West Virginia Mountaineers vs Iowa State Cyclones Prediction, 2/24/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: West Virginia Mountaineers vs Iowa State Cyclones

Date: Saturday, February 24, 2024

Location: James H. Hilton Coliseum in Ames, IA

TV: ESPN+

The West Virginia Mountaineers (9-17) are en route to James H. Hilton Coliseum on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the Iowa State Cyclones (20-6).

The West Virginia Mountaineers played UCF and walked away with a win by a score of 77-67 in their last contest. West Virginia finished with a 48.1% FG percentage (26 out of 54) and knocked down 7 out of their 14 shots from downtown. From the charity stripe, the Mountaineers buried 18 of 26 shots for a percentage of 69.2%. In regard to rebounding, they collected a total of 37 with 7 of them being offensive. They also recorded 15 assists in the matchup while forcing 7 turnovers and earning 2 steals. When it comes to defense, West Virginia allowed the other team to go 32.9% from the floor on 23 of 70 shooting. UCF totaled 11 dimes and had 9 steals in this game. Moreover, UCF grabbed 35 rebounds (13 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. UCF finished shooting 66.7% from the charity stripe by making 12 of 18 attempts. They knocked down 9 of 38 shots from distance. With respect to personal fouls, the Mountaineers walked away with 14 and UCF totaled 21 personal fouls.

Raequan Battle is one player who had an impact in the game. He accounted for 24 points on 7 of 15 shooting. He saw the court for 32 minutes played and grabbed 5 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 46.7% from the floor but had no assists at the end of the game.

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West Virginia comes into this one with a mark of 9-17 on the campaign. They are losing possession via turnover 12.4 times per game and as a unit they commit 14.8 personal fouls every game. As a team, West Virginia is collecting 34.6 rebounds per game and has 329 dimes so far this year, which is 247th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Mountaineers are connecting on 33.6% on 3-pointers (179 of 533) and 71.7% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 68.8 points per outing (306th in college basketball) while shooting 42.0% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Mountaineers are forcing 10.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.3 personal fouls. They are 311th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 386 surrendered for the year. The Mountaineers defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.5% (698 of 1,605) and they surrender 36.0 rebounds per contest as a team. They give up 33.5% on 3-pointers while they are 261st in college basketball in opponents points per game (74.5).

In their last game, the Iowa State Cyclones took a defeat with a final score of 73-65 against Houston. The Cyclones pulled down 19 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards totaling 30 for the game. They coughed it up 15 times, while earning 5 steals in the game. Houston committed 18 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Cyclones to the charity stripe for 15 attempts. They were able to make 10 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. With regard to shots from beyond the arc, Iowa State knocked down 9 of their 17 attempts (52.9%). When the game finished, the Cyclones shot 23 out of 55 from the floor which had them sitting at 41.8%. The Cyclones permitted Houston to knock down 21 out of 50 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 42.0% for this contest. They finished 29.2% from distance via 7 of 24 and ended up going 24 of 32 from the free throw line (75.0%). In relation to how they rebounded, Iowa State permitted Houston to get 28 overall (6 on the offensive glass).

Keshon Gilbert ended up being a factor for the Cyclones in this matchup. He earned 17 points in his 32 mins on the court and had 5 dimes in this matchup. He knocked down 6 of 10 in this contest for a rate of 60.0%, and had 4 rebounds.

Iowa State has a win-loss mark of 20-6 so far this year. On the offensive side of the court, the Cyclones are connecting on 47.4% from the floor, which ranks them 45th in the country. Iowa State has scored 2,033 pts on the campaign (78.2 per game) and they average 34.8 rebounds per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 16.6 times per game (30th in the country) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 10.9 times per game. The Cyclones are committing 16.6 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 69.3% from the free throw line.

The Iowa State defense allows 33.4% on shots from 3-point land (204 of 610) and opponents are connecting on 72.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 12.4 dimes and 32.3 rebounds every game, which ranks 138th and 50th in the country. The Cyclones defensively are ranked 9th in Division 1 in points per game surrendered with 62.9. They have forced 17.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 40.5% from the field (28th in the country).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take West Virginia

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