This has not been a banner year for the Baylor basketball program but the Bears are climbing back into the national picture thanks to their play of late. Baylor has won its past five games – four of which saw the team close as an underdog – including victories over Kansas and Texas Tech. Scott Drew and his Bears will have vengeance on their minds when they host the West Virginia Mountaineers on Tuesday.
- Baylor is 6-0 ATS in its last 6 games against the Big 12.
- West Virginia is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games as a road underdog.
- Baylor and West Virginia scored a combined 111 points and shot 33.6% in their first meeting this season.
Baylor’s winning streak comes on the back of its stellar defensive play – something that had been an issue through the first half of Big 12 play. The Bears have allowed 63.4 points per game with opponents shooting just 37.4 percent from the field in their past five contests. Offensively, Baylor has begun to lean on the surging Terry Maston, who has scored a combined 50 points in the last two while shooting 22-for-36.
West Virginia has found itself middling in a tough Big 12 with the team going just 8-6 in conference play after Sportsbook the season 11-2 in non-conference action. The team has simply struggled to hit shots with the Mountaineers shooting a conference-low 43.4 percent, including just 35.2 percent from beyond the arc. Normally this would not be an issue for a Bob Huggins-led team but the once-potent WVU defense is just not as good as it has been in recent years.
The Mountaineers edged the Bears 57-54 when the two teams met on January 9 in Morgantown.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
Betting fans looking to back the West Virginia Mountaineers before tipoff in this one found them as 1.5-point underdogs over at Sportsbook earlier.
West Virginia Mountaineers vs Baylor Bears Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
This college basketball season, the Baylor Bears are 17-10 overall and 15-7 ATS, while the West Virginia Mountaineers are 19-8 and 11-13 ATS. As for the betting totals, Baylor boasts a 9-13 mark on the OU, and West Virginia is 11-14.
It's a betting matchup between the No. 156-rated Bears and the No. 32-ranked Mountaineers, according to the latest college hoops power rankings here at OddsShark.
Statistical Matchup
Scoring and defensive stats point to some betting edges in this matchup. The game features Baylor's No. 83-ranked scoring average of 76.41 PPG, against a West Virginia defense rated No. 64 and allowing 68.37 PPG. The Bears' FG% has averaged 47.25% to date this season, more than the Mountaineers shooters have managed so far (43.4% per game).
Recent Outings Betting Recap
West Virginia got 22 points from Daxter Miles Jr. but lost anyway, 77-69, to Kansas on Saturday at Allen Fieldhouse.
Baylor got 24 points from T.J. Maston en route to a 59-57 victory over Texas Tech on Saturday at Ferrell Center.
- West Virginia is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of West Virginia's last 5 games
- West Virginia is 4-7-1 ATS in its last 12 games on the road
- West Virginia is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
- Baylor is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
- Baylor is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
- Baylor is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
- Baylor is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Next Betting Matchups
West Virginia home to Iowa State, Saturday, February 24
Baylor at TCU, Saturday, February 24
