West Virginia at Baylor - 2015 Matchup Preview
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Saturday, October 17th 2015 (12:00 PM EDT)
Baylor -18 (75.5) (0)  Open: 0.0
Baylor 62 - West Virginia: 38  (Big 12)

 
Mountaineers (8 - 5) (6 - 7 - 0)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 22 - 31 (21 - 34 on Road)
'15 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
BAY is playing their 4th straight game
WVU is playing their 4th straight game
Our Line: -2.5  (SP+ -0)
Projected Score: WVU: 26 - BAY: 31 (57)
BAY Win prob: 91% | Cover: 49%
WVU Travel: 1112 miles, 1 hrs ahead
Bears (10 - 3) (7 - 6 - 0)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 31 - 33 (30 - 28 @ Home)
'15 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
 
West Virginia's 2015 Schedule
DateMatchupSpreadTotalResultO/UCover
Sat 9/5 West Virginia vs Georgia Southern-38.055.0W 44 - 0UY
Sat 9/12 West Virginia vs Liberty-40.0
BYE WEEK
Sat 9/26 West Virginia vs Maryland-16.557.5W 45 - 6UY
Sat 10/3 West Virginia at Oklahoma+7.561.0L 24 - 44ON
Sat 10/10 West Virginia vs Oklahoma State-6.063.5L 26 - 33UN
Sat 10/17 West Virginia at Baylor+18.075.5L 38 - 62ON
BYE WEEK
Thu 10/29 West Virginia at TCU+14.572.5L 10 - 40UN
Sat 11/7 West Virginia vs Texas Tech-7.080.0W 31 - 26UN
Sat 11/14 West Virginia vs Texas-7.052.5W 38 - 20OY
Sat 11/21 West Virginia at Kansas-28.056.0W 49 - 0UY
Sat 11/28 West Virginia vs Iowa State-13.557.5W 30 - 6UY
Sat 12/5 West Virginia at Kansas State-5.554.0L 23 - 24UN
Sat 1/2 West Virginia vs Arizona State+1.5

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Predictions for West Virginia's Schedule
Baylor's 2015 Schedule
DateMatchupSpreadTotalResultO/UCover
Fri 9/4 Baylor at SMU-20.071.0W 56 - 21OY
Sat 9/12 Baylor vs Lamar-59.0
BYE WEEK
Sat 9/26 Baylor vs Rice-33.074.0W 70 - 17OY
Sat 10/3 Baylor vs Texas Tech-15.588.0W 63 - 35OY
Sat 10/10 Baylor at Kansas-38.076.5W 66 - 7UY
Sat 10/17 Baylor vs West Virginia-18.075.5W 62 - 38OY
Sat 10/24 Baylor vs Iowa State-37.074.5W 45 - 27UN
BYE WEEK
Thu 11/5 Baylor at Kansas State-18.567.0W 31 - 24UN
Sat 11/14 Baylor vs Oklahoma-6.076.0L 34 - 44ON
Sat 11/21 Baylor at Oklahoma State-3.076.5W 45 - 35OY
Fri 11/27 Baylor at TCU-2.075.0L 21 - 28UN
Sat 12/5 Baylor vs Texas-20.563.5L 17 - 23UN
Tue 12/29 Baylor vs North Carolina-3.5

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Predictions for Baylor's Schedule
Important Stats (2014)
 Teams                  Off Explosive.Off SuccessPPGRush SuccessOL Yds Per AttRush YPGPass SuccessPass YPGOff ScoreZoneDef Explosive.Def SuccessDef PPGRunD SuccessPass D SuccessDef ScoreZonePenalty YPGTO PGDef TO PG
WVU.1644%21.842%3.0618343%3173.19.1140%30.839%38%3.158.22.21.1
BAY.349%31.150%3.2121647%3664.01.1340%32.640%38%3.6288.412
 Teams                  Off Explosive.Off SuccessPPGRush SuccessOL Yds Per AttRush YPGPass SuccessPass YPGOff ScoreZoneDef Explosive.Def SuccessDef PPGRunD SuccessPass D SuccessDef ScoreZonePenalty YPGTO PGDef TO PG
WVU0%0%000%000%0%0%0000
BAY0%0%000%000%0%0%0000



