Toledo Rockets vs West Virginia Mountaineers Prediction, 12/23/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toledo Rockets vs West Virginia Mountaineers

Date: Saturday, December 23, 2023

Location: WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, WV

TV: BIG12|ESPN+

The West Virginia Mountaineers (4-7) will play the Toledo Rockets (6-5) at WVU Coliseum on Saturday.

The Toledo Rockets faced off with Vermont and ended up losing by a score of 86-60 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Rockets ended up walking away with 15 while Vermont racked up 18 fouls. They also made 10 out of their 27 attempts from 3-point range. Vermont ended up shooting 62.5% from the free throw line by converting 10 of their 16 attempts. In addition, Vermont snagged 32 rebounds (7 offensive, 25 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Vermont recorded 13 assists and had 8 steals for this game. When discussing defending, Toledo allowed 54.1% from the floor on 33 out of 61 shooting. They also recorded 10 assists for the matchup while forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and having 7 steals. When talking about pulling down rebounds, they earned 40 with 18 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Rockets converted 14 of 18 attempts for a percentage of 77.8%. Toledo finished the contest with a 31.3% FG percentage (21 out of 67) and made 4 of their 22 shots from 3-point land.

Tyler Cochran is someone who was a major contributor in this matchup. He walked away from this one shooting 38.5% from the field but wasn't able to get a dime. He played 27 minutes and also totaled 7 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 12 points on 5 of 13 shooting.

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Toledo will enter this matchup with a win-loss record of 6-5 so far this season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.9 times per contest and as a unit are committing 15.5 fouls per contest. As a team, Toledo is collecting 32.5 boards per game and has earned 152 assists for the season, which has them ranked 198th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Rockets are hitting 37.0% on shots from beyond the arc (68 of 184) and 76.9% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 78.7 points per contest (99th in college hoops) while connecting on 46.7% from the field.

Defensively, the Rockets are forcing their opponents into 14.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.2 fouls. They are ranked 256th in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 155 surrendered for the campaign. The Rockets are giving up a shooting percentage of 50.2% (328 of 653) and they surrender 33.6 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are surrendering 36.9% from 3-point land and they are 331st in D-1 in points per game allowed (78.8).

The last time they took the court, the West Virginia Mountaineers went home defeated by a final of 66-65 against Radford. With respect to cleaning the glass, West Virginia allowed Radford to pull down 41 overall (11 offensive). They finished 24.1% from three-point range by going 7 out of 29 and finished the game at 9 of 12 from the charity stripe (75.0%). The Mountaineers allowed Radford to convert 25 out of 67 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 37.3% for the contest. When the final whistle blew, the Mountaineers went 25 for 61 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.0%. In reference to 3-point shots, West Virginia made 4 of their 21 tries (19.0%). They were able to convert 11 of those for a percentage of 64.7%. Radford was called for 17 fouls in this matchup which took the Mountaineers to the charity stripe for a total of 17 tries. They also turned it over 7 times, while getting 5 steals in this matchup. The Mountaineers were able to pull down 31 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 36 for this game.

Raequan Battle was important for the Mountaineers in this contest. He converted 9 out of 22 for this contest for a rate of 40.9%, and had 6 rebounds. He accumulated 29 points in his 32 minutes on the court, but wasn't able to get an assist.

West Virginia has a record of 4-7 on the year. The Mountaineers commit 13.3 personal fouls per game and they shoot 72.0% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 12.4 times per contest (272nd in college basketball) and they are turning it over 11.4 times per contest. West Virginia has totaled 722 pts so far this season (65.6 per game) and they pull in 37.2 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Mountaineers are connecting on 39.9% from the field, which has them ranked 336th in the country.

The West Virginia defense gives up 32.5% on 3-point shots (93 of 286) and their opposition makes 70.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 13.2 dimes and 36.9 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks 232nd and 271st in the country. The Mountaineers on the defensive side of the court are 108th in college basketball in PPG allowed with 67.7. They are forcing 9.5 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 40.7% from the field (82nd in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take West Virginia

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