Texas Tech finds itself hitting the skids at the worst possible time with the Red Raiders dropping their past three games. With their hopes of winning the Big 12 likely up in smoke, the Red Raiders will look to hold on to second place in the conference when they visit the West Virginia Mountaineers on Monday.
- Texas Tech F Justin Gray is questionable after being injured vs Kansas.
- Texas Tech is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games against West Virginia.
- West Virginia is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games as a favorite of 6.5 or less.
Texas Tech squeaked out a 72-71 victory over West Virginia when these two programs met in January. The biggest reason for the victory was the play of Keenan Evans, who scored a team-high 20 points. However, Evans has been playing through injury of late and it has shown with the senior scoring a combined 12 points in the past three games while shooting a dreadful 3-for-19. Unless Evans has magically gotten healthier, you can expect WVU coach Bob Huggins to pressure a freshman-heavy TTU backcourt.
After struggling through the start of conference play, West Virginia has rebounded and gone a solid 5-2 SU in its last seven outings. The noticeable change has come on the defensive end, as Huggins has shifted from the typical “Press Virginia” to a more traditional zone-based defense. That being said, Jevon Carter will still be aggressively pursuing whoever is at point for Texas Tech with the senior fourth in the nation in steals.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
Betting fans looking to side with the West Virginia Mountaineers to cover the point spread in this one found them as 5.5-point favorites earlier in the day. Watch for line moves and updates at Sportsbook before game time.
Texas Tech Red Raiders vs West Virginia Mountaineers Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
This college basketball season, the West Virginia Mountaineers are 21-8 overall and 12-14 ATS, while the Texas Tech Red Raiders are 22-7 and 14-13 ATS. As for the betting totals, West Virginia boasts a 12-15 on the OU, and Texas Tech is 11-16.
The Mountaineers-Red Raiders odds would favor the Mountaineers if the lines were set according to our power ranks. West Virginia is rated No. 32 in the current OddsShark poll, while Texas Tech is at No. 93.
Statistical Matchup
The game also pits West Virginia's No. 38-ranked offense, averaging 80.34 PPG, against a Red Raiders defense that ranks No. 9 at 63.48 PPG. The Mountaineers' field-goal percentage has averaged 43.47% so far, less than the Red Raiders marksmen have achieved on the year, 46.42% per game.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
Zhaire Smith scored 20 points in a futile effort to lead the Red Raiders to a win (they lost 74-72 to Kansas at United Supermarkets Arena on Saturday).
West Virginia got 24 points from Jevon Carter en route to a 85-70 victory over Iowa State on Saturday at WVU Colliseum.
- Texas Tech is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games
- Texas Tech is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
- The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas Tech's last 5 games
- Texas Tech is 6-15 SU in its last 21 games on the road
- West Virginia is 15-3 SU in its last 18 games at home
- The total has gone OVER in 4 of West Virginia's last 6 games at home
- West Virginia is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Texas Tech
- West Virginia is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Texas Tech
Next Betting Matchups
Texas Tech home to TCU, Saturday, March 3
West Virginia at Texas, Saturday, March 3