Overall Stats 2014
 Teams                  GamesPPGPPG H/RSuccess RatePts PerOppTO1stD PGTotalYds PGRushYds PGPassYdsPGRYPARun RatePass RateRun SuccessPass SuccessHavoc RateTotal PPA
WVU Offense1321.820.843.9%3.192.2265001833174.247%50%42%43%2%.16
BAY Defense1332.627.939.9%3.622 - - - - - 47%52%40%38%2%.13
 Teams                  GamesPPGPPG H/RSuccess RatePts PerOppTO1stD PGTotalYds PGRushYds PGPassYdsPGRYPARun RatePass RateRun SuccessPass SuccessHavoc RateTotal PPA
WVU Defense1330.833.539.6%3.11.1 - - - - - 50%48%39%38%1%.11
BAY Offense1331.129.649.2%4.011305812163664.549%49%50%47%1%.3

Additional Stats 2014
 Teams                  GamesPossession Time1st Downs PG3rd Down %4th Down %Penalties PGPenalty Yds PGOff TO PGDef TO PGTFL PGSacks PGD/ST TDsAvg Field Pos
West Virginia1331:1325.942%45%6.558.22.21.100428.9
Baylor1328:5630.147%74%9.888.41200032.4
Run Game Stats (2015)
 Teams                  GamesRun Play RateRun Play SuccessRush Att PGRush Yds PGRush Yds Per AttRushing TDsRun Pred Pts AddedOL Yds Per Att3rd/4th & ShortFront 7 HavocRun Play Explosivness
WVU Offense1347%42%43.3182.84.218.073.0673%0%0.86
BAY Defense1347%40% - - - - .042.5677%0%0.85
 Teams                  GamesRun Play RateRun Play SuccessRush Att PGRush Yds PGRush Yds Per AttRushing TDsRun Pred Pts AddedOL Yds Per Att3rd/4th & ShortFront 7 HavocRun Play Explosivness
WVU Defense1350%39% - - - - .082.6753%0%1.05
BAY Offense1349%50%47.6215.54.543.233.2179%0%0.94

Pass Game Stats (2015)
 Teams                  GamesPassPlay RatePassPlay SuccessComp PGAtt PGYds PGYds PAYds PCTDs    Ints    PassPlays PPAPassPlays ExplPassDowns RatePassDowns Succ RatePassDowns PPADB HavocPassDowns Expl
WVU Offense1350%43%26.241.13177.712.12610.271.631%34%.272%1.8
BAY Defense1352%38% - - - - - - 13.241.834%30%.252%1.9
 Teams                  GamesPassPlay RatePassPlay SuccessComp PGAtt PGYds PGYds PAYds PCTDs    Ints    PassPlays PPAPassPlays ExplPassDowns RatePassDowns Succ RatePassDowns PPADB HavocPassDowns Expl
WVU Defense1348%38% - - - - - - 12.141.635%31%.231%1.9
BAY Offense1349%47%24.839.9365.99.214.7388.391.629%36%.371%1.8

West Virginia's Power Ratings
West Virginia's Power Rating: NR
West Virginia's Offense Rating: NR
West Virginia's Defense Rating: NR
2015 Talent Rating:  #41
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% NR
West Virginia's 2015 Expected Record: -
West Virginia's 2015 Overall SP+ Rating: NR
West Virginia's Offense SP+ Rating: NR
West Virginia's Defense SP+ Rating: NR

Average Talent
Average Big 12 Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 715.76

Power Ratings Matchup
West Virginia:    Baylor: 2.5

SP+ Ratings Matchup
West Virginia:    Baylor:




Baylor's Power Ratings
Baylor's Power Rating: 2.5 NR
Baylor's Offense Rating: NR
Baylor's Defense Rating: NR
2015 Talent Rating:  #31
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 NR
Baylor's 2015 Expected Record: -
Baylor's 2015 Overall SP+ Rating: NR
Baylor's Offense SP+ Rating: NR
Baylor's Defense SP+ Rating: NR

Average Talent
Average Big 12 Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 715.76


West Virginia Scoring
Offense: 21.8 PPG
Offense on Road: 20.8
Defense: 30.8 PPG
Defense on Road: 33.5

West Virginia's 2015 Record
Record: 8 - 5
Record vs Spread: 6 - 7 - 0
Over/Under Record: 3 - 10
Record on Road: 2 - 4
Record vs Spread on Road: 1 - 4 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 1 - 3 - 0
Record as Road Dog vs Spread: 0 - 3 - 0
Projected Score
Baylor 31
West Virginia 26

