College football: 6 best bets to take to the bank in Week 6

PASADENA, CA - SEPTEMBER 14: Oklahoma (2) CeeDee Lamb (WR celebrates a touchdown during the college football game between the Oklahoma Sooners and the UCLA Bruins on September 14, 2019, at Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA. (Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

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AUSTIN, TX – SEPTEMBER 21: Sam Ehlinger #11 of the Texas Longhorns congratulates Devin Duvernay #6 after a touchdown reception in the first quarter against the Oklahoma State Cowboys at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on September 21, 2019 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images) /

4. Texas (-11.5) at West Virginia

This was supposed to be the year where the Texas Longhorns were actually back. And though they have started the year with a 3-1 record and are still the No. 11 ranked team in the country, Tom Herman’s team hasn’t looked like the elite group that many believed they were going to be. Winning by just six points over Oklahoma State and losing a shootout to LSU have put a malaise over this team in a way.

At the same time, though, Sam Ehlinger and the Texas offense have been firing on all cylinders. The fewest points they’ve scored in a game this season is 38 and the Longhorns are averaging 41.8 points per game. Even if Caden Sterns and the defense has overall underperformed this season, they can still move the ball seemingly at will.

That bodes well for them coming into a matchup with the West Virginia Mountaineers, even if they do have to go on the road to Morgantown. Neal Brown’s first season with the Mountaineers has been less impressive than their own 3-1 ledger would indicate. They’ve allowed 25.5 points per game, just as Texas has, but have only scored 25.0 points per game in their own right.

Put simply, Austin Kendall and West Virginia’s offense have not been anything close to consistent, particularly in a 38-7 loss to Missouri earlier in the year. Going up against a Longhorns team that they likely won’t be able to stop, that should allow Texas to firmly take control of this game on Saturday, making the 11.5-point spread and Texas covering one of the best bets this week.