Texas Longhorns vs West Virginia Mountaineers Prediction, 1/21/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Longhorns vs West Virginia Mountaineers

Date: Saturday, January 21, 2023

Location: WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, WV

TV: fuboTV

The Texas Longhorns (15-3) are on their way to WVU Coliseum on Saturday where they will compete against the West Virginia Mountaineers (11-7).

The Texas Longhorns faced off with Iowa State and ended up losing by a score of 78-67 in their last game. Texas ended the contest with a 45.8% FG percentage (22 out of 48) and converted 4 of 17 shots from distance. When they shot from the free throw line, the Longhorns knocked down 19 of their 22 attempts for a rate of 86.4%. When it comes to hauling in rebounds, they earned 22 with 3 of them being offensive. They also distributed 11 assists for this game as well as forcing the other team into 6 turnovers and earning 5 steals. When talking about defending, Texas allowed the other team to shoot 44.2% from the floor on 23 out of 52 shooting. Iowa State recorded 12 assists and had 7 steals for this contest. Moreover, Iowa State snagged 29 rebounds (7 offensive, 22 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Iowa State walked away from this one shooting 76.7% from the charity stripe by converting 23 of 30 tries. They made 9 of 24 tries from beyond the arc. Concerning personal fouls, the Longhorns ended up finishing with 28 while Iowa State totaled 21 personal fouls.

Christian Bishop is a guy who was a contributor in the matchup. He finished the contest at 57.1% from the field and recorded 1 assist. He played for 19 mins and snagged 5 boards. He ended up scoring 12 points on 4 of 7 shooting.

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Texas heads into this matchup with a mark of 15-3 this season. They average 80.7 points per outing (26th in the country) while going 48.2% from the field. The Longhorns are connecting on 32.8% on shots beyond the perimeter (131 of 399) and 74.4% from the free throw line. As a team, Texas is grabbing 36.1 rebounds per contest and has 304 assists on the season, which ranks 33rd in the country in terms of passing. They turn it over 11.8 times per contest and as a team they commit 17.6 personal fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Longhorns have forced 16.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.6 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 53rd in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 199 relinquished for the season. The Longhorns are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 41.8% (418 of 999) and they relinquish 34.2 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They relinquish 33.0% on three-point shots and they are ranked 112th in college hoops in points per game allowed (66.7).

The last time they took the court, the West Virginia Mountaineers got the win with a final of 74-65 when they faced TCU. In relation to how they rebounded, West Virginia allowed TCU to collect 18 in total (4 on the offensive side). They finished 25.0% from 3-point land via 2 of 8 and finished the contest at 19 of 26 from the free throw line (73.1%). The Mountaineers allowed TCU to convert 22 of 42 tries from the floor which had them at 52.4% in this matchup. When all was said and done, the Mountaineers went 25 out of 54 from the floor which gave them a rate of 46.3%. When discussing shots from beyond the perimeter, West Virginia made 4 out of 15 tries (26.7%). They were able to make 20 of them for a rate of 76.9%. TCU was called for 24 fouls in this matchup which got the Mountaineers to the charity stripe for 26 attempts. They coughed it up 14 times, while recording 8 steals in this game. The Mountaineers were able to pull down 17 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 for the contest.

Kedrian Johnson ended up having an impact for the Mountaineers in this matchup. He had 20 points in his 38 mins of playing time and had 2 assists in this contest. He knocked down 5 out of 8 in this game giving him a rate of 62.5%, and had 3 rebounds.

West Virginia has a mark of 11-7 for the year. The Mountaineers commit 19.5 fouls per contest and they connect on 69.8% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 13.8 times per contest (149th in the nation) and they turn it over 12.2 times per contest. West Virginia has 1,402 pts this season (77.9 per game) and they pull in 34.4 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Mountaineers are hitting on 46.9% from the field, which ranks 62nd in college hoops.

The West Virginia defense allows 33.7% from downtown (116 of 344) and their opponents are knocking down 71.9% of their free throw shots. They allow 11.8 assists and 31.1 boards per contest, which ranks 124th and 30th in college hoops. The Mountaineers are ranked 182nd in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 69.2. They are forcing 15.7 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.8% from the field (226th in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas

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