Missouri State Bears vs West Virginia Mountaineers Prediction, 11/6/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Missouri State Bears vs West Virginia Mountaineers

Date: Monday, November 6, 2023

Location: WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, WV

TV: BIG12|ESPN+

The Missouri State Bears (17-15 last season) are headed to WVU Coliseum on Monday where they will attempt to defeat the West Virginia Mountaineers (19-15 last year).

The Missouri State Bears stepped onto the hardwood against Southern Illinois and took a loss by a score of 54-51 in their last game. In reference to fouls, the Bears ended up with 19 and Southern Illinois recorded 13 fouls. They buried 5 out of their 16 attempts from distance. Southern Illinois finished the game shooting 52.0% from the free throw line by burying 13 of 25 attempts. On top of that, Southern Illinois pulled down 25 rebounds (8 offensive, 17 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Southern Illinois recorded 10 assists and had 6 steals in this matchup. With regard to defending, Missouri State allowed the other team to shoot 39.1% from the floor on 18 of 46 shooting. They also dished out 11 assists for the contest while creating 10 turnovers and earning 3 steals. When it comes to hauling in rebounds, they earned 33 with 12 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Bears knocked down 7 of their 11 shots for a rate of 63.6%. Missouri State finished having earned a 38.5% field goal percentage (20 out of 52) and converted 4 of 18 shots from distance.

Donovan Clay is someone who was important for this game. He ended up with 18 points on 8 out of 16 shooting. He saw the court for 28 mins and also grabbed 1 rebound. He ended up going 50.0% from the floor and recorded 3 assists.

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Missouri State comes into this one after finishing with a win-loss record of 17-15 last year. They averaged 65.6 pts per game (325th in the country) while shooting 43.5% from the field. The Bears hit on 33.1% from downtown (254 of 767) and 62.6% from the charity stripe. As a team, Missouri State pulled in 35.1 rebounds per game and accumulated 374 dimes over the course of last season, which had them ranked 291st in college hoops in terms of passing. They turned the ball over 12.3 times per game and as a squad committed 15.5 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Bears forced 11.9 turnovers per game while drawing 14.0 personal fouls. They relinquished 32.4% on three-point shots and they were 25th in D-1 in points per game allowed (63.2). The Bears defense gave up a FG percentage of 42.4% (722 of 1,701) and they conceded 31.2 boards per game as a squad. They were ranked 36th in D-1 in giving up assists with 353 conceded last year.

For their last game, the West Virginia Mountaineers went home defeated by a final of 67-65 against Maryland. The Mountaineers were able to pull down 17 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 26 for this contest. They gave up possession 10 times, while recording 6 steals in this contest. Maryland earned 19 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Mountaineers to the free throw line for a total of 16 attempts. They were able to knock down 13 of the free throw tries for a clip of 81.3%. Regarding shots from distance, West Virginia converted 8 of 19 attempts (42.1%). When the final whistle blew, the Mountaineers finished the game shooting 22 for 56 from the floor which had them shooting 39.3%. The Mountaineers allowed Maryland to convert 23 out of 45 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 51.1% for the contest. They shot 33.3% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 6 out of 18 and finished the contest at 15 of 22 from the charity stripe (68.2%). With respect to rebounds, West Virginia allowed Maryland to snag 25 in total (8 on the offensive glass).

Kedrian Johnson ended up having an impact for the Mountaineers in the matchup. He had 27 points in his 31 minutes on the court and had 1 assist in the matchup. He converted 8 of 13 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 61.5%, but went home without a rebound.

West Virginia had a win-loss record of 19-15 last year. In terms of offensive execution, the Mountaineers shot 45.2% from the field, which was ranked 142nd in the nation. West Virginia accounted for 2,583 points last season (76.0 per game) and they grabbed 33.9 boards per contest. They assisted teammates 13.0 times per contest (184th in the country) and they turned the ball over 12.9 times per game. The Mountaineers were responsible for committing 18.6 personal fouls every game and they connected on 74.3% from the free throw line.

The West Virginia defense conceded 34.0% on 3-point attempts (222 of 652) and their opponents converted on 72.6% of their free throw attempts. They surrendered 12.4 dimes and 31.2 rebounds per game, which had them ranked 155th and 30th in Division 1. The Mountaineers on the defensive side of the court were 206th in D-1 in points allowed per contest with 70.9. They forced their opponents into 14.6 turnovers per game and allowed teams to shoot 44.9% from the floor (266th in the nation).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take West Virginia

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