West Virginia Mountaineers vs Xavier Musketeers Prediction, 12/3/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: West Virginia Mountaineers vs Xavier Musketeers

Date: Saturday, December 3, 2022

Location: Cintas Center in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Hulu Live TV

The West Virginia Mountaineers (6-1) are on their way to Cintas Center on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat the Xavier Musketeers (5-3).

The West Virginia Mountaineers played Florida and notched a win by a score of 84-55 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Mountaineers finished with 19 while Florida totaled 25 personal fouls. They also buried 2 of their 17 tries from downtown. Florida finished the game shooting 59.1% from the free throw line by making 13 of their 22 tries. Moreover, Florida collected 22 boards (4 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't have a block. Florida distributed 7 dimes and had 6 steals for this contest. Concerning defense, West Virginia let their opponent shoot 34.5% from the field on 20 of 58 shooting. They also doled out 11 dimes in this contest in addition to forcing 13 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In reference to rebounding, they compiled 45 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the free throw line, the Mountaineers buried 19 of their 26 attempts for a rate of 73.1%. West Virginia wrapped up the contest with a 43.3% FG percentage (29 of 67) and knocked down 7 of their 17 shots from downtown.

Erik Stevenson is one guy who played a role for this game. He finished shooting 75.0% from the floor and also distributed 1 assist. He was on the court for 21 minutes and totaled 7 rebounds. He accounted for 15 points on 6 out of 8 shooting.

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West Virginia heads into this one with a win-loss mark of 6-1 for the campaign. They are turning it over 12.9 times per game and as a team are committing 19.9 personal fouls per game. As a unit, West Virginia is pulling down 34.9 boards per game and has 97 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 208th in the nation in terms of passing. The Mountaineers are shooting 36.0% on 3-point shots (49 of 136) and 72.8% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 80.7 pts per game (54th in the country) while hitting 49.4% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Mountaineers are forcing 18.6 turnovers every game while drawing 21.9 personal fouls. They currently rank 44th in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 68 surrendered on the year. The Mountaineers defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 38.7% (140 of 362) and they surrender 31.3 boards per game as a squad. They relinquish 29.9% from beyond the arc and they are 52nd in college basketball in PPG allowed (62.1).

When they last stepped on the court, the Xavier Musketeers went home victorious with a score of 95-63 against SE Louisiana. Regarding how they attacked the glass, Xavier allowed SE Louisiana to get 23 in total (5 offensive). They shot 36.8% from three-point range by shooting 7 out of 19 and walked away from this one shooting 14 out of 23 at the charity stripe (60.9%). The Musketeers permitted SE Louisiana to convert 21 of their 58 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 36.2% in the matchup. In all, the Musketeers finished 36 out of 67 from the field which gave them a percentage of 53.7%. In terms of three-point attempts, Xavier buried 8 of their 26 tries (30.8%). They were able to make 15 of them for a percentage of 68.2%. SE Louisiana earned 19 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Musketeers to the free throw line for a total of 22 tries. They also gave up possession 15 times, while recording 7 steals in the game. The Musketeers snagged 34 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 46 in the game.

Colby Jones ended up being a factor for the Musketeers in this contest. He tallied 16 points in his 25 mins on the court and had 7 assists in this matchup. He knocked down 6 of 11 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 54.5%, and accounted for 4 rebounds.

Xavier has a win-loss mark of 5-3 on the season. The Musketeers commit 17.5 personal fouls every game while shooting 72.3% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 20.1 times per contest (7th in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 14.0 times per game. Xavier has totaled 672 pts on the campaign (84.0 per contest) and they collect 36.9 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Musketeers are hitting on 51.4% from the field, which ranks 7th in the nation.

The Musketeers defensively are ranked 288th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 73.5. They are forcing 14.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.5% from the floor (234th in the country). The Xavier defense gives up 38.6% from downtown (59 of 153) and their opponents are converting on 67.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 14.6 dimes and 31.8 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 299th and 61st in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Xavier

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