The Virginia Cavaliers and West Virginia Mountaineers play on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026, at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, in a game on the college football Week 3 schedule.
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Check out these college football Week 3 picks and college football Week 3 predictions for the game, which can be seen at 4:30 p.m. MST on ACC Network (stream with FUBO
).Virginia is a 10-point favorite over West Virginia in college football Week 3 odds for the game, according to BetMGM Sportsbook.
The Cavaliers are -350 on the moneyline, while the Mountaineers are +280. The over/under (point total) for the game is set at 54.5 points.
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The Arizona Republic: Virginia 28, West Virginia 24
Jeremy Cluff writes:
"Virginia has allowed only 11 points this season. West Virginia will score more than that, but not enough to upset the Cavaliers."
Stat Salt: Bet West Virginia with the points vs Virginia
Kim Smith writes: "Virginia may be the stronger team overall, but asking the Cavaliers to win a neutral-site rivalry matchup by more than a touchdown is aggressive. West Virginia is 2-0, has scored 83 points and just generated 525 yards in its Week 2 victory. The Mountaineers have enough offensive upside to keep this within one possession."
Dimers.com: Virginia 32, West Virginia 22
It writes: "After extensive simulations, our model gives West Virginia a win probability of 20%, while Virginia has a win probability of 80%."
ESPN: Virginia has an 84.1% chance to defeat West Virginia on Saturday
The site gives the Mountaineers a 15.9% shot at winning the college football Week 3 game.
Sports Chat Place: Take Virginia to cover vs West Virginia
It writes: "The Cavs didn’t have too many issues with Norfolk State last Friday. In that one Virginia notched 466 total yards (237 rushing), 7.5 yards per play, 25 first downs and a 4-of-8 success rate on third downs. The defense gave up just 223 total yards (55 rushing), 3.4 yards per play, 11 first downs and 4-of-17 on third downs alongside three interceptions. There wasn’t much to complain about. Virginia will march into this matchup with an extra day’s prep/rest and all the confidence in the world."
Reach Jeremy Cluff at jeremy.cluff@arizonarepublic.com. Follow him on X, formerly Twitter @Jeremy_Cluff.
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