Iowa State Cyclones vs West Virginia Mountaineers Prediction, 2/8/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Iowa State Cyclones vs West Virginia Mountaineers

Date: Wednesday, February 8, 2023

Location: WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, WV

TV: ESPN+

The West Virginia Mountaineers (14-9) host the Iowa State Cyclones (16-6) at WVU Coliseum on Wednesday.

The Iowa State Cyclones stepped onto the hardwood against Kansas and took home the win by a score of 68-53 in their last contest. In relation to fouls, the Cyclones ended up with 19 and Kansas finished the game with 16 fouls. They buried 6 out of their 23 tries from distance. Kansas finished 72.2% at the charity stripe by making 13 of their 18 shots. In addition, Kansas collected 32 rebounds (5 offensive, 27 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Kansas doled out 12 dimes and had 5 steals in the matchup. When discussing defense, Iowa State allowed 38.6% from the field on 17 of 44 shooting. They also distributed 19 assists in the game in addition to forcing the other team into 20 turnovers and having 9 steals. In reference to grabbing boards, they earned 30 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Cyclones converted 5 of their 9 shots for a rate of 55.6%. Iowa State walked away from the contest with a 45.9% field goal percentage (28 out of 61) and knocked down 7 of their 23 three-point shots.

Jaren Holmes is a guy who came through in this matchup. He finished the contest at 50.0% from the floor and also totaled 2 assists. He was on the court for 32 mins and pulled down 6 boards. He accounted for 15 points on 5 out of 10 shooting.

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Iowa State heads into this contest with a record of 16-6 for the campaign. They average 70.7 pts per contest (203rd in D-1) while hitting 46.3% from the field. The Cyclones are hitting 35.1% on three-point shots (149 of 425) and 66.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, Iowa State is collecting 33.8 boards per game and has 340 assists this year, which ranks 107th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 12.8 times per contest and as a squad they commit 18.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end of the court, the Cyclones are able to force 18.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 16.4 fouls. They currently rank 37th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 248 conceded so far this season. The Cyclones are allowing a field goal percentage of 41.2% (440 of 1,067) and they relinquish 30.9 boards per contest as a group. They surrender 31.8% on shots from downtown and they are 13th in college basketball in points per game from their opponents (61.0).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the West Virginia Mountaineers got the victory with a final of 93-61 when they played Oklahoma. The Mountaineers snagged 28 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 41 in this matchup. They coughed up the ball 9 times, while earning 11 steals in the game. Oklahoma was called for 26 fouls for this contest which took the Mountaineers to the free throw line for 31 attempts. They were able to bury 24 of those for a percentage of 77.4%. In terms of three-point attempts, West Virginia converted 9 of 22 tries (40.9%). When this game wrapped up, the Mountaineers ended up going 30 for 64 from the field which had them sitting at 46.9%. The Mountaineers allowed Oklahoma to make 22 of their 59 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 37.3% in this contest. They wrapped up this game 23.8% from 3-point land by connecting on 5 out of 21 and finished the contest at 12 out of 22 from the free throw line (54.5%). In regard to cleaning the glass, West Virginia allowed Oklahoma to grab 29 overall (10 offensive).

Erik Stevenson was important for the Mountaineers for this contest. He scored 34 points in his 31 minutes on the hardwood and earned 3 dimes for the matchup. He made 13 of 23 in the game for a rate of 56.5%, and had 6 rebounds.

West Virginia has a record of 14-9 so far this season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Mountaineers are shooting 46.1% from the floor, which is 92nd in college hoops. West Virginia has scored 1,784 pts for the year (77.6 per game) and they collect 34.7 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 13.4 times per game (165th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 12.6 times per contest. The Mountaineers are committing 19.2 personal fouls per game and they connect on 72.0% from the charity stripe.

The West Virginia defense allows 31.6% on shots from distance (135 of 427) and their opposition knocks down 71.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 12.0 dimes and 30.9 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 136th and 25th in the country. The Mountaineers on the defensive end are ranked 171st in college hoops in points given up per game with 69.1. They are able to force 15.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.0% from the floor (225th in the country).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Iowa State

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