Radford Highlanders vs West Virginia Mountaineers Prediction, 12/20/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Radford Highlanders vs West Virginia Mountaineers

Date: Wednesday, December 20, 2023

Location: WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, WV

TV: BIG12|ESPN+

WVU Coliseum is the location where the West Virginia Mountaineers (4-6) will go up against the Radford Highlanders (9-4) on Wednesday.

The Radford Highlanders took the court against Bucknell and earned the victory with a final of 70-63 in their last game. When talking about fouls, the Highlanders ended up finishing with 17 while Bucknell racked up 13 fouls. They also made 10 out of their 23 attempts from 3-point range. Bucknell ended up shooting 100.0% when shooting free throws by making 15 of 15 attempts. Additionally, Bucknell grabbed 19 boards (3 offensive, 16 defensive), but didn't have a block. Bucknell totaled 14 assists and had 3 steals in this matchup. When discussing defending, Radford allowed 40.4% from the field on 19 of 47 shooting. They also recorded 15 assists for this contest in addition to creating 12 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In regard to hauling in boards, they earned 24 with 7 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Highlanders converted 11 of their 11 attempts for a percentage of 100.0%. Radford finished with a 43.9% field goal percentage (25 out of 57) and buried 9 of 26 shots from distance.

Kenyon Giles is one guy who was a factor for the contest. He was able to score 20 points on 6 out of 14 shooting. He was on the court for 33 mins played but didn't pull down any boards. He finished 42.9% from the floor and also recorded 1 assist.

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Radford will play this game with a record of 9-4 this year. They are turning it over 12.1 times per game and as a group they commit 16.9 personal fouls per game. As a team, Radford is pulling down 37.5 boards per contest and has accounted for 163 assists on the campaign, which ranks 113th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Highlanders are hitting 39.6% on shots from distance (106 of 268) and 74.7% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 75.3 points per game (182nd in D-1) while hitting 46.9% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Highlanders are forcing their opponents into 10.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.6 fouls. They rank 173rd in D-1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 136 surrendered this season. The Highlanders defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 39.8% (304 of 764) and they relinquish 33.2 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are giving up 28.9% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 89th in college hoops in points per game allowed (67.0).

The last time they took the hardwood, the West Virginia Mountaineers went home defeated by a final of 87-79 against UMass. The Mountaineers corralled 17 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards for a total of 23 in this matchup. They turned it over 10 times, while earning 4 steals in the game. UMass committed 16 personal fouls in this contest which took the Mountaineers to the free throw line for 12 attempts. They were able to knock down 9 of the free throws for a rate of 75.0%. Regarding three-point shots, West Virginia buried 14 of their 31 attempts (45.2%). In all, the Mountaineers finished shooting 28 out of 70 from the floor which had them sitting at 40.0%. The Mountaineers allowed UMass to bury 27 of 62 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 43.5% in this contest. They went 38.1% from three-point range via 8 out of 21 and finished the game at 25 of 32 from the free throw line (78.1%). When it comes to team rebounding, West Virginia allowed UMass to get 44 overall (12 on the offensive side).

Kerr Kriisa ended up having an impact for the Mountaineers in the game. He converted 6 out of 16 in the matchup giving him a rate of 37.5%, and had 2 rebounds. He had 20 points in his 36 mins of playing time and had 7 dimes for this contest.

West Virginia has a mark of 4-6 so far this year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Mountaineers are shooting 39.8% from the field, which is 344th in the country. West Virginia has accounted for 657 pts on the campaign (65.7 per contest) and they pull in 37.1 rebounds per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 12.4 times per contest (268th in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 11.8 times per contest. The Mountaineers have committed 13.4 fouls per contest while shooting 72.6% from the free throw line.

The West Virginia defense gives up 33.5% on shots from 3-point land (86 of 257) and opponents are converting on 69.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 13.5 dimes and 36.0 rebounds per game, which ranks them 248th and 232nd in college basketball. The Mountaineers are ranked 109th in college basketball in points given up per game with 67.9. They are able to force 9.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 41.1% from the floor (100th in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Radford

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