How to Watch West Virginia vs. UCF: Kickoff time, TV Channel, and Odds

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The bye week has come and gone, and now, West Virginia will look to begin the second half of the season with a win in Orlando against the UCF Knights. Both teams are scuffling coming into this matchup, entering winless in Big 12 play.
Game Information
Current Records: West Virginia (2-4, 0-3 Big 12) vs. UCF (3-3, 0-3 Big 12)
Date/Time: Saturday, October 18th, 1 p.m. EST
Where: Orlando, FL - FBC Mortgage Stadium (45,301)
TV/Streaming: TNT/HBO Max
Commentators: Play-by-Play: TBA Analyst: TBA
Radio: Mountaineers Sports Network (Radio affiliates and frequency listed below)
Beckley: 97.9 or 100.7
Bluefield: 104.5
Charleston: 100.9, 1300 (AM), 1340 (AM), or 1410 (AM)
Chester, VA: 92.7
Chester, PA: 103.3
Clarksburg: 104.9
Colliers: 94.9
Cumberland, MD: 100.1, 1230 (AM), or 1390 (AM)
Fairmont: 94.3 or 920 (AM)
Fisher: 101.7, 103.7, OR 690 (AM)
Gocchland, VA: 100.5
Hinton: 102.3
Huntington: 102.3
Keyser: 1390 (AM) or 100.1
Kingwood: 96.7
Logan: 101.9 or 1290 (AM)
Martinsburg: 106.5 or 740 (AM)
Morgantown: 100.9 OR 95.7
Moundsville: 97.7 or 1370 (AM)
Mullens: 92.7
New Martinsville: 93.1 or 99.5
Parkersburg: 94.7, 103.1, or 1050 (AM)
Pittsburgh: 98.7, 910 (AM),107.5, or 1480 (AM)
Philadelphia: 740 (AM)
Richmond, VA: 107.7 or 820 (AM)
Ronceverte: 103.1
Ripley: 98.3
Spencer: 104.7 or 1400 (AM)
St. Mary’s: 92.9 or 630 (AM)
Summersville: 92.5
Sutton: 1490 (AM)
Sutton/Craigsville: 92.1
Sutton/Gassaway/Flatwoods: 96.5
Sutton/Summersville: 97.1
Weirton: 94.9 or 1430 (AM)
Wheeling: 98.1 or 1600 (AM)
Series History:
West Virginia has a perfect 4-0 record all-time against UCF, winning matchups in 2003 and 2004, and then winning the first two games as Big 12 foes, including a 41-28 win in their only trip to Orlando.
Odds via FanDuel Sportsbook
As of early Sunday morning, the Mountaineers are 7.5-point underdogs against the Knights, who are fresh off their third straight loss in Big 12 play, dropping to Cincinnati on the road, 20-11. The over/under for the game is currently at 51.5, which seems rather high for a game that features two struggling offenses.
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Schuyler Callihan is the publisher of West Virginia On SI and has been a trusted source covering the Mountaineers since 2016. He is the host of Between The Eers, The Walk Thru Game Day Show, and In the Gun Podcast. The Wheeling, WV native moved to Charlotte, North Carolina in 2020 to cover the Charlotte Hornets and Carolina Panthers.
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