Kansas vs West Virginia Basketball Prediction, Odds & Picks

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Kansas vs West Virginia Basketball Prediction, Odds & Picks

Kansas and West Virginia are playing tonight at 6:00 pm ET at WVU Coliseum. The game is being broadcast on Big 12 Now via ESPN+. The Jayhawks beat Texas Tech 75-72 on Tuesday night. West Virginians lost to Kansas State and Oklahoma State.

Kansas vs West Virginia game odds are via FanDuel as of Saturday, January 7, 2023, at 12:50 pm ET.

The Mountaineers have defeated the Jayhawks six times in ten meetings in Morgantown. They are 0-14 in meetings at Kansas and in the Big 12 tournament. Last season, the Mountainers picked up a 71-58 win at WVU Coliseum. The most recent win over KU was a 91-79 on February 6, 2021.

West Virginia lost to Kansas State and Oklahoma State. They had a poor assist-to-turnover ratio in both games. The team needs to improve their free-throw numbers to have a chance at upsetting Kansas.

at Kansas State: 26 of 63 FG (41.3%), 4 of 18 3PT (22.2%), 20 of 38 FT (52.6%) at Oklahoma State : 19 of 52 FG, 5 of 4 3pt (27.8%), 17 of 28 FT, 60.7%.

The offensive statistics for Kansas vs Oklahoma State and Texas Tech were not very good. The team's free-throw percentage was low. Today's game is a chance for the team to get some valuable game reps.

vs Oklahoma State: 26 of 56 FG (46.4%), 11 of 23 3PT (47.8%), 6 of 10 FT (60%), 31 of 63 FG at Texas Tech: 31.2%, 11 3pt (45. 8%), 2 of 4 FT.

Kansas is expected to win against West Virginia.

Kansas and West Virginia are playing each other in Morgantown. The Jayhawks won their last two games, but they lost to Oklahoma State and Texas Tech. They are getting contributions from several players, including Adams, Harris and Wilson. Wilson scored 16 points against Texas Texas on Tuesday. He has not gone consecutive games without scoring 20 points this season.