The Baylor Bears (15-9, 7-6 Big 12) host the West Virginia Mountaineers (15-9, 6-7 Big 12) after winning three straight home games. The Bears are favored by 8.5 points in the matchup, which begins at 2:00 PM ET on Saturday, February 15, 2025. The matchup has an over/under set at 135.5 points.

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Baylor vs. West Virginia betting lines

• Baylor moneyline odds to win: -415
• West Virginia moneyline odds to win: +322
• Spread: Baylor (-8.5)
• Total: 135.5

Baylor statistics, trends and more

As the home team

• Baylor has a better record against the spread when playing at home (7-4-0) than it does on the road (1-6-1).
• Looking at point totals, the Bears hit the over more consistently in home games, as they’ve exceeded the total eight times in 11 opportunities this season (72.7%). In away games, they have hit the over four times in eight opportunities (50%).
• Baylor has performed worse as a moneyline favorite when playing at home, posting a home record of 10-1, compared to going 2-0 in road games.

Recent trends

• The Bears have been putting up 74.4 points per game in their last 10 appearances, an average that’s a little lower than the 79.3 they’ve scored over the course of the 2024-25 season.
• Baylor has been more porous on the defensive side of the ball as of late, giving up 73.2 points per game during its last 10 contests compared to the 69.8 points per game its opponents are averaging in the 2024-25 season.
• The Bears’ 8.4 made three-pointers per-game average during their last 10 games are less than the 9 they average on the season, but those 10 games have seen a higher percentage of three-point shots made, 37.3% compared to their season-long percentage of 36.9% from long distance.

Baylor betting records this season

• ATS Record: 9-13-1 (Home: 7-4-0; Away: 1-6-1)
• ATS Record When Favored by 8.5+: 5-4-0 (As Favorite: 9-5-1; As Underdog: 0-8-0)
• O-U-P: 14-9-0 (Home: 8-3-0; Away: 4-4-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 14-1 (Home: 10-1; Away: 2-0)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-8 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-6)

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West Virginia statistics, trends and more

As the away team

• In 2024-25 against the spread, West Virginia has a lower winning percentage at home (.500, 7-7-0 record) than away (.571, 4-3-0).
• Mountaineers games have gone above the over/under 21.4% of the time at home (three of 14), and 28.6% of the time away (two of seven).
• The Mountaineers, when moneyline underdogs, have won a lower percentage of games at home (1-2) than away (3-4) this season.

Recent trends

• The Mountaineers are putting up 62.6 points per game in their last 10 games, which is 6.8 fewer points than their average for the season (69.4).
• West Virginia has fared worse defensively in its past 10 games, ceding 64.7 points per contest, 0.7 more points than its season average of 64.
• In their previous 10 games, the Mountaineers are making 7.3 treys per game, 1.5 fewer threes than their season average (8.8). They also have a worse three-point percentage over their previous 10 games (30.4%) compared to their season average (33.1%).

West Virginia betting records this season

• ATS Record: 13-11-0 (Home: 7-7-0; Away: 4-3-0)
• ATS Record When Underdog by 8.5+: 3-1-0 (As Favorite: 6-5-0; As Underdog: 7-6-0)
• O-U-P: 7-17-0 (Home: 3-11-0; Away: 2-5-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 9-2 (Home: 9-2; Away: 0-0)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 6-7 (Home: 1-2; Away: 3-4)