Our West Virginia vs. Baylor prediction looks at a game far more anxiety-producing than fans would have thought at the beginning of the year. When the 2024-2025 college basketball season started, the Baylor Bears had high hopes that were immediately dashed in a 38-point loss to Gonzaga.

Baylor men’s basketball walked off the court at the Foster Pavilion to roaring applause and singing as John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads” blasted over the speakers following the Bears’ 74-71 win over West Virginia in overtime.