The West Virginia Mountaineers take on the Kansas Jayhawks in Lawrence, KS. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
Kansas is favored by 13 points on the spread with a moneyline of -850. The total is set at 143 points.
Here’s my West Virginia vs. Kansas predictions and college basketball picks for December 31, 2024.
West Virginia vs Kansas Prediction
My Pick: West Virginia +12.5 (Play to +10.5)
My West Virginia vs Kansas best bet is on the Mountaineers spread, with the best odds currently available at DraftKings. For all of your college basketball bets, be sure to find the best lines by using our live NCAAB odds page.
West Virginia vs Kansas Odds, Lines, Pick
| West Virginia Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
+13 -115 | 143 -108 / -112 | +575 |
| Kansas Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
-13 -105 | 143 -108 / -112 | -850 |
- West Virginia vs Kansas spread: Kansas -13
- West Virginia vs Kansas over/under: 143 points
- West Virginia vs Kansas moneyline: Kansas -850, West Virginia +575
- West Virginia vs Kansas best bet: West Virginia +12.5 (Play to +10.5)
My West Virginia vs Kansas College Basketball Betting Preview
It made sense that the public and the media doubted the Mountaineers coming into the season. Their continuity score from KenPom was 0.0 (356th), which means every piece of this program — including its coaching staff — was working together for the first time.
The talent was there, but surely it wouldn’t gel right away.
Boy was everyone wrong.
The ‘Neers are off to a 9-2 start, complete with outright upsets of Gonzaga and Arizona. Javon Small won WVU the game against the Zags (31 points, 7 assists) and Tucker DeVries did the heavy lifting against Arizona (26 points, 6 assists).
Head coach Darian DeVries is a winner, both straight up (.736) and against the spread (.556). And while I respect Allen Fieldhouse, Bill Self has a losing record ATS as a home favorite in the past five seasons (48.8%).
As long as this number is north of 10, I’m taking WVU to hang around.
