Oklahoma State vs. West Virginia odds, picks and prediction
The Oklahoma State Cowboys (18-7) tangle with the West Virginia Mountaineers (18-8) in a Big 12 Tournament quarterfinal game Thursday. The neutral-site contest at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City is slated for an 11:30 a.m. ET tip-off. Below, we analyze the Oklahoma State-West Virginia odds and lines, with NCAA college basketball picks and predictions.
Oklahoma State is No. 14 in the Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports. West Virginia is ninth. WVU and OSU are the No. 4 and No. 5 seeds, respectively, in the Big 12 Tournament.
Oklahoma State vs. West Virginia:Odds, spread andlines
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- Money line : Oklahoma State +135 (bet $100 to win $135) | West Virginia -160 (bet $160 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS : Oklahoma State +3.5 (-115) | West Virginia -3.5 (-105)
- Over/Under : 151.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Oklahoma State vs. West Virginia: Three things to know
- The Cowboys' top player, G Cade Cunningham, did not play in OSU's last game, an 85-80 win at West Virginia Saturday. Cunningham was out with an ankle injury; he and F Isaac Likekele (hand) are listed as probable for Thursday. Cunningham has averaged 19.7 points per game this season; he's scoring 23.0 PPG over his last seven games.
- Saturday's Oklahoma State win repaid a debt from an 87-84 Mountaineers win in Stillwater, Okla., Jan. 4. Each team has three wins over the last six games in this series. High scores have been the trend: the Over is 6-2 in the last eight meetings.
- The 2020-21 Mountaineers are a different team from recent-vintage WVU squads that played stellar defense. West Virginia ranks 229th in the nation in scoring defense (72.1 PPG). That figure is up nearly 10 points from WVU's 62.4 PPG allowed last season. Prior to this winter, the Mountaineers had finished in the Big 12's top-4 in defense in four of the last five seasons.
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Oklahoma State vs. West Virginia: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Oklahoma State 76, West Virginia 73
Money line (ML)
The Mountaineers struggle on the boards, and Oklahoma State can leverage second-chance looks and better overall shooting to win this matchup at about a 50% probability.
BACK THE COWBOYS (+135).
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Against the spread (ATS)
The Cowboys are a slight lean here. Consider taking OKLAHOMA STATE +3.5 (-115) as an undercard play with money line action on the top.
Over/Under (O/U)
OSU has played to five straight Overs. The Over is 10-2 in WVU's last dozen games and the Over hit in both regular-season meetings.
The higher total this time around, paired with a contrarian bent in me and the neutral venue scream Under.
A PASS is likely the best decision.
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