Stony Brook Seawolves vs West Virginia Mountaineers Prediction, 12/22/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Stony Brook Seawolves vs West Virginia Mountaineers

Date: Thursday, December 22, 2022

Location: WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, WV

TV: Youtube TV

The West Virginia Mountaineers (9-2) will play the Stony Brook Seawolves (4-8) at WVU Coliseum on Thursday.

The Stony Brook Seawolves stepped onto the hardwood against Army and walked away with a win by a score of 66-59 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the Seawolves ended up with 14 while Army finished the game with 21 fouls. They also buried 9 out of their 27 tries from beyond the arc. Army finished the game shooting 33.3% from the free throw line by knocking down 4 of their 12 attempts. In addition, Army grabbed 30 boards (7 offensive, 23 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Army distributed 12 assists and had 6 steals for this contest. In regard to the defense, Stony Brook allowed their opponent to shoot 38.3% from the field on 23 out of 60 shooting. They also doled out 8 dimes for the game while forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and getting 3 steals. Pertaining to pulling down rebounds, they earned a total of 37 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Seawolves buried 19 of their 29 shots for a percentage of 65.5%. Stony Brook ended the contest having earned a 44.9% field goal percentage (22 out of 49) and buried 3 out of their 13 three-point shots.

Frankie Policelli is someone who had an impact for this contest. He finished the game shooting 66.7% from the floor but wasn't able to get an assist. He played 35 minutes and also pulled down 19 boards. He ended up with 22 points on 8 out of 12 shooting.

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Stony Brook comes into this game with a mark of 4-8 this season. They lose possession via turnover 13.2 times per game and as a unit they commit 13.2 fouls per contest. As a team, Stony Brook is pulling down 34.6 boards per game and has 146 assists for the campaign, which is 239th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Seawolves are hitting 32.3% on shots from beyond the arc (96 of 297) and 70.0% from the free throw line. They average 63.6 pts per game (345th in Division 1) while connecting on 41.5% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Seawolves are forcing their opponents into 9.5 turnovers per game while drawing 16.3 fouls. They are ranked 321st in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 181 surrendered for the season. The Seawolves defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 42.1% (303 of 720) and they surrender 34.8 rebounds per game as a team. They are relinquishing 35.0% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 201st in college basketball in opponents points per game (69.4).

In their last game, the West Virginia Mountaineers took home the win by a final score of 96-78 when they played Buffalo. When talking about team rebounding, West Virginia allowed Buffalo to get 28 in total (7 offensive). They shot 38.1% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 8 out of 21 and ended up shooting 8 of 13 at the free throw line (61.5%). The Mountaineers permitted Buffalo to make 31 of 64 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.4% for this contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Mountaineers shot 33 for 64 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 51.6%. When it comes to shots from 3-point land, West Virginia knocked down 8 of 19 attempts (42.1%). They were able to make 22 of those for a clip of 66.7%. Buffalo committed 27 fouls in this contest which got the Mountaineers to the charity stripe for 33 tries. They turned the ball over 14 times, while recording 6 steals in this game. The Mountaineers earned 24 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards for a total of 35 for the matchup.

Erik Stevenson ended up having an impact for the Mountaineers for the contest. He earned 22 points in his 29 mins of playing time and tallied 4 assists in this contest. He knocked down 8 out of 13 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 61.5%, and accumulated 4 rebounds.

West Virginia has a mark of 9-2 for the year. As an offensive team, the Mountaineers are hitting on 49.8% from the floor, which ranks 22nd in D-1. West Virginia has scored 901 points this season (81.9 per contest) and they average 34.6 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 15.2 times per contest (90th in the country) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.5 times per game. The Mountaineers are responsible for committing 19.1 fouls per contest and they connect on 72.9% from the free throw line.

The Mountaineers on defense are ranked 123rd in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 66.5. They have forced 17.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 42.6% from the field (176th in college basketball). The West Virginia defense surrenders 32.5% on shots from beyond the arc (68 of 209) and their opponents are knocking down 69.1% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 12.2 assists and 30.7 rebounds per contest, ranking them 164th and 31st in D-1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take West Virginia

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