
BetMGM+1.5-108-1.5-110o63.5-108u63.5-110+100-120
Caesars+1.5-109-1.5-112o63.5-109u63.5-110+107-125
theScore Bet+1.5-110-1.5-110o64.5-105u64.5-115+105-125
BetRivers+2-115-2-109o63.5-109u63.5-114+102-125
Hard Rock Bet+1.5-105-1.5-115o63.5-110u63.5-110+100-125
Bally Bet+2-114-2-108o63.5-108u63.5-113+102-125
betPARX+2-114-2-108o63.5-108u63.5-113+102-125

Highlighted: the best number on each side. Legal US sportsbooks only.

Line movement

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WVU line, game-week open to now. Dashed lines are key numbers.
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Total, game-week open to now.

Injury report

From the Big 12 availability report (Thursday report). Posted Thu 10 PM ET. Posted at 10 PM ET the three nights before the game and 90 minutes before kickoff. We check every 30 minutes. See the official report

Cincinnati
Out
  • Aiden Pastoriza OL
  • DaMari Witherspoon TE
Questionable
  • D'Angelo Hutchinson S
West Virginia
Out
  • Andre Devine RB
  • Armoni Weaver-Bomar WR
  • Chris Talley RB
  • Da'Mare Williams S
  • Darius Wiley DL
  • Emory Snyder N/S
Questionable
  • Nick Taylor CB

No status changes since the first report we saw (Thu 10 PM ET). Changes and line moves will line up here.

Our crowd

Who's on what before kickoff, from the cappers we track and bets logged on our tracker.

Public cappers

Total1 capper on Over
Over 10 Under

Each capper counts once. See their picks

Tracker bettors

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Want sportsbook bets % and money %? DraftKings posts theirs free: DK betting splits. We quote a few big games by hand when we can. Tracker counts are anonymous: no names, and private bets stay private.

Common opponents

Same opponents, side by side: how each team did, by how much, and whether they covered. Margin is points scored minus allowed; the line is that team's closing spread.

Opponent Cincinnati West Virginia
Arizona
L 7-34 away
-27 · +7 Didn't cover
L 31-52 home
-21 · +3.5 Didn't cover

Against 1 common opponent: Cincinnati lost by 27.0 on average, 0-1 against the spread. West Virginia lost by 21.0 on average, 0-1 against the spread.

Last season (2025): 5 common opponents
Opponent Cincinnati West Virginia
BYU
L 14-26 home
-12 · +2.5 Didn't cover
L 24-38 away
-14 · +19.5 Covered
Kansas
W 37-34 away
+3 · +4.5 Covered
L 10-41 away
-31 · +13.5 Didn't cover
TCU
L 23-45 away
-22 · +3 Didn't cover
L 17-23 home
-6 · +16.5 Covered
UCF
W 20-11 home
+9 · -10.5 Didn't cover
L 13-45 away
-32 · +6.5 Didn't cover
Utah
L 14-45 away
-31 · +9.5 Didn't cover
L 14-48 home
-34 · +12.5 Didn't cover

Against 5 common opponents: Cincinnati lost by 10.6 on average, 1-4 against the spread. West Virginia lost by 23.4 on average, 2-3 against the spread.

What the public cappers like

Spread
No picks
Total
1 Over0 Under
Over 62.51
Big Cat 1u*Line 62.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · 1u (units not given, 1u used) · Posted Oct 15 4:01 PM ET · Record 94-66-4 (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original post
Moneyline
No picks

* price not posted, -110 assumed. Tracked from public posts, not endorsed. All public picks

Betting form, 2026

Cincinnati WWLWL

ATSTotals
All games3-2 60%Small sample3-2 60% overSmall sample
Road0-1 0%Small sample0-1 0% overSmall sample
As underdog1-1 50%Small sample
Last 53-2 60%Small sample

5 graded games this season. Small sample: read it as a hint, not a trend.

West Virginia LWWLPL

ATSTotals
All games2-3-1 40%Small sample6-0 100% overSmall sample
Home1-3 25%Small sample4-0 100% overSmall sample
As favorite1-2 33%Small sample
Last 52-2-1 50%Small sample

6 graded games this season. Small sample: read it as a hint, not a trend.

Head to head since 2019

DateScoreCloseATSTotalO-U
Nov 9, 2024WVU 31, CIN 24CIN -5.5WVU covered54.5Over
Nov 18, 2023CIN 21, WVU 42WVU -5WVU covered52.5Over

Cincinnati 0-2 ATS in these meetings. 2 meetings is not a trend, and rosters turn over. Closing lines from ESPN's archive.

Side by side

CINWVU
4-1Record3-3
3-2Against the spread2-3-1
3-2Over-under6-0
+1.6Avg cover margin-4.2
33.8Points per game36.3
23.2Points allowed32.7
6.42Yards per play6.13
427.6Yards per game480.3
5.90Rush yards per carry5.10
71.8Completion %52.6
48.4Third down %49.5
+8Turnover margin+6
8Sacks allowed9
66.4Penalty yards per game51.5

Season to date. Stats from ESPN. Points from final scores. Bold is the better number.

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