The 9th ranked Baylor Bears host the 12th ranked West Virginia Mountaineers in a Big 12 game that will take place at the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas at 7 PM ET. Baylor hit the betting boards as a two-point favorite over West Virginia, but that line has fallen to a pick’em. The total for this game is on the board at 138.5 points.
West Virginia is coming off a 61-60 win over TCU in their last game where they failed to cover the spread as a 4.5-point favorite. The total number of points scored in the game was 121, which was well under the closing line of 145. The Mountaineers have failed to cover the spread in two of their last three games and in their last two games the total has gone under while in the previous three games the total went over. West Virginia has won three in a row and five of their last six games.
Baylor is coming off a 72-69 loss to Iowa State in their last game where they failed to cover the spread as a 1-point underdog. The total number of points scored in the game was 141, which was over the closing line of 138.5. The Bears have failed to cover the spread in their last four games and previous to the Iowa State game the total had gone under in two straight games. Baylor has lost three of their last four games.
Offensively, West Virginia is putting up 84.5 points per game, which ranks 14th in the nation, on a 46.7% FG average. On the defensive side of things the Mountaineers are allowing 66.4 points per game on a 42.3% FG average.
Baylor is putting up 73 points per game on a 46.8% FG average. On defense the Bears are allowing 62.4 points per game, which ranks 14th in the nation, on a 39.6% FG average, which ranks 16th in the nation.
These teams met on January 10th at West Virginia where the Mountaineers beat the Bears 89-68.
West Virginia Mountaineers at Baylor Bears Betting Trends
- West Virginia is 5-1 straight up in their last 6 games overall.
- The Mountaineers are 4-2 straight up in their last 5 road games.
- The game total has gone over in 6 of West Virginia’s last 7 games against Baylor.
- Baylor is 1-7 against the spread in their last 8 home games.
- The Bears are 1-4 against the spread in their last 5 games overall.
Public Money Consensus
This NCAAB matchup between West Virginia and Baylor have the public backing the home Bears minus the 2 points with just over 52%. The over/under bettors are definitively on this game going over the posted total of 137 with over 75% on board.
