Baylor Bears vs West Virginia Mountaineers Picks and Predictions for Saturday, January 31, 2026
The Baylor Bears will be on the road Saturday afternoon for a 4:00 PM match-up inside WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, WV, against the West Virginia Mountaineers, and we have you ready to roll with our Baylor vs West Virginia prediction. Baylor comes into Saturday with eleven wins and 9 losses this season. West Virginia returns home Saturday afternoon with fourteen wins and seven losses this season. The Baylor Bears are among their worst stretch of the season coming into Saturday on a four-game losing streak following a 10-point road loss to Cincinnati. West Virginia has played well over their last few outings, winning three of the last four overall, following a 5-point home victory against Kansas State. Read more about this Baylor vs West Virginia prediction! Struggling with handicapping? Try our NCAAB Predictions!
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Baylor tries to end skid
Offensively, Baylor has averaged 85.1 points on 48% shooting from the floor this season, but scored only 57 points in their last loss. Defensively, Baylor is allowing 76.5 points per game this season and has averaged 84 points per game during its current 4-game skid. Defensively, Baylor was mediocre in their last outing, giving up seven points on 39% shooting from the floor and 28% from beyond the arc. Offensively, Baylor was horrendous, scoring just 57 points on 35% shooting and 23% from downtown. Baylor won the rebounding battle by 4, but turned the ball over 10 times in the loss. Tounde Yessoufou led the way for the minor offense in their last outing with 16 points on 14 shots in 36 minutes. Dan Skillings Jr. was 2nd on the Baylor roster with 10 points on 12 shots and 35 minutes.
Cameron Carr leads the Baylor offense this season, with 19.5 points per game. Tounde Yeessoufou is second on the team, averaging 17.8 points, and Dan Skillings Jr. averages 10.3 points, good enough for 4th on the team. Obi Agbim ranks third on the team with 10.8 points and leads the team in averaging 3.3 assists. Caden Powell is averaging 6.5 points to go along with the team’s high 7.2 rebounds per game.
Key Injury Report for Baylor:
- Maikcol Perez (Out) - Knee
- Mayo Soyoye (Out) - Redshirt
- JJ White (Questionable) - Foot
- Justin Bodo Bodo (Questionable) - Arm
- Andre Iguodala (Out) - Redshirt
West Virginia looks to keep it going
The West Virginia offense has been solid enough this season, averaging 71.6 points on 45% shooting from the floor. Defensively, West Virginia is allowing 73.8 points per game this season and gave up only 54 last time out. The West Virginia defense carried the load in their last outing as Kansas State shot 38% from the floor and 32% from beyond the arc. Offensively, West Virginia was the better team, scoring 59 points on 42% shooting and knocking down 7 3-pointers. West Virginia won the rebounding battle by 7 and forced 10 turnovers to seal the victory. Honor Huff led the way for the West Virginia offense in their last outing with 17 points on 15 shots in 38 minutes. Treysen Eaglestaff chipped in 12 points on 12 shots and 34 minutes, and Brenen Lorient added a third-best 10 points in 23 minutes of action.
Honor Huff leads the West Virginia offense this season, averaging 16.3 points per game. Treysen Eaglestaff is second on the team, averaging 10.5 points per game this season. Big man Brennan Lorient averages 10.5 points and leads the team, pulling in 5.2 rebounds per game. Chance Moore is 4th on the roster, averaging 10.1 points per game this season, but he's played just 15 times. Jasper Floyd averages 6.8 points and leads West Virginia, dishing out 3.1 assists per game.
Key Injury Report for West Virginia:
- Abraham Oyeadier (Questionable) - Undisclosed
Baylor vs West Virginia Pick
- Baylor vs West Virginia Spread Pick
West Virginia is the better team in this matchup, playing the better basketball coming into Saturday, and will continue to roll. Look for the Mountaineers to control this game on both sides of the ball against a struggling, lackluster Baylor team. Take West Virginia Saturday afternoon to get the win and cover at home to continue their winning ways in conference play.
Baylor vs West Virginia Over/Under Pick
Neither team is elite on offense, and that will continue in this matchup. Look for a defensive battle as both teams will hunt a needed conference win. West Virginia will set the tone in this matchup, leading to the victory, but the number will go well under the total; both offenses will struggle for 40 minutes.
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