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Picks panel doesn’t think WVU’s in danger of upset

 

LAWRENCE, Kan. — For a West Virginia team seeking its first road win of 2015, a trip to Kansas seems the ideal tonic. So presumes the MetroNews Sports panel, all of whom believe the  four-touchdown favorites will earn a bowl-clinching sixth victory. By how much is the only question …

GARRETT CULLEN
West Virginia (-28) beats Kansas 42-13
Big 12’s best game: Oklahoma State (-1) beat Baylor 38-31
Big 12’s next best: Oklahoma (-10) beats TCU 42-21
National headliner: LSU (+4) beats Ole Miss 24-21
Worth watching: Michigan (-4) beats Penn State 28-21
Underdog to cover: Northwestern (+10.5) covers in 31-21 loss to Wisconsin
Underdog to win: Michigan State (+13) beats Ohio State 30-28

RANDY GYORKO
West Virginia (-28) beats Kansas 56-10
Big 12’s best game: Baylor (+1) beats Oklahoma State 63-48
Big 12’s next best: Oklahoma (-10) beats TCU 55-27
National headliner: Ole Miss beats LSU 34-24
Worth watching: Michigan (-4) beats Penn State 23-7
Underdog to cover: Northwestern (+10) covers in 21-13 loss to Wisconsin
Underdog to win: Iowa State (+6) to upset Kansas State 31-28

BRAD HOWE
West Virginia (-28) beats Kansas 42-17
Big 12’s best game: Oklahoma State (-1) beats Baylor 41-38
Big 12’s next best: Oklahoma (-10) beats TCU 42-21
National headliner: Ole Miss (-4) beats LSU 31-24
Worth watching: Michigan beats Penn St 24-17
Underdog to cover: Boston College (+15.5) covers in 24-13 loss to Notre Dame
Underdog to win: Missouri (+7) beats Tennessee 24-21

GREG HUNTER
West Virginia (-28) beats Kansas 37-14
Big 12’s best game: Oklahoma State (-1) beats Baylor 35-31
Big 12’s next best: Oklahoma (-10) beats TCU 38-24
National headliner: LSU (+4) beats Ole Miss 21-17
Worth watching: Michigan (-4) at Penn State Michigan wins 31-17
Underdog to cover: Florida Atlantic (+31) covers in 35-10 loss to Florida
Underdog to win: Michigan State (+13) to upset Ohio State 24-21

TRAVIS JONES
West Virginia (-28) beats Kansas 42-17
Big 12’s best game: Oklahoma State (-1) beats Baylor 41-38
Big 12’s next best: Oklahoma (-10) beats TCU 42-21
National headliner: LSU (+4) beats Ole Miss 28-21
Worth watching: Michigan (-4) beats Penn State 28-24
Underdog to cover: Syracuse (+17) covers in 30-20 loss to N.C. State
Underdog to win: Michigan State (+13) upsets Ohio State 17-14

ALLAN TAYLOR
West Virginia (-28) beats Kansas 40-14
Big 12’s best game: Oklahoma State (-1) over Baylor 38-28
Big 12’s next best: Oklahoma (-10) beats TCU 52-21
National headliner: Ole Miss (-4) beats LSU 30-23
Worth watching: Michigan (-4) falls at Penn State 23-21
Underdog to cover: Purdue (-23) covers in 27-14 loss at Iowa
Underdog to win: Virginia Tech (+6.5) upsets North Carolina 24-23





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