Kansas State Wildcats (+3.5) at West Virginia Mountaineers
3:30 p.m., ESPNU
This is an automatic every time Kansas State is a underdog. Coach Bill Snyder is 16-5 against the spread as an away 'dog, with eight outright upsets. Earlier this year, I had the Wildcats in this column as a 'dog at now-No. 7 Stanford. Kansas State actually had a 335-272 edge in yardage in that matchup, with Stanford getting a late touchdown to win by a noncovering 13 points.
West Virginia is 3-0, but the Mountaineers' defense is allowing 463 yards per game. Kansas State played only one half last week vs. Missouri State (game called for weather and noncompetitiveness) as they won 35-0. My website is counting that for half a game, so in 2.5 games, they're still allowing just 179 yards per game. That's a large defensive edge, and they'll have the edge on special teams as well. Snyder is 4-0 against West Virginia's Dana Holgorsen, with three of those wins being outright upsets.
ATS pick: Kansas State (+)
Score: Kansas State 30, West Virginia 24
