Texas Tech Red Raiders @ West Virginia Mountaineers - Prediction, Preview, and Odds

When: Saturday, February 5th, 2022 at 2:00pm E.T.

Where: WVU Coliseum, Morgantown, WV.

How: ESPN, ESPN2.

Spread: Red Raiders -5.

Total: 132.5.

Odds courtesy of FanDuel Sportsbook

Red Raiders Spotlight

The Texas Tech Red Raiders just pulled off another conference win, this time over the Texas Longhorns, while covering the 4-point spread. Offensively on the road, the Red Raiders rank 304th in points per game, 256th in field goal percentage, and 351st in 3-point shooting. Defensively on the road, the Red Raiders rank 49th in points allowed, 6th in field goal percentage, 56th in 3-point shooting, and 262nd in rebounding. 

Mountaineers Spotlight

The West Virginia Mountaineers just lost their sixth-straight game, but this time around gave a top-ranked Baylor team a run for their money, only losing by 4-points, easily covering the 14-point spread. Offensively at home, the Mountaineers rank 282nd in points per game, 271st in field goal percentage, and 284th in 3-point shooting. Defensively at home, the Mountaineers rank 86th in points allowed, 226th in field goal percentage, 162nd in 3-point shooting, and 283rd in rebounding. 

Final Say

Texas Tech has been on fire lately, beating the likes of Kansas, Baylor, Iowa State, Mississippi State, Texas, and this very same team in West Virginia. They’ve also covered in five straight, and will be coming off a solid romping against interstate rivals Texas. Texas Tech has been playing great basketball in conference play, but now must make the dreadful east-coast trip to West Virginia, and you best believe West Virginia is going to be licking their chops to get revenge against a team that beat them by 13 last time. Texas Tech is 1-8 SU in their last nine trips to Morgantown, and 3-8 ATS in their last 11 meetings versus the Mountaineers. Texas Tech also just hasn’t been as good on the road where they’ve gone 1-7 SU in their last eight road games. West Virginia has had a brutal schedule like Texas Tech, but they haven’t handled it well losing six straight, while going 1-5 ATS, but that lone cover came in their last game where they pushed Baylor to the wire, only losing by 4-points as 13-point dogs. That is momentum they can work with as they get a Texas Tech team that is due for a down game, especially with the schedule they’ve been overcoming. Grab the free points and back West Virginia to put forth another valiant effort.

Pick: West Virginia Mountaineers +5