Pittsburgh-West Virginia and Kansas-Missouri Betting Previews

There is a one heck of a sports betting Big Monday in store on ESPN for both the viewer and the sports bettor. Basketball’s version of the Backyard Brawl takes place when West Virginia visits Pittsburgh.

Top online casino BetUs Sportsbook has the Pitt Panthers as a 7.5-point favorite with a total of 136.

That’s followed by Kansas versus Missouri, with the Mizzou Tigers laying four at Bookmaker with an over/under of 153.

West Virginia is 16-7 straight up, and they enter on a 3-1 against the spread run. They’ve gone under four straight. The Panthers are 21-2 straight up and 11-6 against the spread. They are a perfect 14-0 straight up at home and 5-3 where it counts.

The Mountaineers allow just 60.6 points per game to teams normally getting 72.1. They are tough on the perimeter, holding teams to 7.8 percent below their normal average from three-point range.

The Panthers shoot 48 percent from the field while allowing just 39.8 percent. Pitt averages a scary 83.6 points per game at home.

Kansas enters 19-4 straight up and 12-6 to the number. However, they are a sensational 7-1 to the Vegas number in Big 12 play. Missouri is 20-4 straight up, including 14-0 at home. They’ve covered six of their last eight overall.

Against common opponents this year, KU is 6-1 to the number while Missouri is 4-3. Kansas has covered six straight Monday games. Missouri is 8-20 against the spread laying 6.5 or less.

This could be a high scoring game, as Missouri shoots 48.6 percent while KU gets 48.4.