Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers vs West Virginia Mountaineers Prediction, 11/7/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers vs West Virginia Mountaineers

Date: Monday, November 7, 2022

Location: WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, WV

TV: BIG12|ESPN+

WVU Coliseum is the location where the West Virginia Mountaineers (16-17 last year) will take on the Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (14-16 last season) on Monday.

The Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers took the court against Bryant and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 70-69 in their last game of last season. Mount St. Mary's ended with a 45.0% FG percentage (27 of 60) and buried 6 of their 16 3-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Mountaineers buried 9 of 10 attempts for a percentage of 90.0%. When it comes to getting rebounds, they earned a total of 21 with 6 of them being offensive. They also distributed 13 assists in this matchup while forcing 11 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In regard to the defense, Mount St. Mary's let their opponent shoot 38.5% from the field on 20 of 52 shooting. Bryant dished out 5 dimes and had 4 steals in this contest. Additionally, Bryant snagged 35 boards (11 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Bryant finished the game shooting 86.2% from the free throw line by making 25 of 29 attempts. They also made 5 of their 21 tries from beyond the perimeter. When discussing fouls, the Mountaineers ended up with 25 while Bryant totaled 14 fouls.

Mezie Offurum is one guy who was a factor for the game. He ended up going 45.5% from the field and earned 3 dimes. He played 34 mins and also pulled down 4 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 14 points on 5 out of 11 shooting.

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Mount St. Mary's enters this contest after finishing with a record of 14-16 last year. They had an average of 66.1 pts per game (302nd in the nation) while hitting 44.3% from the floor. The Mountaineers shot 34.5% from downtown (178 of 516) and 68.8% from the free throw line. As a team, Mount St. Mary's pulled in 35.0 boards per contest and earned 398 dimes over the course of last year, which ranked 208th in college hoops in terms of passing. They turned it over 12.9 times per game and as a basketball team committed 15.7 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Mountaineers forced 12.3 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 16.0 personal fouls. They relinquished 33.1% on 3-point attempts and they were 57th in the nation in PPG allowed (65.3). The Mountaineers allowed a FG percentage of 42.9% (723 of 1,687) and they surrendered 33.0 boards per game as a unit. They were 37th in college basketball in giving up assists with 332 conceded over the course of last year.

The last time they took the court last year, the West Virginia Mountaineers took a loss by a final score of 87-63 when they faced Kansas. The Mountaineers were able to snag 14 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 23 for this contest. They also turned it over 11 times, while getting 10 steals for this game. Kansas had 21 fouls for the matchup which got the Mountaineers to the charity stripe for 26 shots. They were able to knock down 19 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 73.1%. In terms of shots from beyond the perimeter, West Virginia made 6 out of their 14 attempts (42.9%). When the final whistle blew, the Mountaineers ended up shooting 19 out of 58 from the floor which gave them a rate of 32.8%. The Mountaineers allowed Kansas to convert 33 out of their 63 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 52.4% in the game. They finished shooting 33.3% from downtown by going 6 of 18 and finished the contest at 15 out of 17 from the charity stripe (88.2%). In reference to cleaning the glass, West Virginia allowed Kansas to pull down 45 in all (13 on the offensive side).

Malik Curry pitched in for the Mountaineers in this game. He scored 19 points in his 24 mins on the court and accumulated 2 dimes in this game. He made 4 of 9 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 44.4%, but finished without a board.

West Virginia had a win-loss mark of 16-17 last season. As an offense, the Mountaineers hit 41.3% from the floor, which ranked 314th in the country. West Virginia tallied 2,259 pts throughout last season (68.5 per game) and they averaged 32.2 boards per game. They earned an assist 10.5 times per contest (336th in college basketball) and they lost possession by turning the ball over 12.4 times per game. The Mountaineers committed 17.4 fouls every game and they hit 72.4% from the charity stripe.

The Mountaineers on the defensive side of the court were 173rd in college basketball in points given up per game with 69.0. They forced 15.4 TO's every game and allowed teams to shoot 44.6% from the floor (260th in college basketball). The West Virginia defense gave up 32.4% on shots from distance (217 of 669) and their opposition knocked down 71.2% of their foul shots. They allowed 13.0 dimes and 36.1 total boards per game, which was ranked 210th and 262nd in college hoops.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Mount St. Mary's

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