Following a rare losing season, it stood to figure that coach Bob Huggins and West Virginia would rebound with a vengeance. The Mountaineers have been a profitable CBB Betting play and top Big 12 contender this year. The Stout defense has been the Mountie’s ticket back to getting their March Madness dancing shoes. Counter to that is a Kansas team that is always favored to take the Big 12 title. KU also plays strong defense but has more offense than West Virginia. True, coach Bill Self is on FBI tapes conspiring and has a brawling team. Yet nobody cares!
Kansas Jayhawks vs. West Virginia Mountaineers
| Date and Time: | Wednesday, February 12, 2020, 7 p.m. ET |
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| Location: | WVU Coliseum, Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Kansas vs. West Virginia TV Coverage: | ESPN+ |
| Kansas vs. West Virginia CBB Betting odds at SBG: | Click Here |
Kansas Jayhawks vs. West Virginia Mountaineers Overview
Late on Kansas has dropped three of their last five offshore betting matchups. KU remains a game behind Baylor in the Big 12 Conference race. Kansas is 20-3 straight up, 13-10 against the spread and 7-16 under the total. Overall national rankings have the Jayhawks 87th for scoring offense, but eighth for points allowed.
West Virginia has lost some value after a profitable January. Consider the Mounties have paid in only one of their last four games. WVU is now 18-5 straight up, 13-10 vs. the line and 7-16 under the total. Correlate national metrics of 132nd for scoring offense and 21st for points allowed. It is that strong defense that could frustrate the Jayhawks in this one. After missing the Big Dance last season Bob Huggins and company will be back next month!
Key Jayhawks: G Devon Dotson (18.0 PTS, 4.0 REB, 4.4 AST, 46.5 FGPCT, 79.7 FTPCT, 28.1 3PPCT), C Udoka Azubuike (13.0 PTS, 9.7 REB, 0.9 AST, 75.9 FGPCT, 43.0 FTPCT, 0.0 3PPCT), G Ochai Agbaji (10.3 PTS, 4.3 REB, 2.1 AST, 42.3 FGPCT, 72.5 FTPCT, 35.6 3PPCT)
Key Mountaineers: F Oscar Tshiebwe (11.5 PTS, 9.2 REB, 0.3 AST, 58.1 FGPCT, 67.3 FTPCT, 0.0 3PPCT), F Derek Culver (10.8 PTS, 8.9 REB, 1.8 AST, 45.6 FGPCT, 57.3 FTPCT, 0.0 3PPCT), G Miles McBride (9.8 PTS, 2.3 REB, 1.9 AST, 42.1 FGPCT, 75.0 FTPCT, 35.7 3PPCT)
Kansas vs. West Virginia Against the spread
The Jayhawks are:
- 6-5 against the spread in their last 11 away games
- 1-7 under the total on the road
- 1-6 on the board in their last seven games at West Virginia
- 1-6 under the total in head to head away games with the Mounties
The Mountaineers are:
- 11-3 against the spread at WVU Coliseum
- 3-9 under the total at home
- 4-5 vs. the odds in their last nine games against Kansas
- 2-5 under the total in their series with the Jayhawks
Kansas Jayhawks vs. West Virginia Mountaineers CBB Betting Picks
On this occasion, the WVU Coliseum will be rocking and roaring. Kansas always brings out the best, and the worst, in-home fans. Certainly, the Mounties have enjoyed a strong home-court CBB Betting advantage this season. The WVU Coliseum has been a House of Horrors for Kansas. Expect that to continue against a vastly improved and tough West Virginia team. The Mounties will see this as a perfect redemption opportunity after a loss at Oklahoma.
Kansas vs. West Virginia CBB Bets pick: West Virginia Mountaineers
Kansas vs. West Virginia CBB Bets Score Prediction: West Virginia 71, Kansas 67