Big 12 Tournament Odds: West Virginia Vs. Oklahoma State, Texas Tech Vs. Texas

• The West Virginia Mountaineers have -155 odds to beat the Oklahoma State Cowboys.
• The Texas Tech Red Raiders are favored to beat the Texas Longhorns with -125 odds.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - As the first round of the Big 12 Tournament is now in the rearview mirror, there are some big matchups in the quarterfinals with the West Virginia Mountaineers taking on the Oklahoma State Cowboys and the Texas Tech Red Raiders going up against the Texas Longhorns.

Online sportsbooks have odds for both matchups with both West Virginia and Texas Tech as the slight favorites to win. Action begins at 11:30 a.m. EST with West Virginia and Oklahoma State from Kansas City, Missouri.

West Virginia Mountaineers Vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys Odds

• Moneyline: West Virginia (-155) vs. Oklahoma State (+135)
• Spread: West Virginia -3.0
• Total: 151.5 Points

Starting with the moneyline in this one, West Virginia is seen as the slight favorites being that they are the slightly higher-ranked team and have a slightly better record as well.

However, this is a pretty evenly matched game as both teams faced off against each other twice in the regular season and split both games by five points or less. West Virginia has the slight edge here being that they have four players on their offense averaging double-digit points while Oklahoma State has just two. Also, West Virginia has been one of the more explosive teams this season.

Moving on to the spread, it is set very close, however, bettors should not be surprised if Oklahoma State ends up covering. As mentioned before, the two games that the two played earlier in the season were decided by five points or less.

Looking at how each of them have done against the spread recently though, West Virginia has gone 5-1 against the spread in their last six neutral site games and Oklahoma State has gone 5-0 against the spread in their last five games as an underdog.

As for the point total, bettors should be leaning towards the Over as both teams combined average close to 160 ppg. West Virginia has hit the Over in six of their last eight games when they go in as the favorites and Oklahoma State has hit the Over in four of their last five games being played at a neutral site. All in all, this is expected to be a high-scoring close game.

Texas Tech Red Raiders Vs. Texas Longhorns Odds

• Moneyline: Texas Tech (-125) vs. Texas (+105)
• Spread: Texas Tech -1.5
• Total: 135 Points

Looking at the straight up winner in the game, Texas Tech’s college basketball odds are going into the game seen as the favorite, but bettors should not be so quick to jump on them. Texas has a slightly better record than Texas Tech and has a better record when playing against Big 12 teams as well. Texas has gone 11-6 in the Big 12 while Texas Tech has gone 9-8.

However, in the two matchups that the two faced off with each other earlier in the regular season, Texas Tech came away with the win in both. That being said, it could go either way, but Texas could be looking to stop the losing streak against the Red Raiders.

The spread in this one is also set very close as both teams are also evenly matched. But, both teams have done the opposite when it comes to covering the spread. Texas Tech is 0-4 against the spread in their last four games in a neutral site and 5-12 in their last 17 games seen as the favorites.

As for Texas, they are 3-1-1 against the spread in their last five games overall and 5-2 against the spread in their last seven games in a neutral site as the underdog. That said, all signs are pointing to Texas covering the spread.

The point total in the game is not set as high as some might have thought being that both teams together average around 147 ppg. Keep in mind, both teams have been hot when it comes to hitting the Under. Looking at Texas Tech’s last five games played on a Thursday, they have gone 5-0. As for the Longhorns, the Under has gone 4-0 in their last four neutral site games as an underdog.