West Virginia vs. Baylor Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 31

The West Virginia Mountaineers (14-7, 5-3 Big 12) host the Baylor Bears (11-9, 1-7 Big 12) at WVU Coliseum, tipping off at 4 p.m. ET on Saturday, January 31, 2026. The Bears are 2.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup has a point total of 140.5.

West Virginia is coming off of a 59-54 win over Kansas State in its most recent outing on Tuesday. Honor Huff recorded 17 points, eight rebounds and five assists for West Virginia. Baylor's last game on Wednesday ended in a 67-57 loss to Cincinnati. Tounde Yessoufou scored a team-high 16 points for Baylor in the loss.

West Virginia vs. Baylor Odds and Game Time

• When: Saturday, January 31, 2026 at 4 p.m. ET
• Where: WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, West Virginia
• Spread favorite: West Virginia -2.5
• Moneyline favorite: West Virginia -164
• Moneyline underdog: Baylor +139
• Over/Under: 140.5 points

How to watch West Virginia vs. Baylor

• TV Channel: ESPN2
• Live Stream: Fubo
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Betting the Over/Under: West Virginia vs. Baylor

• This season, West Virginia and its opponents have combined to outscore Saturday's over/under of 140.5 points six times.
• In Baylor's 19 games this season, 15 finished with more combined points than Saturday's over/under of 140.5.
• The total for the contest of 140.5 is 16.2 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Mountaineers (71.6 points per game) and the Bears (85.1 points per game).
• This matchup's total is 0.2 fewer points than the 140.3 these two teams combine to allow per game in 2024.
• On average, the over/under in West Virginia's games is 5.1 fewer points than the over/under of 140.5 in this matchup.
• A difference of 21.1 points separates the average over/under in Baylor's games (161.6 points) and this matchup's over/under (140.5).

Betting the Spread: West Virginia vs. Baylor

• West Virginia is 11-10-0 against the spread this season.
• The Mountaineers are 6-6 ATS when favored by 2.5 points or more this season.
• Baylor has seven wins against the spread in 19 games this season.
• This season, the Bears are winless against the spread when entering a game as an underdog of 2.5 points or more (in five chances).
• At home this year, West Virginia is 13-0 overall and 8-5 against the spread.
• This season, as a 2.5-point favorite or more at home, West Virginia is 6-5 ATS.
• Baylor has one win against the spread, and are 1-4 overall, away from home.
• Baylor is winless ATS (0-1) away from home as 2.5-point underdogs or more.

Betting the Moneyline: West Virginia vs. Baylor

• West Virginia has been the moneyline favorite in 13 games this season and won 11 (84.6%) of those contests.
• The Mountaineers have a record of 10-1 in games where oddsmakers favor them by at least -164 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 62.1% chance of a victory for West Virginia.
• Baylor has been named as the moneyline underdog seven times this season but has yet to come away with a victory in any of those games.
• This season, the Bears have been a moneyline underdog of -164 or more four times, losing every contest.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Baylor has a 41.8% chance of pulling out a win.