Pittsburgh Panthers vs West Virginia Mountaineers Prediction, 12/6/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Panthers vs West Virginia Mountaineers

Date: Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Location: WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, WV

TV: ESPN

The West Virginia Mountaineers (3-4) will try to beat the Pittsburgh Panthers (5-2) at WVU Coliseum on Wednesday.

The Pittsburgh Panthers played Clemson and went home with a loss by a final score of 79-70 in their last game. Pittsburgh finished the game with a 43.1% field goal percentage (25 of 58) and made 8 of their 23 three-point shots. At the free throw line, the Panthers converted 12 of 22 attempts for a percentage of 54.5%. When discussing pulling down rebounds, they compiled 26 with 7 of them being offensive. They also distributed 13 assists for this game while forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Pertaining to defending, Pittsburgh let their opponent shoot 46.7% from the field on 28 of 60 shooting. Clemson doled out 15 assists and had 5 steals in this contest. On top of that, Clemson collected 39 rebounds (10 offensive, 29 defensive), but didn't have a block. Clemson finished shooting 80.0% at the free throw line by burying 12 of their 15 shots. They also converted 11 of their 30 shots from distance. Concerning personal fouls, the Panthers walked away with 16 and Clemson had 19 personal fouls.

Zack Austin is a guy who was a major contributor for the matchup. He scored 7 points on 2 of 4 shooting. He played for 34 mins and snagged 7 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 50.0% from the floor but finished the game without an assist.

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Pittsburgh comes into this one with a record of 5-2 for the season. They are averaging 84.7 points per contest (29th in D-1) while connecting on 44.4% from the field. The Panthers are shooting 33.5% on three-point shots (70 of 209) and 69.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Pittsburgh is pulling in 46.3 boards per game and is sitting with 113 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 136th in the nation in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 10.1 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 16.3 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Panthers are forcing 11.3 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.9 fouls. They give up 25.5% from 3-point land and they rank 49th in college basketball in opponents points per game (64.3). The Panthers defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 38.2% (160 of 419) and they surrender 31.7 rebounds per game as a group. They are 115th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 85 conceded for the season.

The last time they took the court, the West Virginia Mountaineers took a loss by a score of 79-73 against St. John's. The Mountaineers corralled 23 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards for a total of 35 in the matchup. They also coughed up the ball 10 times, while getting 3 steals in this game. St. John's committed 30 fouls in the game which got the Mountaineers to the free throw line for a total of 43 shots. They were able to make 31 of those for a percentage of 72.1%. In reference to shooting from downtown, West Virginia knocked down 4 out of 10 attempts (40.0%). When this game wrapped up, the Mountaineers shot 19 for 48 from the field which had them shooting 39.6%. The Mountaineers permitted St. John's to convert 29 of 69 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 42.0% in the matchup. They shot 25.9% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 7 out of 27 and ended up shooting 14 of 20 from the charity stripe (70.0%). In regard to team rebounding, West Virginia allowed St. John's to snag 36 overall (17 on the offensive side).

Quinn Slazinski ended up being important for the Mountaineers for this contest. He earned 19 points in his 35 mins on the court and totaled 2 assists in this game. He knocked down 5 of 10 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and accounted for 7 rebounds.

West Virginia has a win-loss record of 3-4 on the campaign. The Mountaineers commit 12.4 fouls per game while shooting 71.1% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 11.3 times per game (295th in college basketball) and they turn it over 12.3 times per contest. West Virginia has scored 449 points for the year (64.1 per game) and they average 39.4 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Mountaineers are connecting on 38.3% from the floor, which ranks 350th in the country.

The West Virginia defense concedes 32.4% from downtown (57 of 176) and opponents are knocking down 64.7% of their free throw shots. They concede 13.3 dimes and 34.6 rebounds every game, which is ranked 246th and 154th in those categories. The Mountaineers are ranked 54th in the nation in PPG given up with 64.6. They are forcing 8.6 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 39.8% from the floor (62nd in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take West Virginia

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