GAME: #871 West Virginia vs # 872 Texas
TIME: 2/24/2020 – 7:00p EST
SPREAD: West Virginia -5.5
TOTAL: 127
SPORTSBOOK: 5Dimes Sportsbook
The #20 West Virginia Mountaineers (19-8, 7-7) have a BIG 12 road game against the Texas Longhorns (16-11, 6-8) at the Frank Erwin Special Events Center in Austin, Texas on Monday at 7 p.m. EST. In their previous games, West Virginia lost at TCU in OT by a score of 60-67 while Texas won on the road against Kansas State by a score of 70-59. These teams last met on Jan. 20, when the Mountaineers outshot Texas from the field 51.4 percent to 35.8 percent and had 10 fewer turnovers in a 97-59 victory.
WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINEERS
The West Virginia Mountaineers are averaging 70 points per game on 42% field goal shooting while adding 13.6 offensive rebounds per game. The Mountaineers are allowing just 61 points per game on 38% field-goal shooting while forcing 15.8 turnovers and adding 7.6 steals and 3.3 blocks per game. The Mountaineers are led by Oscar Tshiebwe and Derek Culver. Tshiebwe has averaged 11 points and 9.3 rebounds while Culver has added 10.4 points and 8.7 rebounds per game.
TEXAS LONGHORNS
The Texas Longhorns are averaging 64 points per game on 42% field goal shooting averaging eight 3-pointers per game however they are committing over 13 turnovers per game on the offensive end. Longhorns are allowing 63 points per game on 42% field-goal shooting while forcing 13.9 turnovers and adding 6.5 steals and 3.1 blocks per game. Texas is led by Matt Coleman III who’s averaging 12.5 points, 3.8 assists, and 1.4 steals per game. The Longhorns will be without big man Jericho Sims tonight’s match-up.
WEST VIRGINIA vs TEXAS PREDICTION
The Mountaineers have been struggling lately losing four of their last five games however when these teams met and West Virginia, the Longhorns were not able to and still will not be able to match up with this squad. The West Virginia defense has allowed only 61.5 points per game to opponents, which is the 13th-best mark in the country. The Texas offense has produced just 64 points which is ranked 293rd. Look for West Virginia to come back strong and handle this Texas team to cover the spread.
TRENDS(from covers.com)
WEST VIRGINIA
- The Mountaineers are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 road games.
TEXAS
- Longhorns are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a straight up win.
HEAD TO HEAD
- Home team is 9-4-1 ATS in the last 14 meetings.
SPORTS BETTING ANGLES:
Bookie Picks: WVU -5.5 / Over 127
Fade the Public: no data / no data
Sharp Action: WVU -5.5 / no data
#20 West Virginia vs Texas Prediction & Analysis – College Basketball