The 2nd ranked West Virginia Mountaineers (15-2) host the 12th ranked Kansas Jayhawks (14-3) in a Big 12 game that will take place at the WVU Coliseum
Morgantown, West Virginia at 9:00 PM ET. West Virginia are the 5-point home favorite with a total posted on the odds board at 156.5.
In their last game Kansas was at home where they won a tight battle over Kansas State 73-72. Devonte’ Graham was the high scorer for the Jayhawks going for 23 points on 5/12 shooting and four players for the team scored in double figures. Dean Wade was the high scorer for the Wildcats with 22 points on 8/14 shooting and while he also had six rebounds he turned the ball over four times. For the game Kansas shot 49% from the floor and Kansas State shot 49.1%. The Jayhawks narrow one-point victory failed to cover the -12 point spread and the total points put on the board of 145 sent UNDER bettors to rthe window. Kansas is on a mini three-game win streak they’ve won seven of their last eight games overall. They are 45-0 on the road this season, but It must be noted that two of their three losses came against ranked teams, and they are 4-0 on the road this season.
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West Virginia was on the road in their last game where they lost a close one to 8th ranked Texas Tech 72-71. Jevon Carter was the high scorer for the Mountaineers with 28 points on 10/22 shooting and reserve Esa Ahmad, who went for 18 points, were the only two players for the team that scored in double figures. Keenan Evans was the high scorer for the Red Raiders with 20 points on 6/10 shooting and he also had five rebounds. West Virginia was outscored by eight points in the 2nd half and for the game where they shot only 39% from the floor while they allowed Texas Tech to shoot 50%. The Mountaineers covered the spread as a 4.5-point underdog and the total went UNDER the closing line of 143.5 by half a point. West Virginia had their 15-game winning streak snapped in the loss to Texas Tech and on the season, they are 9-0 at home.
Kansas ranks 17th in the nation in ppg and 127th in opponents’ ppg and West Virginia ranks 39th in ppg and 34th in opponents’ ppg.
Last season these teams split the two games against each other with each winning at home.
This season Kansas is 9-7 ATS with an O/U record of 8-8 and West Virginia is 7-6 ATS with an O/U record of 5-8.
SAGARIN RATINGS
Kansas: 91.69
West Virginia: 90.83
INJURY REPORT
KANSAS
[] 01/13/2018 – Silvio De Sousa is upgraded to probable Saturday vs Kansas State ( Eligibility )
[F] 11/17/2017 – Billy Preston is out indefinitely ( Suspension )
WEST VIRGINIA
G] 11/06/2017 – Brandon Knapper is out indefinitely ( Knee )
Kansas at West Virginia NCAAB Key Betting Trends
- KU is 7-1 ATS in their last 8 road games
- KU is 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games against a team with a winning record
- KU has an Over record of 4-1 in their last 5 games
- WVU is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games
- WVU is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games against a team with a winning record
- WVU has an Under record of 4-0 in their last 4 games
Jayhawks at Mountaineers Betting Angles
West Virginia is 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games against Kansas.
West Virginia is 5-0 ATS in their last 5 home games against Kansas.
The favorite is 9-2 ATS in the last 11 games between these teams.
In the last 5 games between these teams at West Virginia the Under record is 4-1.
