Texas Longhorns vs West Virginia Mountaineers Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 02/26/2022

Game Time: 2:00 pm ET, Saturday, February 26, 2022

Venue:  WVU Coliseum, Morgantown, WV

Where to Watch:  ESPN2

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Texas -3, WVU +3; Over/Under:  132.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Texas -2.5, WVU +2.5; Over/Under:  131.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Texas -2.5, WVU +2.5; Over/Under:  131.5 points

 

Texas Longhorns:  20-8 (4th place, Big 12)

West Virginia Mountaineers:  14-14 (10th place, Big 12)

 

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Texas Longhorns:  3-2 last 5

West Virginia Mountaineers:  0-5 last 5

 

 

 

Texas is coming into this game with a 20-8 record overall and they are 3-6 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 16th conference matchup of the year and they are currently 9-6 in their conference games this season. They have won 2 of their last 3 games and are coming into this one off of a win in their last game. Their last loss was against the Texas Tech Red Raiders while their 2 wins in that span came against the Oklahoma Sooners and the TCU Horned Frogs in their last game. Andrew Jones led the team in points in that game with 21 while Marcus Carr was next on the team with 19 points. Timmy Allen, Carr, Jones, and Courtney Ramey all led the team in assists in that game with 2 each while Allen and Christian Bishop both led the team in rebounds with 7 each. They were 44.6% from the field, 7.1% from 3-point range, and 82.8% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 68.6 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 58 PPG against them. Texas has an ATS record of 12-15-1 this season and their O/U record is 17-11.

 

 

WVU is coming into this game with a 14-14 record overall and they are 11-4 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be the 16th conference matchup on their schedule this year and they are currently 3-12 in their conference games this season. They have lost 12 of their last 13 games and are coming into this one on a 5 game losing streak. Their last win was against the Iowa State Cyclones while their 5 losses since then have come against the Oklahoma State Cowboys, the Kansas State Wildcats, the Kansas Jayhawks, the TCU Horned Frogs, and the Iowa State Cyclones in their last game. Malik Curry and Gabe Osabuohien both led the team in points in that game with 19 while Taz Sherman was next on the team with 15 points. Sean McNeil led the team in assists in that game with 3 while Curry led the team in rebounds with 6. They were 46.3% from the field, 38.9% from 3-point range, and 88.9% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 68.3 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 68 PPG against them. WVU has an ATS record of 11-17 this season and their O/U record is 17-11.

 

Texas is coming into this game winning 2 of their last 3 games but they have not been playing very well in their games. Both of those wins were within single digits. They are only 9-6 against conference opponents this season and they have been struggling on the road as they are 3-6. They are going up against a WVU team that has actually been good at home this season with an 11-4 record there even though they are sitting at the bottom of the Big 12 with a 3-12 record against conference opponents. They have lost 5 straight games coming into this one but a lot of those losses were within single digits and were very close games. They have lost 4 of their last 5 games at home against conference opponents but 3 of those games were against ranked opponents. Texas is also a ranked opponent and they have been playing much better than WVU all season long. Texas will get the win here but WVU has still been good at home this season and with Texas' struggles on the road this season, this should be a close win for Texas by just a few points.

 

Texas West Virginia Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Saturday, February 26, 2022 (2:00 pm ET start time) is Texas 67 WVU 61.

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Texas Longhorns: 19-13 ATS as a road favorite of 3 points or less or pick. 31-21 OVER against conference opponents. 21-13 OVER off a home win.

West Virginia Mountaineers: 11-17 ATS in all games. 3-10 ATS as an underdog. 18-5 OVER as an underdog.

 

 

Texas Longhorns:  T. Mitchell (C) Out indefinitely - Personal.

West Virginia Mountaineers:  K. Johnson (G) Ques Sat - Hip injury.

 

 

"I think he's a scorer ... I don't think he's necessarily just a shooter. To win games in March, you've got to have players. Tonight was one of the better games I've seen him play. I don't think he made a 3-point shot and he puts 21 on the board." - Chris Beard on Andrew Jones after his team’s win against TCU.

 

 

“I’m not sure we don’t have some guys who don’t want to be here. We need to find out who wants to finish the year and who doesn’t. We’d be way more better off with who wants to finish. We’re not getting the leadership we need.” - Bob Huggins on his team this season.

 

 

 

T. Allen 

C. Bishop

M. Carr  

A. Jones

C. Ramey 

 

J. Bridges 

I. Cottrell 

K. Johnson 

S. McNeil 

T. Sherman

 

 

PPG: T. Allen (11.9)

APG: M. Carr (3.4)

Reb/G: T. Allen (6.4)

 

PPG: T. Sherman (18.5)

APG: T. Sherman (2.5)

Reb/G: G. Osabuohien (5.7) 

 

Coaches:

Texas Longhorns: Chris Beard (1st season)

West Virginia Mountaineers: Bob Huggins (15th season)