UT Martin at West Virginia
Fan take
West Virginia fans
How they got here
Last two games
UT Martin · 1-1
Picked #147 in the preseason · now #166.
1-1 in its last two — but nothing on this résumé beats a top-40 team yet.
W 42–7 vs Chicago State #264 of 669
won by 35 as a 45.5-point favorite
L 24–36 vs Central Arkansas #191 of 669
lost by 12 as a 3-point favorite
Last three games · 2025 season
West Virginia · 4-8
Picked #183 in the preseason · now #208 — worse than expected.
1-2 in its last three — but nothing on this résumé beats a top-40 team yet.
L 0–49 vs Texas TechTop 25 #4 of 668
lost by 49 as a 24.5-point underdog
L 23–25 @ Arizona StateTop 25 #40 of 668
lost by 2 as a 9.5-point underdog
W 29–22 vs Colorado #105 of 668
won by 7 as a 6.5-point favorite
W 45–35 @ HoustonTop 25 #60 of 668
won by 10 as a 13-point underdog
L 17–23 vs TCUTop 25 #37 of 668
lost by 6 as a 16.5-point underdog
L 13–45 @ UCF #57 of 668
lost by 32 as a 6.5-point underdog
L 24–38 @ BYUTop 25 #20 of 668
lost by 14 as a 20-point underdog
L 14–48 vs UtahTop 25 #39 of 668
lost by 34 as a 12.5-point underdog
L 10–41 @ Kansas #44 of 668
lost by 31 as a 13.5-point underdog
W 31–24 vs PittsburghTop 25 #46 of 668
won by 7 as a 7-point underdog
L 10–17 @ Ohio #65 of 668
lost by 7 as a 3.5-point favorite
W 45–3 vs Robert Morris #209 of 668
won by 42 as a 43.5-point favorite
What’s at stake
UT Martin
- UT Martin needs 5 more wins in the final 9 to reach bowl eligibility.
- UT Martin is still shaking off a 45-point loss.
West Virginia
- West Virginia is coming off a 45-point win.
The series
West Virginia leads the series 1-0
1 meeting since 2026 · West Virginia won the last meeting
- 2026West Virginia 52–7
Best players
West Virginia
- Isaiah Patterson (LB) · 14 tackles
- Cam Cook (RB) · 194 rushing yards
- DJ Epps (WR) · 148 receiving yards
The line, and the room
The model and the market don’t fully agree on West Virginia’s chances here.
Home −41.5 · O/U 57.5
Conditions
83°F · 7 mph wind · Cloudy
West Virginia is worth +4.5 points (±3.8) more at home than on the road since 2018 — middle of FBS, 61st percentile.
57% at home, 37% on the road against FBS opponents (24–18 home, 16–27 away).
Our model gives every stadium the same flat 2.3-point home edge (why); the books use about 3. Against the closing line this stadium reads +0.9 at home vs. away over 72 games — inside the ±7.2 noise, so the flat number is the honest one here.
The visitors travel about 536 miles to get here.
UT Martin 7 – West Virginia 52
Called it — picked West Virginia to win.
Recent games
West Virginia
- Wk 1Wvs Coastal Carolina31-24
UT Martin
- Wk 1Lvs Central Arkansas24-36
- Wk 1Wvs Chicago State42-7
Trajectory
West Virginia beat UT Martin 52-7 — exactly what the pregame pick had.