Two Big 12 teams will try to keep their bowl hopes alive when the Texas Longhorns and West Virginia Mountaineers square off on Saturday at Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown, W.Va. Both the Mountaineers and Longhorns (both 4-6, 2-5 in Big 12) need to win their final two games in order to qualify for a bowl. 

Kickoff is noon ET. The Mountaineers are 2.5-point favorites in the latest West Virginia vs. Texas odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while the Over/Under for total points scored is 56.5. (See the latest college football lines for all of this week's games on our college football odds page.)

Before making any Texas vs. West Virginia picks or college football predictions, see what the SportsLine Projection Model has to say.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every FBS college football game 10,000 times. Over the past five-plus years, the proprietary computer model has generated a stunning profit of almost $3,500 for $100 players on its top-rated college football picks against the spread. It also enters Week 12 of the 2021 season on a 36-23 run on all top-rated college football side picks. Anyone who has followed it has seen HUGE returns.

The model knows that the defense has demonstrated an ability to make plays behind the line of scrimmage. West Virginia has 72 tackles for loss this season, averaging 7.2 tackles for loss per game. That ranks second in the Big 12 and 10th in the country. The Mountaineers' ability to get penetration bodes well against a Texas offensive line that has struggled at times this season.

The model also knows that Texas has one of the best receivers in the country in Xavier Worthy. A true freshman from Fresno, Calif., Worthy has 11 receiving touchdowns this season, which is tied with four other pass-catchers for the most receiving touchdowns in the nation. Last week he had 14 catches for 152 yards and three touchdowns against Kansas despite playing with a noticeable limp.

Now the model has simulated West Virginia vs. Texas 10,000 times, and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Under the total, and it also says one side of the spread has all the value. You absolutely need to see it before locking in your own picks.

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