Projected Total Points: 57
Baylor Scoring
Offense: 31.1 PPG
Offense at Home: 29.6
Defense: 32.6 PPG
Defense at Home: 27.9

Baylor's 2015 Record
Record: 10 - 3
Record vs Spread: 7 - 6 - 0
Over/Under Record: 6 - 7
Record at home: 4 - 2
Record vs Spread at home: 2 - 4 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 7 - 6 - 0
Record as Home Fav vs Spread: 2 - 4 - 0


YearDateHomeScoreAwayScoreSpreadCoverTotalO/U
202411/16West Virginia35Baylor49Baylor -2Baylor60.0Over
202311/25Baylor31West Virginia34West Virginia -6.5Baylor53.5Over
202210/13West Virginia43Baylor40Baylor -3.0West Virginia55.0Over
202110/09Baylor45West Virginia20Baylor -1.0Baylor45.0Over
202010/03West Virginia27Baylor21Baylor -1.5West Virginia54.5Under
201910/31Baylor17West Virginia14Baylor -19West Virginia57.0Under
201810/25West Virginia58Baylor14West Virginia -14.5West Virginia67.0Over
201710/21Baylor36West Virginia38West Virginia -10.5Baylor67.5Over
201612/03West Virginia24Baylor21West Virginia -14.5Baylor69.0Under
201510/17Baylor62West Virginia38Baylor -18Baylor75.5Over
201410/18West Virginia41Baylor27Baylor -9.5West Virginia0
201310/05Baylor73West Virginia42Baylor -30Baylor0
201209/29West Virginia70Baylor63
TeamWinsCoversO/U
Baylor577 Overs
West Virginia853 Unders

WinsCoversFavsDogs
Home Teams10 - 39 - 34 - 25 - 1
Road Teams3 - 103 - 91 - 52 - 4

(#) WVU at (#) BAY
Overall StatsOvr
CategoryCatWVUBAY
Net PPPPPPNRNR
Power RatePwrNRNR
SP+SP+NRNR
Perf GradeGradeNRNR
OffenseOffNRNR
DefenseDefNRNR
Spec TeamsSTNRNR
TalentTal #41 #31
Blue ChipsBC%NRNR
West Virginia on Offense
CategoryCat
WVU OffBAY Def
PPPOffPPPNRNR
Perf GradePerfNRNR
SuccessSucNRNR
ExplosiveExpNRNR
PPAPPANRNR
PowerPwrNRNR
SP+SP+NRNR
Pts POPPONRNR
HavocHavNRNR
West Virginia Run Game
CategoryCat
WVU OffBAY Def
Run GameRunNRNR
Run SuccessRSucNRNR
Run ExplRExpNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Run BlockR BlkNR -
OL YdsOLYNRNR
Stuff RateStuffNRNR
TackleTak - NR
West Virginia Pass Game
CategoryCat
WVU OffBAY Def
Pass GamePassNRNR
Pass SuccessPSucNRNR
Pass ExplPExlNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Pass Rush/BlockP BlkNRNR
F7 HavocF7NRNR
DB HavocDBNRNR
Baylor on Offense
CategoryCatBAY OffWVU Def
PPPDefPPPNRNR
Perf GradePerfNRNR
SuccessSucNRNR
ExplosiveExpNRNR
PPAPPANRNR
PowerPwrNRNR
SP+SP+NRNR
Pts POPPONRNR
HavocHavNRNR
Baylor Run Game
CategoryCat
BAY OffWVU Def
Run GameRunNRNR
Run SuccessRSucNRNR
Run ExplRExpNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Run BlockR BlkNR -
OL YdsOLYNRNR
Stuff RateStuffNRNR
TackleTak - NR
Baylor Pass Game
CategoryCatBAY OffWVU Def
Pass GamePassNRNR
Pass SuccessPSucNRNR
Pass ExplPExlNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Pass Block/RushP BlkNRNR
F7 HavocF7NRNR
DB HavocDBNRNR
Program Comparison
BAY 5 Year Profile: Consistent Poor G5
'15 Profile: Remains Poor G5

WVU 5 Year Profile: Consistent Poor G5
'15 Profile: Remains Poor G5

Weather Forecast
Playing in McLane Stadium
Conditions:
Temp: 0°
Rematch from Week 7
Baylor -18.0 (75.5)
Baylor won vs West Virginia this year (62-38)

Previous Matchups
Baylor beat West Virginia in 2024 (49-35)
West Virginia beat Baylor in 2023 (34-31)

  
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