Sat, Nov 14, 5:30 PM ET· Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium· West Virginia -3 · O/U 66.5
Rest 7d / 7dTravel 818 mi / 0 miForecast: 40°F · wind 12 mph · Partially cloudy
Market context
West Virginia -3 · O/U 66.5
Records vs the spread and total, in each team’s role for this game.
Kansas as road underdog
2026 overall: 3-5-1 ATS (9 games) · 6-3 O/U (9 games)
2026 as road underdog: 0-2-1 ATS (3 games) · 2-1 O/U (3 games)
Last season (2025): 1-3 ATS (4 games) · 2-2 O/U (4 games)
Since 2020: 12-18-1 ATS (31 games) · 21-9-1 O/U (31 games)
West Virginia as home favorite
2026 overall: 5-3-1 ATS (9 games) · 8-1 O/U (9 games)
2026 as home favorite: 2-2 ATS (4 games) · 4-0 O/U (4 games)
Last season (2025): 2-0 ATS (2 games) · 0-2 O/U (2 games)
Since 2020: 14-7 ATS (21 games) · 12-9 O/U (21 games)
Away
Home
2026 · TraditionalWest Virginia · 7 of 9
441.4
Yards / game
480.8
1.93
Points / drive
2.81
3.3
TDs / game
4.9
36.8
3rd-down %
47.8
61.1
RZ TD %
69.0
-0.6
Turnover margin
0.2
1.9
Sacks / game
2.2
6.3
TFL / game
6.1
13.6
Havoc / game
12.3
41.8 / 58.2
Pass / Rush split
26.7 / 73.3
2026 · Situational matchup
When Kansas has the ball
Kansas's early-down offense ranks 113th of 138. West Virginia's early-down defense ranks 137th of 138.
Kansas's passing-down offense ranks 86th of 138. West Virginia's passing-down defense ranks 127th of 138.
Kansas's third-down offense ranks 43rd of 138. West Virginia's third-down defense ranks 97th of 138.
Kansas's red-zone offense ranks 96th of 138. West Virginia's red-zone defense ranks 54th of 138.
When West Virginia has the ball
West Virginia's early-down offense ranks 22nd of 138. Kansas's early-down defense ranks 84th of 138.
West Virginia's passing-down offense ranks 20th of 138. Kansas's passing-down defense ranks 24th of 138.
West Virginia's third-down offense ranks 10th of 138. Kansas's third-down defense ranks 29th of 138.
West Virginia's red-zone offense ranks 43rd of 138. Kansas's red-zone defense ranks 95th of 138.
What’s changed
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best. Offense form is EPA per play gained.
▼Offense form-0.120 last 3 vs -0.050 season (-0.070)
Defense formabout the same(-0.115 last 3 vs -0.133 season)
▲Offense form0.278 last 3 vs 0.184 season (+0.094)
Defense formabout the same(0.223 last 3 vs 0.191 season)
Away
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingIsaiah Marshall — 1716 yd, 11 TD
RushingDylan Edwards — 595 yd, 5 TD
ReceivingNik McMillan — 497 yd, 5 TD
Home
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingMichael Hawkins Jr. — 1901 yd, 12 TD
RushingCam Cook — 1072 yd, 8 TD
ReceivingDJ Epps — 564 yd, 5 TD
2026 · Collision map
Where each offense meets the other defense — FBS rank first, season value after.
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Early downs
Kansas offense
113thof 138-0.092434 plays
vs
West Virginia defense · allowed
137thof 1380.228Kansas defense · allowed
84thof 138-0.001vs
West Virginia offense
22ndof 1380.107488 plays
Passing downs
Kansas offense
86thof 138-0.046231 plays
vs
West Virginia defense · allowed
127thof 1380.235213 plays
Kansas defense · allowed
24thof 138-0.136214 plays
vs
West Virginia offense
20thof 1380.213215 plays
Third down
Kansas offense
43rdof 1380.146133 plays
vs
West Virginia defense · allowed
97thof 1380.125115 plays
Kansas defense · allowed
29thof 138-0.151125 plays
vs
West Virginia offense
10thof 1380.407135 plays
Red zone
Kansas offense
96thof 138-0.06689 plays
vs
West Virginia defense · allowed
54thof 138-0.08985 plays
Kansas defense · allowed
95thof 1380.08989 plays
vs
West Virginia offense
43rdof 1380.074121 plays
Field advancement
Kansas offense
60thof 13848.7%vs
West Virginia defense · allowed
133rdof 13854.6%Kansas defense · allowed
51stof 13841.2%vs
West Virginia offense
30thof 13852.9%Away
Home
Kansas Offense vs West Virginia DefenseKansas · 7 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
-0.11#90
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#118-0.23
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
-0.083#115
585 plays
EPA/Play
#1370.197
allowed · 608 plays
-0.160#114
258 plays
EPA/Pass
#1370.413
allowed · 275 plays
-0.023#90
327 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#780.018
allowed · 333 plays
43.6%#109
585 plays
Success Rate
#13350.8%
allowed · 608 plays
39.5%#118
Pass Success Rate
#13754.5%
allowed
46.8%#88
Rush Success Rate
#7147.1%
allowed
48.7%#60
Available Yards %
#13354.6%
allowed
72.5#114
Net Field Position
#3872.5
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
-0.092#113
434 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#1370.228
allowed
7.4#104
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#956.8
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Kansas Defense vs West Virginia OffenseWest Virginia · 8 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
0.08#50
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#160.32
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
-0.049#48
allowed · 532 plays
EPA/Play
#170.164
633 plays
-0.061#56
allowed · 225 plays
EPA/Pass
#150.191
174 plays
-0.041#51
allowed · 307 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#160.153
459 plays
41.5%#23
allowed · 532 plays
Success Rate
#4547.7%
633 plays
39.2%#22
allowed
Pass Success Rate
#6444.8%
42.3%#21
allowed
Rush Success Rate
#6348.8%
41.2%#51
allowed
Available Yards %
#3052.9%
68.3#128
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
Net Field Position
#9571.7
-0.001#84
allowed
Early Downs EPA/Play
#220.107
488 plays
7.3#52
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#366.5
2026 · Situational EPAWest Virginia · 4 of 6
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
-0.078
596 plays
Non-garbage · Off
0.180
614 plays
-0.058
539 plays
Non-garbage · Def (allowed)
0.206
600 plays
-0.066
89 plays
Red Zone · Off
0.074
121 plays
0.089
89 plays
Red Zone · Def (allowed)
-0.089
85 plays
0.146
133 plays
3rd Down · Off
0.407
135 plays
-0.151
125 plays
3rd Down · Def (allowed)
0.125
115 plays