The 18th ranked West Virginia Mountaineers host the 2nd ranked Kansas Jayhawks in a Big 12 game that will take place at the WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, West Virginia at 7 PM ET. Kansas has won 18 of their 19 games on the season and they have failed to cover the spread in 11 of the 17 games that have had a posted line. West Virginia has won 15 of their 19 games this season and they have covered the spread in seven of the 14 games that have had a posted line.
Kansas is coming off a 79-67 win over Texas in their last game where they failed to cover the spread as a 16.5-point favorite. The total number of points scored in the game was 146, which was under the closing line of 149. In the Jayhawks last four games they have failed to cover the spread three times and the total has gone under every time. Kansas has won 18 in a row since losing their first game of the season to a ranked Indiana team.
West Virginia is coming off a 79-75 loss to Kansas State in their last game where they failed to cover the spread as a 3-point favorite. The total number of points scored in the game was 154, which was over the closing line of 146.5. The Mountaineers have failed to cover the spread in five of their last six games, including their last three, and in their last six games the total has gone over every time. Overall, West Virginia has lost two straight games.
Offensively, Kansas is putting up 85.4 points per game, which ranks 15th in the nation, on a 50.2% FG average, which ranks 6th in the nation. On defense the Jayhawks are allowing 70.3 points per game on a 40.6% FG average.
West Virginia is putting up 88.3 points per game, which ranks 6th in the nation, on a 47.9% FG average. On the defensive side of things the Mountaineers are allowing 64.7 points per game on a 42.1% FG average.
Last season in the three meetings between these teams Kansas beat West Virginia twice including beating them in the conference tournament.
Kansas Jayhawks vs. West Virginia Mountaineers Betting Trends
- Kansas is 2-6 against the spread in their last 8 games.
- The Jayhawks are 7-3 against the spread in their last 10 road games.
- The game total has gone under in 10 of the Jayhawks 11 road games.
- West Virginia is 1-5 against the spread in their last 6 games.
- The Mountaineers are 4-2 against the spread in their last 6 games against Kansas.
Public Money Consensus
In this NCAAB matchup between Kansas and West Virginia see the public heavily loading up on the Jayhawks getting the 4.5 points with over 80% on board. The over/under bettors believe this game will go over the posted total line of 161.5 with over 60%.
