Both teams are coming off byes, and the Mountaineers are hoping to bounce back from their first slip-up of the season in a road loss to Iowa State. The improved Bears are coming off a solid effort in which they nearly upset Texas as a two-touchdown underdog. But their fragile defense has struggle against high-powered opponents, allowing 66 points to Oklahoma a month ago. They should hang tight for a while Thursday, but the firepower deficit will show up down the stretch. West Virginia pulls away to clip the big number.