WVU Online Betting Odds For The Backyard Brawl With Pitt

The WVU Mountaineers begin the 2022 season against Pitt on Thursday night. It's the 105th time the two teams will meet on the gridiron. Pitt holds the all-time series lead with a record of 61-40-3. WvU has won the last three games.

WVU and Pitt are playing in the opening game of the college football season. WV is favored by 7.5 points. Pitt is -295. Both teams have new starting quarterbacks. WvU's new quarterback is JTD Daniels, who played for USC last season and was teammates with Kedon Slovis at USC. The game is set at 51 points, with the total set to 51.0. DraftKings Sportsbook W Virginia lists WVA with odds of +245 on the moneyline, compared to Pitt with -300.

WVU and Pitt are going to play each other on Thursday night. The quarterback play of WVu's Daniels is likely to determine the outcome. Pitt lost a first-round quarterback and a talented wide receiver in Jordan Addison. Konata Mumpfield, Jared Wayne and Bryce Ford-Wheaton are Pitt's top receivers. WvU's offense needs to score some points to have a chance at winning. They will try to limit the big plays from Pitt and generate pressure on Slovis.

DraftKings offers WVU-Pitt betting options. The over and under options for both the starting QBs and their passing yardage are shown at -115. The online sports betting app, along with several others offered in Wv, should give more options as the start of the game approaches.