GAME: #875 Texas vs #876 West Virginia
TIME: 1/20/2020 – 7:00p EST
SPREAD: West Virginia -8.5
TOTAL: 128
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The Texas Longhorns (12-5, 2-3) visit the #12 West Virginia Mountaineers (14-3, 3-2) for a BIG 12 Conference matchup at the WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, West Virginia on Monday at 7 p.m. EST. In their last game out, Texas fell 66-57 at home to Kansas while West Virginia lost 84-68 at Kansas State. Last season these teams met twice with Texas winning both games by scores of 61-54 and 53-75 at West Virginia which was an embarrassment for Bob Huggins who has been waiting since last season for this game in particular.
TEXAS LONGHORNS
The Texas Longhorns are averaging 66 points per game on 43% field goal shooting and adding 8.6 three-pointers and 8.2 offensive rebounds while turning the ball over 13.3 times per game on offense. The Longhorns are allowing only 61 points per game on 40% field goal shooting while forcing 14.4 turnovers and adding 6.2 steals and 2.6 blocks on defense. The Longhorns have been led by Matt Coleman III and Courtney Ramey. Coleman is averaging 12 points and 4.3 assists while Ramey is putting up 11.1 points and 4.6 rebounds per game.
#12 WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINEERS
The #12 West Virginia Mountaineers are averaging 71 points per game on 43% field goal shooting while adding 12.9 offensive rebounds. The Mountaineers are allowing only 60 points per game on 36% field goal shooting and only 25% three-point field-goal shooting allowed on defense. West Virginia is forcing 15.7 turnovers and adding 7.9 steals and 2.6 blocks on the defensive end. The Mountaineers have been let by Oscar Tshiebwe and Derek Culver, who are averaging 11.6 and 10.6 points.
TEXAS vs WEST VIRGINIA PREDICTION
West Virginia has won its last 8 home games, scoring an average of 79 points while giving up only 60. The West Virginia defense has allowed only 60.7 points per game to opponents this season, ranking the Mountaineers 18th in the NCAA. The Texas offense has averaged 66 points through 17 games (ranked 265th, nationally). West Virginia will play their usual tough defense and you can count on their offense to show up on their Home Court and especially for this game, coming off a loss. The main reason for the let down against KSU was because Huggins has been preparing for this matchup against Texas for some time now. WVU will be prepared and hungry for a big double-digit win.
TRENDS(from covers.com)
TEXAS
- Under is 6-1 in Longhorns last 7 games following a straight-up loss.
- Longhorns are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games vs. a team with a winning record.
- Under is 4-1 in Longhorns last 5 overall.
WEST VIRGINIA
- Mountaineers are 7-0 ATS in their last 7 games following a straight-up loss.
- Mountaineers are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games as a home favorite.
- Mountaineers are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games vs. a team with a winning record.
BETTING ANGLES:
Bookie Analysis: West Virginia -8.5 / Over 128
Fade the Public: no data / no data
Sharp Action: no data / no data
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