The West Virginia Mountaineers'(13-8, 2-6 Big 12) visit the No. 16'TCU Horned Frogs'(16-5, 5-3) on Tuesday. Tip from Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena is scheduled for 9 p.m. ET (ESPNU). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the West Virginia vs. TCU'odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
West Virginia beat Auburn 80-77 on Saturday but failed to cover as a 4-point home favorite. It is 3-2 against the spread (ATS) in its last 5 games but just 3-7 ATS in its last 10 to fall to 10-11 ATS on the season. The Mountaineers’ strength is their offense, scoring 77.1 points per game (59th).
The Horned Frogs fell to Mississippi State 81-74 in overtime on Tuesday, failing to cover as 1.5-point road favorites. They are 3-2 ATS in their last 5 contests and 6-3-1 ATS in their last 10 to improve to 12-8-1 ATS this season. TCU has played great defense this season, holding opponents to 40.96% from the field (54th) and 29.5% from behind the arc (17th).