West Virginia Mountaineers vs Arkansas Razorbacks Prediction, 1/29/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: West Virginia Mountaineers vs Arkansas Razorbacks

Date: Saturday, January 29, 2022

Location: Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, AR

TV: ESPN2

The West Virginia Mountaineers (13-6) are headed to Bud Walton Arena on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the Arkansas Razorbacks (15-5).

The West Virginia Mountaineers faced Oklahoma and took a loss by a final of 72-62 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Mountaineers ended up finishing with 17 while Oklahoma totaled 20 fouls. They also converted 5 out of their 14 attempts from beyond the arc. Oklahoma finished the game shooting 95.5% from the free throw line by knocking down 21 of their 22 attempts. In addition, Oklahoma had 31 rebounds (6 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Oklahoma earned 11 dimes and had 11 steals for this contest. In the matter of defending, West Virginia allowed the other team to go 51.1% from the floor on 23 out of 45 shooting. They also dished out 7 assists in this contest as well as forcing 17 turnovers and earning 11 steals. Regarding pulling down rebounds, they earned 26 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the free throw line, the Mountaineers buried 18 of 23 attempts for a percentage of 78.3%. West Virginia finished the game with a 37.7% field goal percentage (20 out of 53) and buried 4 of their 16 three-point attempts.

Gabe Osabuohien is one player who was a major factor in this matchup. He left the arena with 17 points on 5 out of 6 shooting. He played for 19 minutes and totaled 4 rebounds. He shot 83.3% from the field and also earned 2 assists.

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West Virginia steps onto the court with a record of 13-6 for the campaign. They turn it over 12.6 times per contest and as a squad are committing 15.9 fouls per contest. As a unit, West Virginia is pulling down 33.8 rebounds per game and has tallied 194 dimes for the season, which is 318th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Mountaineers are hitting 31.3% on shots from distance (107 of 342) and 68.9% from the free throw line. They average 68.4 pts per contest (265th in college hoops) while shooting 42.3% from the floor.

Defensively, the Mountaineers are forcing 16.5 turnovers every game and they draw 19.3 fouls. They give up 31.5% from beyond the arc while they are 75th in D-1 in PPG allowed (64.8). The Mountaineers are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 42.8% (455 of 1,062) and they surrender 35.9 rebounds per game as a group. They rank 254th in the nation in allowing assists to the opposition with 254 surrendered on the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Arkansas Razorbacks went home victorious with a score of 64-55 when they faced Ole Miss. The Razorbacks were able to collect 24 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive boards totaling 27 in this game. They also coughed up the ball 14 times, while earning 6 steals for the contest. Ole Miss committed 15 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Razorbacks to the charity stripe for a total of 12 attempts. They were able to knock down 8 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 66.7%. When it comes to 3-point shots, Arkansas knocked down 8 of 18 attempts (44.4%). When the final whistle blew, the Razorbacks shot 24 for 50 from the field which gave them a rate of 48.0%. The Razorbacks allowed Ole Miss to convert 19 of their 55 tries from the floor which had them shooting 34.5% for the contest. They went 22.2% from 3-point land by going 4 out of 18 and ended up going 13 of 13 at the charity stripe (100.0%). In the matter of rebounds, Arkansas allowed Ole Miss to collect 31 in all (9 on the offensive glass).

Jaylin Williams ended up being a major contributor for the Razorbacks in this matchup. He recorded 18 points in his 36 mins of playing time and had 3 dimes for this contest. He knocked down 6 out of 10 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 60.0%, and had 8 rebounds.

Arkansas has a mark of 15-5 on the campaign. The Razorbacks are responsible for committing 16.6 fouls per game while shooting 74.1% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 15.2 times per contest (66th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 13.0 times per game. Arkansas has accounted for 1,568 points so far this season (78.4 per game) and they average 38.3 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Razorbacks are hitting on 45.3% from the floor, which is ranked 123rd in the country.

The Arkansas defense allows 34.2% on shots from beyond the arc (161 of 471) and their opposition knocks down 72.8% of their free throw shots. They give up 13.1 dimes and 32.7 rebounds every game, ranking them 214th and 84th in Division 1. The Razorbacks on defense are ranked 168th in D-1 in PPG allowed with 68.4. They are forcing 15.5 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.7% from the floor (122nd in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take West Virginia

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