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The No. 4 Baylor Bears and the West Virginia Mountaineers are set to square off in a Big 12 matchup at 9 p.m. ET on Monday at the Ferrell Center. The Bears are 18-3 overall and 10-2 at home, while West Virginia is 13-7 overall and 1-4 on the road. Baylor picked up a 77-68 victory when these teams met at West Virginia on Jan. 18. 

The Bears are favored by 14 points in the latest Baylor vs. West Virginia odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while the over-under is set at 136.5. Before entering any West Virginia vs. Baylor picks, you'll want to see the college basketball predictions from the model at SportsLine.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every Division I college basketball game 10,000 times. It enters Week 12 of the season with a 49-36 record on all top-rated college basketball picks, returning almost $700. Over the past five-plus years, the proprietary computer model has generated an impressive profit of $2,800 for $100 players on its top-rated college basketball picks against the spread. Anyone who has followed it has seen huge returns.

Now, the model has set its sights on Baylor vs. WVU. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several college basketball odds for WVU vs. Baylor:

  • Baylor vs. West Virginia spread: Baylor -14
  • Baylor vs. West Virginia over-under: 136 points

What you need to know about Baylor

Baylor will be looking to bounce back from its third loss this season, as it came up short in an 87-78 loss at Alabama on Saturday during the Big 12/SEC Challenge. The Bears were without leading scorer LJ Cryer, who was a late scratch due to a foot injury. Cryer, who is averaging 13.9 points per game, is questionable to return on Monday night. 

Second-leading scorer James Akinjo scored just eight points against Alabama, but he was on a minutes restriction following a back injury. Jeremy Sochan scored a team-high 17 points on Saturday, while Adam Flagler had 16 and Matthew Mayer added 12. Baylor has won 18 of its last 20 home games. 

What you need to know about West Virginia

West Virginia is coming off a loss in the Big 12/SEC Challenge as well, falling to Arkansas by nine points on Saturday. The Mountaineers have now lost five straight games heading into a stretch where they will face three teams ranked inside the top 25. They went on a 12-0 run to chip away at what was a 19-point deficit against Arkansas, but they were unable to get over the hump in the end. 

Senior guard Taz Sherman leads West Virginia with 18.3 points and 2.5 assists per game. Senior guard Sean McNeil is adding 13.3 points, while Jalen Bridges and Malik Curry are both averaging 8.7 points. The Mountaineers have only covered the spread once in their last 11 conference games. 

How to make Baylor vs. West Virginia picks

The model is leaning over on the total, and it's also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in well over 50 percent of simulations. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.

So who wins West Virginia vs. Baylor? And which side covers well over 50 percent of the time? Visit SportsLine now to find out, all from the model that has crushed its college basketball picks.