Kansas vs West Virginia College Basketball Odds Prediction, Spread, Tip Off Time, Best Bets for January 20

The No. 3 Kansas Jayhawks (15-2, 3-1 Big 12) visit the West Virginia Mountaineers (6-11, 1-3 Big 12) in Big 12 action at WVU Coliseum, tipping off at 4:00 PM ET on Saturday, January 20, 2024.

Before you place your bet on this matchup at FanDuel Sportsbook, here are the NCAA basketball odds and spreads you need to know.

Kansas vs. West Virginia Game Info and Odds

• Game Day: Saturday, January 20, 2024
• Game Time: 4:00 PM ET
• TV Channel: ESPN+
• Location: Morgantown, West Virginia
• Arena: WVU Coliseum

Kansas is a 10.5-point favorite against West Virginia on Saturday and the total is set at 148.5 points. Here are a few betting insights and trends to help you make an informed wager on the matchup.

Kansas vs. West Virginia: ATS Betting Stats and Trends

• Kansas is 8-8-0 ATS this season.
• West Virginia is 7-10-0 ATS this year.
• Kansas covers the spread when it is a 10.5-point favorite or more 57.1% of the time. That's more often than West Virginia covers as an underdog of 10.5 or more (never covered this season).
• The Jayhawks did a better job covering the spread in road games (7-4-0) than they did in home games (6-10-0) last season.
• In 2022-23 against the spread, the Mountaineers had a better winning percentage at home (.562, 9-7-0 record) than away (.455, 5-6-0).
• Kansas has two wins against the spread in conference action this season.
• West Virginia has won once against the spread in Big 12 games this season.

Kansas vs. West Virginia: Moneyline Betting Stats

• Kansas has been the favorite in 13 games this season and has come away with the win 12 times (92.3%) in those contests.
• The Jayhawks have been a -580 moneyline favorite on five occasions this season and won every game.
• West Virginia has won one of the six games it was the moneyline underdog this season (16.7%).
• The Mountaineers have played as a moneyline underdog of +420 or longer in just two games this season, which they lost both.
• Kansas has an implied victory probability of 85.3% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.

Kansas vs. West Virginia Head-to-Head Comparison

• Kansas has a +219 scoring differential, topping opponents by 12.9 points per game. It is putting up 79.2 points per game to rank 66th in college basketball and is giving up 66.3 per contest to rank 60th in college basketball.
• Kevin McCullar's team-leading 19.8 points per game ranks 28th in the nation.
• West Virginia's -75 scoring differential (being outscored by 4.4 points per game) is a result of putting up 67.6 points per game (317th in college basketball) while giving up 72.0 per outing (192nd in college basketball).
• Quinn Slazinski's 14.1 points per game leads West Virginia and ranks 372nd in the nation.
• The Jayhawks come out on top in the rebound battle by an average of 5.9 boards. They are pulling down 38.2 rebounds per game (90th in college basketball) compared to their opponents' 32.3 per outing.
• Hunter Dickinson leads the team with 11.7 rebounds per game (fourth in college basketball play).
• The Mountaineers rank 224th in college basketball at 35.1 rebounds per game. That's 1.7 fewer than the 36.8 their opponents average.
• Slazinski paces the Mountaineers with 4.6 rebounds per game (753rd in college basketball).
• Kansas averages 101.3 points per 100 possessions on offense (50th in college basketball), and gives up 84.8 points per 100 possessions (38th in college basketball).
• The Mountaineers rank 314th in college basketball with 87.9 points scored per 100 possessions, and 252nd defensively with 93.7 points conceded per 100 possessions.

Kansas vs. West Virginia Picks and Prediction

All college basketball win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Kansas win (86.4%)

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