West Virginia Mountaineers vs Cincinnati Bearcats Prediction, 3/12/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: West Virginia Mountaineers vs Cincinnati Bearcats

Date: Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Location: T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, MO

TV: BIG12|ESPN+

The West Virginia Mountaineers (9-22) are headed to T-Mobile Center on Tuesday where they will try to defeat the Cincinnati Bearcats (18-13).

The West Virginia Mountaineers faced Cincinnati and took a loss by a score of 92-56 in their last game. West Virginia finished the game having earned a 38.9% FG percentage (21 of 54) and made 8 of their 19 3-pointers. At the free throw line, the Mountaineers made 6 of their 10 tries for a percentage of 60.0%. When discussing rebounding, they collected a total of 20 with 10 of them being offensive. They also doled out 8 assists in the game as well as forcing 9 turnovers and having 6 steals. In the matter of the defense, West Virginia let their opponent shoot 59.0% from the field on 36 out of 61 shooting. Cincinnati earned 23 dimes and had 10 steals for the matchup. Moreover, Cincinnati grabbed 37 rebounds (11 offensive, 26 defensive), but didn't have a block. Cincinnati finished the contest at 75.0% from the charity stripe by making 12 of their 16 shots. They made 8 of their 27 tries from beyond the arc. When talking about personal fouls, the Mountaineers ended up finishing with 13 while Cincinnati recorded 15 personal fouls.

Noah Farrakhan is a player who was a major contributor in this matchup. He racked up 12 points on 5 out of 9 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 22 minutes and also pulled down 2 boards. He finished 55.6% from the field and totaled 1 assist.

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West Virginia enters this game with a record of 9-22 so far this season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.8 times per contest and as a team they commit 15.1 personal fouls every game. As a team, West Virginia is snagging 33.8 rebounds per game and has earned 399 dimes so far this season, which is 217th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Mountaineers are hitting 34.6% on shots from downtown (223 of 645) and 70.5% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 69.3 points per game (293rd in Division 1) while hitting 42.6% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Mountaineers are able to force 10.5 turnovers per game and they draw 18.3 personal fouls. They currently rank 334th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 481 conceded on the season. The Mountaineers defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 44.6% (849 of 1,904) and they surrender 35.8 boards per game as a unit. They concede 34.7% on shots from distance and they are ranked 304th in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (76.4).

The last time they took the court, the Cincinnati Bearcats went home victorious with a score of 92-56 when they faced West Virginia. The Bearcats were able to pull down 26 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 37 in this game. They also turned it over 9 times, while getting 10 steals in this game. West Virginia committed 13 fouls for the contest which took the Bearcats to the charity stripe for a total of 16 shots. They were able to make 12 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. In relation to shooting from distance, Cincinnati converted 8 of their 27 attempts (29.6%). Overall, the Bearcats finished the game shooting 36 out of 61 from the field which gave them a percentage of 59.0%. The Bearcats permitted West Virginia to convert 21 of their 54 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 38.9% for the matchup. They shot 42.1% from downtown by going 8 of 19 and finished the contest at 6 out of 10 from the charity stripe (60.0%). With respect to how they rebounded, Cincinnati permitted West Virginia to get 20 in total (10 on the offensive glass).

Daniel Skillings ended up being a major contributor for the Bearcats for this game. He converted 5 out of 8 for the game for a field goal percentage of 62.5%, and had 4 rebounds. He scored 17 points in his 28 mins on the court and accumulated 2 dimes in the matchup.

Cincinnati has a win-loss mark of 18-13 for the season. The Bearcats commit 15.3 fouls per contest and they shoot 68.7% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 14.8 times per contest (83rd in the nation) and they turn it over 12.2 times per game. Cincinnati has accounted for 2,319 pts so far this year (74.8 per game) and they collect 39.7 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Bearcats are connecting on 44.5% from the floor, which has them ranked 190th in the country.

The Bearcats on the defensive side of the court are 68th in college hoops in PPG given up with 67.8. They are forcing their opponents into 12.2 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 41.8% from the field (66th in Division 1). The Cincinnati defense gives up 33.7% on 3-pointers (206 of 611) and their opponents are knocking down 75.1% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 12.6 dimes and 31.5 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 153rd and 22nd 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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