West Virginia Mountaineers vs Oklahoma Sooners Prediction, 1/17/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: West Virginia Mountaineers vs Oklahoma Sooners

Date: Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Location: Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, OK

TV: ESPN+

The Oklahoma Sooners (13-3) will take on the West Virginia Mountaineers (6-10) at Lloyd Noble Center on Wednesday.

The West Virginia Mountaineers faced off with Texas and took home the win by a score of 76-73 in their last contest. West Virginia finished the contest with a 44.7% FG percentage (21 of 47) and buried 7 of 17 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the free throw line, the Mountaineers converted 27 of their 41 attempts for a percentage of 65.9%. Regarding pulling down boards, they collected 31 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 11 assists for this game while forcing 21 turnovers and earning 10 steals. Regarding the defense, West Virginia let their opponent shoot 45.3% from the floor on 24 out of 53 shooting. Texas totaled 7 dimes and had 9 steals in the matchup. Moreover, Texas collected 31 rebounds (9 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Texas shot 76.2% at the charity stripe by knocking down 16 of their 21 attempts. They also buried 9 out of their 22 attempts from 3-point range. In regard to personal fouls, the Mountaineers ended up walking away with 15 while Texas finished the game with 28 personal fouls.

Pat Suemnick is one player who was a major contributor for this game. He finished the contest at 71.4% from the floor and also totaled 1 assist. He played for 27 mins played and also snagged 6 boards. He accounted for 16 points on 5 out of 7 shooting.

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West Virginia comes into this matchup with a mark of 6-10 this season. They average 67.9 pts per game (316th in D-1) while connecting on 40.6% from the field. The Mountaineers are shooting 30.3% on shots beyond the perimeter (100 of 330) and 72.8% from the charity stripe. As a team, West Virginia is snagging 36.2 boards per game and has accumulated 198 dimes on the year, which is 296th in D-1 in terms of passing. They are turning it over 11.8 times per contest and as a group are committing 14.2 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Mountaineers are able to force 10.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.1 personal fouls. They are ranked 162nd in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 208 surrendered for the campaign. The Mountaineers defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 42.5% (421 of 991) and they relinquish 37.1 rebounds per game as a unit. They concede 34.0% on 3-point shots while they are 184th in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (71.7).

When they last stepped on the court, the Oklahoma Sooners walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 78-66 when they played Kansas. The Sooners were able to snag 27 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 37 for the contest. They coughed up the ball 11 times, but weren't able to record a steal. Kansas was called for 14 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Sooners to the charity stripe for a total of 17 shots. They were able to knock down 12 of them for a rate of 70.6%. With regard to shooting from downtown, Oklahoma converted 6 of their 20 attempts (30.0%). At the conclusion of this game, the Sooners went 24 for 60 from the field which gave them a rate of 40.0%. The Sooners permitted Kansas to make 29 out of 66 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 43.9% for this game. They shot 20.0% from downtown by going 3 out of 15 and walked away from this one shooting 17 out of 18 at the free throw line (94.4%). Regarding rebounds, Oklahoma allowed Kansas to snag 35 in total (8 on the offensive side).

Javian McCollum pitched in for the Sooners for the contest. He converted 5 out of 9 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 55.6%, and had 4 rebounds. He earned 17 points in his 35 minutes of playing time and accumulated 3 dimes for the contest.

Oklahoma has a record of 13-3 this season. The Sooners commit 15.3 fouls per game and they connect on 75.9% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 14.6 times per game (112th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 12.9 times per contest. Oklahoma has accounted for 1,281 pts so far this year (80.1 per game) and they grab 38.3 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Sooners are connecting on 48.9% from the field, which has them ranked 24th in college basketball.

The Oklahoma defense surrenders 27.6% on three-point shots (91 of 330) and their opponents are converting on 76.2% of their free throw attempts. They give up 10.5 dimes and 31.1 rebounds per game, which is ranked 30th and 30th in Division 1. The Sooners are ranked 42nd in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 65.2. They are able to force 12.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 39.6% from the field (33rd in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take West Virginia

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