Texas vs. West Virginia: College Basketball Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – January 13, 2024

Written By PlayPicks Staff on January 12, 2024

The No. 25 Texas Longhorns (12-3, 1-1 Big 12) will meet the West Virginia Mountaineers (5-10, 0-2 Big 12) on Saturday at 6:00 PM ET at WVU Coliseum. Max Abmas and Quinn Slazinski will be among the players to watch for the Longhorns and Mountaineers, respectively. Texas is a solid 6.5-point favorite against West Virginia when the Longhorns face off with the Mountaineers on Saturday. A 144.5-point total is set for the matchup.

Texas vs. West Virginia Betting Lines

Texas vs West Virginia Betting Information
Favorite Spread Total
Texas -6.5 144.5 points

Computer Picks

Spread Pick West Virginia (+6.5)
Total Pick Under (144.5)

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Texas vs. West Virginia Stat Rankings

Texas Avg. (Rank) West Virginia Avg. (Rank)
78.0 (100th) Points Scored 67.3 (323rd)
65.8 (61st) Points Allowed 71.6 (180th)
(1st) Rebounds (1st)
8.9 (160th) Off. Rebounds 8.6 (187th)
7.3 (201st) 3pt Made 6.2 (295th)
16.3 (39th) Assists 12.5 (242nd)
11.7 (182nd) Turnovers 10.8 (105th)

Texas vs. West Virginia Betting Trends

  • The Longhorns’ record against the spread is 5-10-0.
  • Against the spread as 6.5-point favorites or more, Texas is 4-8.
  • The Longhorns have played 15 games this season, and eight of them have hit the over.
  • Texas’ games have had more than 144.5 points scored on eight occasions this season.
  • The over/under in this game is 144.5 points, 0.7 higher than the average total in Longhorns games this season.
  • West Virginia has six wins in 14 games against the spread this year.
  • The Mountaineers have two wins ATS (2-1) as a 6.5-point underdog or more this season.
  • Texas has played 15 games this year, and eight of them have hit the over.
  • There have been five Mountaineers games this year with more than 144.5 points scored.
  • The over/under for this game is 5.6 points higher than the average scoring total for West Virginia’s games (138.9).

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Texas Impact Players

  • Dillon Mitchell leads his team in rebounds per contest (9.1), and also averages 11.3 points and 1.9 assists. At the other end, he posts 0.9 steals and 1.2 blocked shots.
  • Tyrese Hunter averages 12.1 points, 2.5 rebounds and 4.0 assists per contest. At the other end, he posts 0.9 steals and 0.3 blocked shots.
  • Kadin Shedrick is putting up 11.0 points, 0.8 assists and 4.3 rebounds per game.
  • Brock Cunningham is posting 5.2 points, 2.7 assists and 5.2 rebounds per contest.

West Virginia Impact Players

  • Slazinski is No. 1 on the Mountaineers in scoring (14.5 points per game), and posts 4.7 rebounds and 2.1 assists. He also puts up 0.3 steals and 0.2 blocked shots.
  • Jesse Edwards gets the Mountaineers 14.8 points, 8.7 rebounds and 1.1 assists per contest. He also puts up 0.4 steals and 1.7 blocked shots.
  • Kobe Johnson leads the Mountaineers in assists (2.5 per game), and averages 7.6 points and 2.6 rebounds. He also posts 0.6 steals and 0.6 blocked shots.
  • Josiah Harris paces the Mountaineers in rebounding (4.9 per game), and puts up 5.1 points and 1.0 assists. He also averages 0.2 steals and 0.4 blocked shots.
  • The Mountaineers get 4.0 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game from Ofri Naveh.

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