West Virginia earned a BCS Bowl victory in its first year under Head Coach Dana Holgorsen, stomping Clemson in the Orange Bowl. Can the Mountaineers win the 2013 BCS National Championship in their first year in the Big 12? They remain a relative long shot, but according to recently released West Virginia Mountaineers 2013 BCS National Championship Odds, it is not completely out of the question. West Virginia is drawing 30-1 odds to win the national title this season and 6-1 odds to bring home the Big 12 conference championship.
West Virginia suffered conference losses to Syracuse and Louisville last season, but it still won the Big East with a 5-2 league record. The Mountaineers recorded their 10th win of the season on January 4th when they embarrassed ACC Champion Clemson 70-33 in the Discover Orange Bowl.
West Virginia, which returns 15 starters (including quarterback Geno Smith – 8/1 Heisman Trophy Odds), faced its share of tough regular season opponents last year, squaring off against the likes of LSU, Cincinnati, and Louisville, but the Mountaineers schedule is considerably more difficult this season. Holgorsen’s squad will be tested by a slate that includes conference meetings with five schools that won double digit games a season ago (Baylor, Kansas State, TCU, Oklahoma, and Oklahoma State).
The odds makers, who have West Virginia’s regular season win total set at 8.5 games, like the Mountaineers against Marshall (-20), Baylor (-11), Kansas State (-7.5), and TCU (-6), but Holgorsen’s crew is presently listed as a dog in road games against Texas (+4) and Oklahoma State (+6.5). West Virginia is also listed as a +4 home dog in its November 17th meeting with Oklahoma.
West Virginia Mountaineers 2012 Schedule: 9/1 Marshall (-20), 9/15 James Madison (neutral site), 9/22 Maryland, 9/29 Baylor (-11), 10/06 at Texas (+4), 10/13 at Texas Tech, 10/20 Kansas State (-7.5), 11/3 TCU (-6), 11/10 at Oklahoma State (+6.5), 11/17 Oklahoma (+4), 11/24 at Iowa State, 11/1 Kansas
West Virginia Mountaineers 2013 BCS National Championship Odds:
Odds to Win the 2013 BCS National Championship 30-1 ($100 to win $3000)
Odds to Win the Big 12 Championship 6-1 ($100 to win $600)
Regular Season Win Total: Over/Under 8.5 wins
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