West Virginia Mountaineers vs Baylor Bears 2/15/2020 Predictions, Spread and Game Analysis

West Virginia Mountaineers vs Baylor Bears 2/15/2020 – Two of the top four teams of the Big 12 conference are set to clash this Saturday, February 15 at the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas. The Baylor Bears have been taking the entire league by storm as this team has not been beaten in their last 21 contests. They will be playing hosts to the West Virginia Mountaineers and it will be televised live by Fox at 4:00 pm Eastern Time. SofaScore will simulcast the game via online live streaming. Baylor is coming in as the favorites to win according to Bet Basketball Game but the Mountaineers are expected to give them a good challenge.

Later today, the Mountaineers will travel Waco to face No. 1 Baylor on Saturday.

WVU has five wins all-time against AP No. 1 teams:
1/10/17 – Baylor (89-68)
1/12/16 – Kansas (74-63)
2/27/83 – UNLV (87-78)
2/7/66 – Duke (94-90)
12/21/57 – North Carolina (75-64) pic.twitter.com/U81tGqq7m9

— WVU Men's Basketball (@WVUhoops) February 14, 2020

West Virginia Mountaineers

West Virginia Mountaineers sit at the fourth spot in the Big 12 conference standings with a record of 18-6. On the road, this team has lost five of their eight games and this team is coming from a two-game skid as well. The Mountaineers will rely heavily on their hustle players inside with Tshiebwe and Culver providing almost double-double performances every night. But they would need their bench to step up if they want this game to come close to the Bears.

Players to watch: O. Tshiebwe F (24 GP 23.4 MIN 11.6 PTS 9.1 REB 0.3 AST 0.8 STL 1.2 BLK 1.9 TO 58 FG% 68.5 FT% 0 3PT%), D. Culver F (24 GP 24.4 MIN 10.6 PTS 8.8 REB 1.9 AST 0.9 STL 0.6 BLK 2.3 TO 45 FG% 57.3 FT% 0 3PT%), M. McBride G (24 GP 22.1 MIN 9.6 PTS 2.3 REB 1.8 AST 1 STL 0.5 BLK 1.3 TO 41.6 FG% 75 FT% 35.6 3PT%).

Baylor Bears

The Bears are coming in this game and are looking invincible at the Ferrell Center where they are undefeated in 12 contests. Owning the biggest winning streak right now with 21 wins, this team is poised to make a good run in March Madness and are right now the top-seeded team in the country. Butler has been playing well for this team averaging 15 points while Teague does 14.4 points per night. But the real strength of the Bears is their bench players who are willing to step up at the biggest stages. Mitchell is an interesting prospect that gives the team the extra scoring per night and if he gets going, then it will automatically be over for the Mountaineers for this game.

Players to watch: J. Butler G (23 GP 29.4 MIN 15 PTS 2.6 REB 3 AST 1.5 STL 0.2 BLK 2.4 TO 41.1 FG% 82.3 FT% 36.4 3PT%), M. Teague G (23 GP 32.8 MIN 14.4 PTS 5 REB 2 AST 1 STL 0.2 BLK 1.3 TO 40.7 FG% 83.2 FT% 35.7 3PT%), D. Mitchell G (23 GP 31.2 MIN 9.8 PTS 2.8 REB 3.4 AST 1.4 STL 0.4 BLK 2.1 TO 41.3 FG% 67.7 FT% 32.9 3PT%).

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West Virginia Mountaineers

West Virginia is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of West Virginia’s last 6 games.
Mountaineers are 14-6 SU in their last 20 games.
West Virginia is 6-3 ATS in their last 9 games against Baylor.
Mountaineers are 6-3 SU in their last 9 games against Baylor.

Baylor Bears

Baylor is 9-3 ATS in their last 12 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Baylor’s last 12 games.
Bears are 10-0 SU in their last 10 games.
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Baylor’s last 13 games against West Virginia.
Baylor is 11-0 SU in their last 11 games at home.