The West Virginia Mountaineers (10-5, 1-1 Big 12) are just 2.5-point underdogs as they look to extend a three-game home win streak when they take on the No. 22 Kansas Jayhawks (11-4, 1-1 Big 12) on Saturday, January 10, 2026 at WVU Coliseum. The matchup airs at 12 p.m. ET on FOX. The matchup’s point total is set at 137.5.

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Kansas vs. West Virginia betting lines

• Kansas moneyline odds to win: -146
• West Virginia moneyline odds to win: +122
• Spread: Kansas (-2.5)
• Total: 137.5

Kansas statistics, trends and more

As the away team

• Kansas owned a better record against the spread in home games (8-9-0) than it did in road games (5-7-0) last season.
• The Jayhawks exceeded the total more consistently at home last year, hitting the over in seven of 17 home matchups (41.2%). In away games, they hit the over in three of 12 games (25%).
• As a moneyline favorite last year, Kansas picked up the win in 14 of 17 games when playing at home, good for a .824 winning percentage. Kansas won four of eight games on the road (.500) as a moneyline favorite.

Recent trends

• On offense, the Jayhawks have increased their output a little bit over their last 10 games, scoring 77.8 points per contest over that span as opposed to the 77.7 they’ve racked up over the course of this season.
• Kansas has been less stingy on the defensive side of the ball as of late, giving up 68.5 points per game over its last 10 contests compared to the 66.9 points per game its opponents average over the 2025-26 season.
• During their past 10 outings, the Jayhawks are making the same number of three-pointers per game as their season long average (7.8), while shooting a higher percentage from beyond the arc in that span (37.1% compared to 35.8% season-long).

Kansas betting records this season

• ATS Record: 9-6-0 (Home: 4-3-0; Away: 1-2-0)
• ATS Record When Favored by 2.5+: 7-3-0 (As Favorite: 7-3-0; As Underdog: 2-3-0)
• O-U-P: 5-10-0 (Home: 2-5-0; Away: 2-1-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 9-1 (Home: 6-0; Away: 0-1)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-3 (Home: 0-1; Away: 1-1)

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West Virginia statistics, trends and more

As the home team

• West Virginia was better against the spread on the road (6-5-0) than at home (8-8-1) last season.
• Looking at the over/under, Mountaineers games finished over three of 17 times at home (17.6%) and four of 11 away (36.4%) last season.
• The Mountaineers’ winning percentage at home as moneyline underdogs was .333 (1-2) last season, and on the road it was .364 (4-7).

Recent trends

• The Mountaineers are posting 74.7 points per game over their previous 10 games, compared to their season average of 74.1.
• West Virginia is allowing 64.8 points per contest over its past 10 games, compared to its season average of 61.5 points allowed.
• Over their previous 10 games, the Mountaineers are making 9.4 threes per game, 0.8 more than their season average (8.6). They also own a better three-point percentage over their last 10 games (36.9%) compared to their season average (36.2%).

West Virginia betting records this season

• ATS Record: 8-7-0 (Home: 6-4-0; Away: 0-1-0)
• ATS Record When Underdog by 2.5+: 2-1-0 (As Favorite: 6-6-0; As Underdog: 2-1-0)
• O-U-P: 6-9-0 (Home: 3-7-0; Away: 0-1-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 9-2 (Home: 9-0; Away: 0-0)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-3 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-1)