The West Virginia Mountaineers (15-10, 4-8 Big 12) visit the No. 9 Baylor Bears (19-6, 8-4) on Monday. Tip from Ferrell Center is scheduled for 9 p.m. ET (ESPN2). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the school vs. school odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
West Virginia was throttled by Texas 94-60 on Saturday, falling as 7-point road underdogs. In its last 5 games, it is 2-3 against the spread (ATS) and 5-5 ATS in its last 10. On the season the Mountaineers are 12-13 ATS.
Baylor took down TCU 72-68 on the road Saturday to cover as 2-point favorites. It was its 3rd straight win and 3rd straight ATS win. The Bears are 7-2-1 ATS in their last 10 to improve to 13-11-1 ATS this season.
Baylor took down West Virginia 83-78 to cover as 1-point road underdogs in their 1st matchup on Jan. 11.
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West Virginia at Baylor odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 3:07 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): West Virginia +225 (bet $100 to win $225) | Baylor -310 (bet $310 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): West Virginia +6.5 (-105) | Baylor -6.5 (-115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 148.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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West Virginia at Baylor picks and predictions
Prediction
Baylor 79, West Virginia 72
Moneyline
PASS.
At 3 times the risk as the return, the moneyline is not worth a play in this game.
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Against the spread
LEAN BAYLOR +6.5 (-115).
The Mountaineers have not rebounded well recently after losing by 20 or more points; in their last 5 such games, they are 0-5 ATS.
Meanwhile, Baylor is 4-1-1 ATS in its last 6 games following an ATS win, is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 Monday games, and is 4-1 in its last 5 home games against a team with a losing road record.
Expect the Bears’ offense, ranked 32nd in the nation averaging 78.8 points per game, to be too much for the Mountaineers’ defense, ranked 189th allowing 70.2 PPG.
Over/Under
BET OVER 148.5 (-110).
The Mountaineers’ O/U record this season is 17-8 with their last 5 games hitting the Over and 7 of their last 10 hitting the Over. The Over is also 6-1 in their last 7 Monday games.
For the Bears, the Over is 5-0 in their last 5 games against a team with a winning outright record and 2-1 in their last 3 games.
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