West Virginia Mountaineers vs Iowa State Cyclones Prediction, 2/23/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: West Virginia Mountaineers vs Iowa State Cyclones

Date: Wednesday, February 23, 2022

Location: James H. Hilton Coliseum in Ames, IA

TV: ESPNU

The Iowa State Cyclones (18-9) will try to defeat the West Virginia Mountaineers (14-13) at James H. Hilton Coliseum on Wednesday.

The West Virginia Mountaineers took the court against TCU and went home with a loss by a final score of 77-67 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Mountaineers ended up walking away with 16 while TCU recorded 16 fouls. They knocked down 4 out of their 14 attempts from three-point range. TCU ended up going 60.0% from the free throw line by knocking down 15 of their 25 attempts. In addition, TCU pulled down 39 boards (12 offensive, 27 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. TCU earned 16 dimes and had 6 steals in the game. When it comes to the defense, West Virginia allowed the other team to shoot 53.7% from the floor on 29 of 54 shooting. They also recorded 15 assists in the game in addition to forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they earned 23 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the free throw line, the Mountaineers converted 9 of their 16 shots for a rate of 56.3%. West Virginia walked away from the contest with a 45.6% FG percentage (26 out of 57) and converted 6 of their 16 shots from beyond the arc.

Kedrian Johnson is one player who played a role for the matchup. He accounted for 12 points on 4 of 8 shooting. He saw the court for 33 mins played and collected 5 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the field and also recorded 4 assists.

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West Virginia will enter this game with a mark of 14-13 for the year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.4 times per contest and as a squad they commit 17.3 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, West Virginia is collecting 32.9 boards per game and has accumulated 281 dimes for the year, which ranks 316th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Mountaineers are connecting on 32.0% from downtown (170 of 532) and 70.8% from the free throw line. They are averaging 67.9 points per contest (269th in the nation) on 41.0% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Mountaineers are able to force 15.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.1 fouls. They surrender 30.7% from 3-point land and they are 133rd in D-1 in opponents PPG (67.4). The Mountaineers are allowing a field goal percentage of 43.3% (651 of 1,503) and they relinquish 37.4 boards per game as a squad. They rank 236th in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 354 conceded for the year.

When they last played, the Iowa State Cyclones got the win with a final of 75-54 when they faced Oklahoma. The Cyclones recorded 16 defensive boards and 4 offensive rebounds for a total of 20 in this game. They also turned the ball over 11 times, while recording 6 steals in this matchup. Oklahoma committed 14 fouls in this game which took the Cyclones to the free throw line for a total of 3 tries. They were able to knock down 1 of them for a rate of 33.3%. In reference to shooting from beyond the arc, Iowa State converted 8 of 15 tries (53.3%). When this game wrapped up, the Cyclones shot 33 for 49 from the floor which had them sitting at 67.3%. The Cyclones permitted Oklahoma to convert 21 of 43 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 48.8% for this contest. They finished the game shooting 29.4% from distance by shooting 5 of 17 and finished the contest at 7 of 9 at the free throw line (77.8%). When talking about cleaning the glass, Iowa State permitted Oklahoma to grab 16 in total (3 on the offensive side).

Izaiah Brockington ended up being important for the Cyclones for this game. He racked up 22 points in his 35 minutes on the court and had 1 assist in this matchup. He made 10 out of 13 in the matchup giving him a rate of 76.9%, and added 2 rebounds.

Iowa State has a record of 18-9 for the season. The Cyclones are responsible for committing 17.8 personal fouls per game and they go 69.0% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 14.4 times per game (91st in college basketball) and they are turning it over 13.7 times per game. Iowa State has 1,824 points on the season (67.6 per contest) and they average 32.8 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Cyclones are shooting 44.3% from the field, which is 165th in college basketball.

The Cyclones defensively are ranked 16th in college basketball in PPG allowed with 61.6. They are forcing their opponents into 16.9 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 42.2% from the floor (133rd in the country). The Iowa State defense allows 29.2% on shots from behind the 3-point line (150 of 514) and their opponents are knocking down 72.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 11.3 assists and 32.4 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 68th and 73rd in Division 1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take West Virginia

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