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West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Texas Longhorns
The West Virginia Mountaineers and the Texas Longhorns will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Frank Erwin Special Events Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Longhorns as -2.5-point favorites versus the Mountaineers, while the game's total opened at 147.5.
Texas was a 70-55 winner in its last match at home against Horned Frogs. They covered the -11.5-point spread as favorites.
West Virginia lost its last outing, a 91-90 result against Sooners on February 13. They failed to cover in that game as a -4-point favorite.
West Virginia:
Team record: 14-6 SU,10-10 ATS
West Virginia is 5-11-1 ATS in its last 17 games on the road
West Virginia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of West Virginia's last 8 games on the road
Texas:
Team record: 13-5 SU,7-11 ATS
Texas is 13-4-1 ATS in its last 18 games when playing West Virginia
Texas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing West Virginia
Texas is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against West Virginia
Next up:
West Virginia at TCU Tuesday, February 23
Texas home to Kansas Tuesday, February 23