Texas Longhorns vs West Virginia Mountaineers Prediction, 1/13/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Longhorns vs West Virginia Mountaineers

Date: Saturday, January 13, 2024

Location: WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, WV

TV: BIG12|ESPN+

WVU Coliseum is the location where the West Virginia Mountaineers (5-10) will play the Texas Longhorns (12-3) on Saturday.

The Texas Longhorns faced off with Cincinnati and took home the win by a score of 74-73 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Longhorns walked away with 19 while Cincinnati totaled 10 personal fouls. They made 7 of their 17 shots from distance. Cincinnati finished shooting 53.3% from the charity stripe by making 8 of 15 shots. On top of that, Cincinnati pulled down 29 rebounds (7 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Cincinnati distributed 17 assists and had 6 steals for the matchup. When talking about defense, Texas allowed the other team to shoot 47.5% from the field on 29 out of 61 shooting. They also dished out 15 assists in this matchup while forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and earning 8 steals. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they compiled 26 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Longhorns knocked down 9 of their 10 shots for a percentage of 90.0%. Texas finished the game having earned a 50.9% field goal percentage (29 of 57) and buried 7 of their 20 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Dylan Disu is one player who was a contributor in this game. He ended up with 33 points on 13 out of 23 shooting. He played for 34 minutes played and collected 6 rebounds. He finished the contest at 56.5% from the floor and earned 1 assist.

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Texas heads into this one with a mark of 12-3 this season. They are losing possession via turnover 12.1 times per contest and as a group are committing 16.5 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Texas is snagging 37.5 boards per contest and is sitting with 245 dimes for the year, which ranks 67th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Longhorns are connecting on 36.5% on 3-pointers (110 of 301) and 74.2% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 78.0 pts per contest (104th in college basketball) while hitting 48.3% from the floor.

On defense, the Longhorns are able to force 13.3 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 16.5 personal fouls. They are 43rd in college hoops in giving up assists with 163 surrendered on the season. The Longhorns defensively are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 40.6% (356 of 876) and they surrender 33.5 rebounds per game as a squad. They are giving up 33.3% on 3-point shots while they are 64th in college basketball in PPG from their opponents (65.8).

When they last stepped on the court, the West Virginia Mountaineers took a loss by a final score of 81-67 when they played Kansas State. With respect to how they rebounded, West Virginia permitted Kansas State to grab 33 in all (9 on the offensive glass). They went 31.6% from 3-point land by hitting 6 out of 19 and finished the game at 19 of 23 from the charity stripe (82.6%). The Mountaineers permitted Kansas State to knock down 28 out of 52 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 53.8% for the contest. Overall, the Mountaineers finished shooting 20 for 51 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.2%. In terms of shooting from downtown, West Virginia made 8 of 23 tries (34.8%). They were able to bury 19 of the free throw tries for a rate of 82.6%. Kansas State earned 17 personal fouls in this game which got the Mountaineers to the charity stripe for a total of 23 tries. They also turned the ball over 13 times, while getting 6 steals for the matchup. The Mountaineers pulled down 14 defensive boards and 4 offensive boards totaling 18 for this contest.

Raequan Battle was important for the Mountaineers in this matchup. He converted 5 of 13 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 38.5%, and had 3 rebounds. He earned 21 points in his 32 mins on the court and accounted for 1 assist for the matchup.

West Virginia has a mark of 5-10 this year. As an offensive team, the Mountaineers are shooting 40.4% from the floor, which ranks 335th in the nation. West Virginia has 1,010 pts on the season (67.3 per contest) and they pull in 36.5 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 12.5 times per game (259th in Division 1) and they are turning it over 11.5 times per contest. The Mountaineers have committed 14.1 fouls per contest and they shoot 73.8% from the charity stripe.

The West Virginia defense gives up 33.6% on 3-point shots (126 of 375) and their opponents are knocking down 71.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 13.4 assists and 37.5 total boards per game, which is ranked 230th and 292nd in those categories on the defensive end. The Mountaineers are ranked 183rd in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 71.6. They are forcing 9.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.3% from the floor (142nd in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take West Virginia

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