Texas Tech vs. West Virginia prediction: Why Texas Tech is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [2/8/2026]

West Virginia and Texas Tech will lock horns in men's college basketball action at Hope Coliseum on Sunday, starting at 1:00 PM ET.

Based on the latest simulation results, Dimers' advanced college basketball model predicts Texas Tech as the most likely winner of the Texas Tech vs. West Virginia game.

This article offers a closer look at Sunday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Texas Tech vs. West Virginia prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using powerful machine learning and data, we have simulated the result of Sunday's NCAA basketball game between Texas Tech and West Virginia 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model gives Texas Tech a 68% chance of defeating West Virginia. Our predicted final score has Texas Tech winning 71-66.

According to our model, West Virginia (+5.5) has a 55% chance of covering the spread, while the 136.5-point over/under has a 56% chance of staying under.

Texas Tech vs. West Virginia odds

We have sourced the best men's college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Texas Tech vs. West Virginia picks and best bet

After matching our probabilities against the best current odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below:

According to our men's college basketball best bets, the top play to make on this game is Under 136.5 total points.

Texas Tech vs. West Virginia game-day updates and essential details

Sunday's men's college basketball matchup between West Virginia and Texas Tech at Hope Coliseum is scheduled to start at 1:00 PM ET.

• Who: Texas Tech vs. West Virginia
• Date: Sunday, February 8, 2026
• Time: 1:00 PM ET/10:00AM PT
• Venue: Hope Coliseum

Conclusion

We predict Texas Tech, with a 68% win probability, will likely beat West Virginia on Sunday.

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