West Virginia vs. Cincinnati Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 6

The West Virginia Mountaineers (9-5, 0-1 Big 12) host the Cincinnati Bearcats (8-6, 0-1 Big 12) at WVU Coliseum, starting at 7 p.m. ET on Tuesday, January 6, 2026. The Mountaineers are 2.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup has an over/under of 129.5 points.

In its last outing on Friday, West Virginia suffered an 80-59 loss to Iowa State. Chance Moore scored a team-best 17 points for West Virginia in the loss. Cincinnati heads into this game following a 67-60 loss to Houston on Saturday. Cincinnati got a team-leading 15 points from Day Day Thomas in the loss.

West Virginia vs. Cincinnati Odds and Game Time

• When: Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET
• Where: WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, West Virginia
• Spread favorite: West Virginia -2.5
• Moneyline favorite: West Virginia -139
• Moneyline underdog: Cincinnati +117
• Over/Under: 129.5 points

How to watch West Virginia vs. Cincinnati

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

• West Virginia and its opponents have hit the over on this game's total (129.5 points) 10 times this season.
• This season, 11 games Cincinnati has played finished with a combined score over 129.5 points.
• Together, the two teams combine for 149.5 points per game, 20.0 points more than the total of 129.5 for this game.
• These two teams give up a combined 127.2 points per game, 2.3 points less than this contest's over/under.
• This season, the average over/under for West Virginia's games is 136.5 points, 7.0 more than the total of 129.5 points set for this contest.
• A difference of 10.7 points separates the average over/under in Cincinnati's games (140.2 points) and this matchup's over/under (129.5).

Betting the Spread: West Virginia vs. Cincinnati

• West Virginia is 7-7-0 against the spread this year.
• The Mountaineers have an ATS record of 5-5 in their 10 games when favored by 2.5 points or more so far this season.
• Cincinnati has five wins against the spread in 14 games this season.
• The Bearcats have covered the spread once this year when underdogs by 2.5 points or more (in four chances).
• West Virginia is 9-0 overall, and 5-4 against the spread, at home.
• This season, as a 2.5-point favorite or greater at home, West Virginia is 5-4 ATS.

Betting the Moneyline: West Virginia vs. Cincinnati

• West Virginia has been the moneyline favorite in 10 games this season and won eight (80%) of those contests.
• This season, the Mountaineers have won eight of their nine games, or 88.9%, when favored by at least -139 on the moneyline.
• West Virginia has a 58.2% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Cincinnati has been named as the moneyline underdog five times this season but has yet to come away with a victory in any of those games.
• The Bearcats have yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +117 or worse on the moneyline this season.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Cincinnati has a 46.1% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.