Texas Tech Red Raiders vs West Virginia Mountaineers Prediction, 2/8/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Tech Red Raiders vs West Virginia Mountaineers

Date: Sunday, February 8, 2026

Location: WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, WV

TV: FOX

The West Virginia Mountaineers (15-8) host the Texas Tech Red Raiders (16-6) at WVU Coliseum on Sunday.

The Texas Tech Red Raiders stepped onto the hardwood against Kansas and ended up losing by a score of 64-61 in their last game. Texas Tech ended the game having earned a 31.9% field goal percentage (23 out of 72) and knocked down 12 out of their 40 3-pointers. From the charity stripe, the Red Raiders converted 3 of their 5 shots for a rate of 60.0%. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned 35 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 12 assists in the game as well as creating 15 turnovers and having 13 steals. With regard to defense, Texas Tech allowed their opponent to shoot 45.3% from the floor on 24 of 53 shooting. Kansas recorded 10 assists and had 4 steals in this contest. On top of that, Kansas pulled down 36 rebounds (5 offensive, 31 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Kansas shot 76.9% when shooting free throws by making 10 of 13 shots. They knocked down 6 out of their 20 attempts from beyond the arc. With respect to fouls, the Red Raiders walked away with 14 while Kansas recorded 10 fouls.

LeJuan Watts is one guy who was a contributor for the game. He ended up shooting 36.4% from the floor and also distributed 5 dimes. He saw the court for 37 minutes played and also grabbed 12 boards. He ended up finishing with 19 points on 8 of 22 shooting.

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Texas Tech enters this matchup with a record of 16-6 so far this season. They currently have an average of 82.9 pts per game (58th in the country) while going 46.7% from the field. The Red Raiders are shooting 38.6% on shots from downtown (251 of 651) and 70.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, Texas Tech is grabbing 37.7 boards per contest and has accumulated 356 assists so far this season, which is 106th in D-1 in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 10.5 times per contest and as a unit they commit 16.1 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Red Raiders are forcing their opponents into 10.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 16.7 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 32.7% from beyond the arc and they rank 191st in Division 1 in points per game allowed (74.0). The Red Raiders defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 44.6% (590 of 1,323) and they relinquish 34.3 boards per contest as a unit. They are currently ranked 20th in college in allowing assists to their opponents with 245 relinquished so far this year.

For their last game, the West Virginia Mountaineers walked away with a victory by a final of 59-54 against Cincinnati. The Mountaineers were able to pull down 21 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 29 for the contest. They also turned the ball over 12 times, while getting 5 steals for the game. Cincinnati earned 17 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Mountaineers to the free throw line for 21 tries. They were able to convert 11 of those for a clip of 52.4%. In relation to shooting from downtown, West Virginia buried 6 of 21 tries (28.6%). When the final whistle blew, the Mountaineers finished 21 out of 48 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.8%. The Mountaineers allowed Cincinnati to knock down 20 of their 55 tries from the floor which had them shooting 36.4% for the matchup. They finished shooting 30.4% from distance by shooting 7 of 23 and finished the contest at 7 out of 9 at the free throw line (77.8%). When discussing rebounding, West Virginia allowed Cincinnati to get 33 overall (11 on the offensive side).

Honor Huff pitched in for the Mountaineers for this game. He knocked down 5 out of 11 in this matchup giving him a rate of 45.5%, and added 2 rebounds. He earned 16 points in his 38 mins on the hardwood and had 6 assists in this matchup.

West Virginia has a win-loss mark of 15-8 on the season. The Mountaineers have committed 15.1 fouls every game and they shoot 67.8% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 13.2 times per game (251st in D-1) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.2 times per game. West Virginia has scored 1,616 points for the campaign (70.3 per contest) and they grab 35.2 rebounds per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Mountaineers are shooting 44.5% from the field, which is 240th in the country.

The Mountaineers defensively are ranked 7th in college in points allowed per contest with 63.3. They are forcing 11.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 41.1% from the floor (50th in D-1). The West Virginia defense allows 34.4% on 3-point shots (171 of 497) and opponents are converting on 72.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 12.9 assists and 32.4 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 140th and 68th in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take West Virginia and under the total points

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