The Baylor Bears (18-1 overall, 10-1 B12) visit the West Virginia Mountaineers (17-6, 10-4) for a Tuesday evening (5 p.m. ET) Big 12 showdown at WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, W. Va. Below, we analyze the Baylor-West Virginia odds and lines, with NCAA college basketball picks and predictions.
Baylor is No. 3 in the Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports. West Virginia is ranked fifth.
Baylor at West Virginia: Odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 8:15 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Baylor -190 (bet $190 to win $100) | West Virginia +155 (bet $100 to win $155)
- Against the spread/ATS: Baylor -4.5 (-105) | West Virginia +4.5 (-115)
- Over/Under: 149.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Baylor at West Virginia: Three things to know
- Looking to rebound from their first loss of the season, the visiting Bears will have to contend with a surging West Virginia five that has won three in a row. The Mountaineers are 6-1 since Feb. 1, and their lone loss in that span is a 91-90 double-overtime loss against No. 15 Oklahoma.
- Baylor logged a three-week hiatus due to COVID-19 protocols and returned to action with a shaky performance in a win over Iowa State Feb. 23. The Bears followed that up with a 71-58 loss at No. 14 Kansas Saturday. Baylor — which averaged 86.4 points and led the nation with a 43.2% mark from 3-point range during a school-record 18-0 start — set season lows for points and field-goal percentage (34.8%) against the Jayhawks.
- Baylor G Jared Butler is averaging 16.4 points and 4.9 rebounds this season, but the junior talent was held to just five points on Saturday. Butler scored 21 in each of the two meetings with West Virginia last season; the Big-12 foes, split, with each side winning at home.
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Baylor at West Virginia: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Baylor 79, West Virginia 73
Money line (ML)
PASS. Baylor is the lean, but better value can be found in an ATS play.
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Against the spread (ATS)
The Bears are 12-3 ATS in their last 15 road games against teams boasting home winning percentages greater than .600. Look for the Bears to find success inside on both first- and second-look buckets. And peg Baylor as having the perimeter defense to hold WVU at bay.
BACK THE BEARS -4.5 (-105).
Over/Under (O/U)
The Over is 6-1 in the Bears’ last seven games. The Over is 5-1 in the Mountaineers’ last six home games.
Look for BU’s shooting to be more on target in this third game back off a layoff. After a loss in a slow-pace game against Kansas, the mid-tempo Bears likely join the faster-pace Mountaineers in a game that travels into the mid-150s. TAKE THE OVER 149.5 (-110).
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