Texas Longhorns vs West Virginia Mountaineers Prediction, 2/26/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Longhorns vs West Virginia Mountaineers

Date: Saturday, February 26, 2022

Location: WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, WV

TV: ESPN2

The West Virginia Mountaineers (14-14) will take on the Texas Longhorns (20-8) at WVU Coliseum on Saturday.

The Texas Longhorns stepped onto the hardwood against TCU and walked away with a win by a score of 75-66 in their last game. Texas ended having earned a 44.6% field goal percentage (25 out of 56) and converted 1 of their 14 shots from beyond the arc. When they shot from the free throw line, the Longhorns buried 24 of 29 shots for a rate of 82.8%. In relation to hauling in rebounds, they collected 25 with 12 of them being offensive. They also dished out 8 dimes in this game in addition to creating 14 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In terms of defense, Texas let their opponent shoot 55.3% from the floor on 26 out of 47 shooting. TCU distributed 9 dimes and had 4 steals for the matchup. Additionally, TCU snagged 22 rebounds (1 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. TCU walked away from this one shooting 72.7% from the free throw line by converting 8 of 11 tries. They converted 6 of their 10 attempts from long range. In regard to personal fouls, the Longhorns ended up with 14 and TCU totaled 19 personal fouls.

Timmy Allen is a guy who played a role in this contest. He walked away with 17 points on 5 of 9 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 34 minutes played and also totaled 6 boards. He finished 55.6% from the field and also recorded 2 assists.

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Texas enters this contest with a win-loss record of 20-8 on the season. They average 68.6 pts per game (247th in the nation) while shooting 44.4% from the floor. The Longhorns are hitting 32.1% on shots beyond the perimeter (177 of 551) and 76.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Texas is pulling in 33.5 boards per game and has racked up 373 assists for the year, which is 139th in college basketball in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 11.6 times per contest and as a team are committing 16.8 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Longhorns are forcing their opponents into 15.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.9 fouls. They are ranked 16th in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 256 surrendered for the year. The Longhorns defense is giving up a FG percentage of 41.4% (581 of 1,403) and they concede 31.6 boards per contest as a group. They are relinquishing 30.8% on 3-point shots while they are 5th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (58.0).

When they last stepped on the court, the West Virginia Mountaineers took a defeat with a final score of 84-81 against Iowa State. The Mountaineers earned 22 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards totaling 34 for the contest. They also coughed up the ball 14 times, while getting 3 steals in the matchup. Iowa State had 21 fouls in the matchup which took the Mountaineers to the free throw line for 27 attempts. They were able to make 24 of the free throw tries for a rate of 88.9%. In reference to shots from 3-point land, West Virginia made 7 of 18 tries (38.9%). In all, the Mountaineers went 25 for 54 from the floor which had them shooting 46.3%. The Mountaineers permitted Iowa State to make 27 of their 49 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 55.1% in this game. They finished 52.6% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 10 of 19 and walked away from this one shooting 20 out of 30 from the free throw line (66.7%). When talking about cleaning the glass, West Virginia permitted Iowa State to grab 20 in total (4 on the offensive glass).

Gabe Osabuohien was important for the Mountaineers in the matchup. He made 5 of 9 in this game for a field goal rate of 55.6%, and accumulated 5 rebounds. He recorded 19 points in his 19 mins on the court and had 2 dimes for this contest.

West Virginia has a mark of 14-14 for the year. When it comes to offense, the Mountaineers are hitting on 41.2% from the floor, which has them ranked 313th in the nation. West Virginia has accounted for 1,913 pts on the season (68.3 per game) and they pull in 33.0 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 10.6 times per contest (335th in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 12.4 times per game. The Mountaineers have committed 17.6 fouls every game and they shoot 71.6% from the free throw line.

The West Virginia defense concedes 31.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter (179 of 569) and opponents are making 69.8% of their free throw attempts. They allow 13.3 dimes and 36.9 total rebounds per game, which is 234th and 304th in college hoops. The Mountaineers are ranked 152nd in D-1 in PPG surrendered with 68.0. They have forced 15.4 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 43.7% from the floor (217th 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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