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NCAA basketball betting action sees the Kansas Jayhawks taking on the West Virginia Mountaineers Monday February 16th at WVU Coliseum, Morgantown, West Virginia. Cappers Picks provides free NCAA basketball handicapping tips all season long.

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Kansas Jayhawks (21-4) vs. West Virginia Mountaineers (19-6)
Venue/ Stadium: WVU Coliseum, Morgantown, West Virginia
Time/Date: 9 PM EST Monday, February 16, 2015
NCAAB Betting Odds
NCAAB Betting Point Spread: Kansas -1
NCAAB Betting Over/Under Odds: OFF
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#8 Kansas Jayhawks vs. #21 West Virginia Mountaineers Preview

On the season Kansas is 15-8-1 ATS and they have an O/U record of 12-10-1 and West Virginia is 12-11 ATS and they have an O/U record of 9-8-1.

This season West Virginia is 9-3 at home and Kansas is 5-3 on the road.

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In their last games Kansas beat Baylor 74-64 and West Virginia lost to Iowa State 79-59.

West Virginia beat Kansas last season at home and they are a slight 1-point underdog at home facing them this season. They have lost 3 of their last 4 games, but they have all come against ranked teams. Kansas is the 8th ranked team in the nation and on the season WVU is only 2-5 facing top 25 teams.

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Kansas is in control of the Big 12 with a 2-game lead over Iowa State. They are gunning for their 11th straight Big 12 conference title and unless they fall apart in the next few games they should get it.

Kansas has won 7 of their last 8 games and their last 2 overall. They were 4-0 all time facing West Virginia before losing to them on the road late last season.

It is no secret that the Jayhawks have to try to shut down the top 2 scorers for WVU in Juwan Staten and Devin Williams. These 2 are the only 2 players for the Mountaineers that are averaging in double figures and in the upset win over Kansas at home last season they combined for 46 points. However, Williams has only combined to score 9 points in the last 2 games.

Perry Ellis leads the Jayhawks in scoring averaging over 13 ppg and 3rd leading scorer Wayne Selden Jr., who is averaging 10.2 ppg) has averaged 16 ppg in his last 5 games and has shot over 52% from the floor in that span.

Seldon only had 8 points in the road loss to WVU last season after having 17 in the home win over them earlier in the season.

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WVU has a killer remaining schedule, as in their last 6 games they only face one team that is unranked. One of those games is facing Kansas in their house in the 2nd to last game of the season.

NCAAB Betting Trends

* Kansas is 10-3-1 ATS in their last 14 games overall.
* Kansas is 9-3-1 ATS in their last 13 games vs. a team with a winning S.U. record.
* West Virginia is 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games overall.
* West Virginia is 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games vs. a team with a winning S.U. record.
* The home team is 4-0 ATS in the last 4 games between these 2 teams.

4* Cappers NCAAB Free Pick

Kansas is rolling and WVU has not only lost 3 of their last 4, but they have failed to cover the spread in their last 4 games. Yeah, take the Jayhawks to win and cover in this Big 12 match up.

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