9:00 p.m. ET: West Virginia Mountaineers (13-7) at Baylor Bears (18-3)

Spread: Baylor -14
Total: 137.5

West Virginia looks to end its 5-game slide with a victory over #4 Baylor. The Bears are 10-2 in home games. Baylor ranks 2nd in the Big 12 with 11.0 offensive rebounds per game. The Mountaineers are 2-5 against Big 12 opponents. West Virginia is 9th in the Big 12 scoring 68.4 points per game and is shooting 42.1%. The teams play for the 2nd time this season in Big 12 play. The Bears won the last meeting 77-68 on Jan. 18. Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua is averaging 7.9 points and 7.2 rebounds for the Bears. Adam Flagler is averaging 10.4 points over the last 10 games for Baylor. Taz Sherman is averaging 18.3 points and 1.6 steals for the Mountaineers. Sean McNeil is averaging 8.9 points over the last 10 games for West Virginia. With the Bears’ disappointing performance over the weekend losing to Alabama, the public is jumping on West Virginia in this spot however WVU has been trending in the wrong direction. WVU has lost 5 straight games, almost all of them by double-digits. This team has been struggling on both ends of the floor. Baylor has had its share of injury issues but will be ready for redemption on their home floor. Take the Baylor Bears to get the big home win and cover the double-digit spread in this one.

Trends

• The Favorite is 4-0 ATS in the last 4 meetings.

The Bookie:          Baylor -14 / Under 137.5
Fade the Public:   Baylor / Under
Sharp Action:       Baylor / Under