Kansas Jayhawks vs West Virginia Mountaineers Prediction, 1/10/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas Jayhawks vs West Virginia Mountaineers

Date: Saturday, January 10, 2026

Location: WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, WV

TV: ESPN+

The West Virginia Mountaineers (10-5) welcome the Kansas Jayhawks (11-4) at WVU Coliseum on Saturday.

The Kansas Jayhawks played TCU and walked away with a win by a score of 104-100 in their last contest. Kansas walked away from the contest with a 52.4% field goal percentage (33 of 63) and buried 8 of their 20 shots from 3-point land. From the charity stripe, the Jayhawks made 30 of 40 shots for a percentage of 75.0%. With respect to rebounding, they compiled 36 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 13 assists in the matchup while forcing 13 turnovers and getting 8 steals. When discussing the defense, Kansas allowed the other team to go 46.7% from the field on 35 of 75 shooting. TCU doled out 18 dimes and had 7 steals in the game. Moreover, TCU had 40 rebounds (15 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. TCU finished the game at 62.5% at the free throw line by knocking down 15 of 24 attempts. They also knocked down 15 of 35 shots from downtown. In the matter of fouls, the Jayhawks ended up finishing with 19 while TCU finished the game with 25 fouls.

Darryn Peterson is a player who came through for this contest. He accumulated 32 points on 8 out of 18 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 32 mins and grabbed 6 rebounds. He finished the game at 44.4% from the floor and recorded 1 assist.

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Kansas heads into this matchup with a record of 11-4 for the campaign. They are losing possession via turnover 11.1 times per game and as a group are committing 14.7 personal fouls every game. As a team, Kansas is pulling in 39.9 rebounds per game and has racked up 229 assists this season, which has them ranked 164th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Jayhawks are hitting 35.8% from downtown (117 of 327) and 74.8% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 77.7 pts per game (177th in the country) while connecting on 47.0% from the floor.

On defense, the Jayhawks are forcing 9.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 16.5 personal fouls. They are 58th in the country in giving up assists with 176 surrendered so far this season. The Jayhawks are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 37.8% (361 of 954) and they concede 35.7 boards per game as a group. They relinquish 27.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 43rd in college in opponents PPG (66.9).

For their last game, the West Virginia Mountaineers took home the win by a final score of 62-60 when they faced Cincinnati. With respect to rebounding, West Virginia permitted Cincinnati to get 30 in total (10 offensive). They went 34.3% from three-point range by connecting on 12 out of 35 and ended up shooting 4 out of 9 at the charity stripe (44.4%). The Mountaineers permitted Cincinnati to knock down 22 of 62 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 35.5% in this contest. When the game finished, the Mountaineers finished 22 for 48 from the field which had them sitting at 45.8%. Regarding shooting from 3-point land, West Virginia converted 11 of their 23 tries (47.8%). They were able to convert 7 of them for a clip of 53.8%. Cincinnati was called for 15 fouls in this contest which got the Mountaineers to the free throw line for 13 attempts. They also coughed it up 15 times, while getting 6 steals for this game. The Mountaineers corralled 28 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards for a total of 34 in the game.

Honor Huff was important for the Mountaineers for the matchup. He made 7 out of 14 in this game for a rate of 50.0%, and tallied 8 rebounds. He tallied 24 points in his 38 mins of playing time and tallied 1 assist for this game.

West Virginia has a mark of 10-5 for the campaign. The Mountaineers have committed 14.6 personal fouls per game and they hit 68.9% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.8 times per contest (229th in the nation) and they lose possession via turnover 10.9 times per contest. West Virginia has 1,111 points on the campaign (74.1 per game) and they snag 36.1 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Mountaineers are shooting 45.4% from the floor, which ranks them 191st in D-1.

The Mountaineers on defense are ranked 5th in the country in PPG allowed with 61.5. They are forcing 12.9 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.0% from the field (45th in college hoops). The West Virginia defense concedes 35.2% on three-point shots (106 of 301) and their opponents are converting on 72.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 12.7 assists and 32.2 boards on a nightly basis, which is 131st and 69th in those categories on the defensive end.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kansas

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