Bethune-Cookman Wildcats vs West Virginia Mountaineers Prediction, 12/14/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Bethune-Cookman Wildcats vs West Virginia Mountaineers

Date: Saturday, December 14, 2024

Location: WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, WV

TV: ESPN+

The Bethune-Cookman Wildcats (2-6) are traveling to WVU Coliseum on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the West Virginia Mountaineers (7-2).

The Bethune-Cookman Wildcats stepped onto the hardwood against Minnesota and went home with a loss by a final score of 79-62 in their last contest. Bethune-Cookman finished the contest having earned a 46.2% field goal percentage (24 of 52) and made 10 of their 20 shots from 3-point land. When they shot from the free throw line, the Wildcats converted 4 of their 9 shots for a rate of 44.4%. Concerning hauling in boards, they collected a total of 23 with 3 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 12 assists for this contest as well as forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and getting 5 steals. When it comes to defending, Bethune-Cookman allowed 47.5% from the floor on 29 out of 61 shooting. Minnesota dished out 25 dimes and had 7 steals for the game. Additionally, Minnesota snagged 34 boards (9 offensive, 25 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Minnesota finished the contest at 83.3% at the free throw line by converting 10 of their 12 shots. They made 11 of their 23 tries from beyond the arc. Concerning fouls, the Wildcats left the arena with 13 and Minnesota finished the game with 13 fouls.

Brayon Freeman is one player who was a factor in the matchup. He left the arena with 21 points on 8 out of 14 shooting. He played 36 minutes and also snagged 2 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 57.1% from the field and earned 5 dimes.

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Bethune-Cookman steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 2-6 this season. They turn it over 12.9 times per game and as a squad are committing 17.1 personal fouls every game. As a team, Bethune-Cookman is pulling down 32.1 boards per game and has 80 dimes this year, which is 364th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Wildcats are connecting on 32.1% on three-point shots (53 of 165) and 67.2% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 65.6 pts per contest (337th in college hoops) while going 40.7% from the field.

Defensively, the Wildcats have forced 13.4 turnovers per game while drawing 16.3 fouls. They are 128th in college hoops in giving up assists with 117 relinquished on the year. The Wildcats defense is allowing a FG percentage of 43.0% (213 of 495) and they relinquish 41.9 boards per contest as a group. They are conceding 35.0% on shots from distance and they are ranked 291st in the nation in points per game from their opponents (75.9).

In their last game, the West Virginia Mountaineers got the win with a final of 79-45 against North Carolina Central. When talking about team rebounding, West Virginia permitted North Carolina Central to pull down 26 in all (9 on the offensive side). They shot 14.3% from distance by connecting on 2 out of 14 and ended up shooting 11 out of 19 from the charity stripe (57.9%). The Mountaineers permitted North Carolina Central to make 16 out of 48 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 33.3% for this game. When the final whistle blew, the Mountaineers finished the game shooting 28 for 68 from the field which gave them a rate of 41.2%. In terms of shots from downtown, West Virginia made 15 of their 39 tries (38.5%). They were able to knock down 8 of the free throw tries for a clip of 80.0%. North Carolina Central was called for 13 fouls in this contest which took the Mountaineers to the charity stripe for 10 attempts. They also turned it over 9 times, while earning 7 steals in this game. The Mountaineers were able to corral 25 defensive boards and 17 offensive rebounds for a total of 42 in the matchup.

Jonathan Powell pitched in for the Mountaineers in the matchup. He converted 6 out of 14 in the game for a field goal percentage of 42.9%, and accumulated 4 rebounds. He accumulated 17 points in his 29 minutes on the court and accounted for 4 assists for the matchup.

West Virginia has a win-loss record of 7-2 this year. The Mountaineers are committing 17.0 fouls every game while shooting 77.2% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 14.6 times per game (155th in Division 1) and they are giving up possession 12.1 times per game. West Virginia has earned 701 points this season (77.9 per contest) and they collect 37.7 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Mountaineers are shooting 43.6% from the floor, which ranks them 245th in college basketball.

The West Virginia defense allows 29.2% from downtown (59 of 202) and their opponents are knocking down 73.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 10.7 dimes and 37.2 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks 49th and 295th in those categories. The Mountaineers defensively are ranked 64th in the nation in points per game surrendered with 66.1. They are forcing their opponents into 14.6 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 38.4% from the field (30th in Division 1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take West Virginia

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