West Virginia Mountaineers vs Pittsburgh Panthers Prediction, 11/15/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: West Virginia Mountaineers vs Pittsburgh Panthers

Date: Friday, November 15, 2024

Location: Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: ESPN+

Petersen Events Center is the location where the Pittsburgh Panthers (3-0) will take on the West Virginia Mountaineers (2-0) on Friday.

The West Virginia Mountaineers faced off with UMass and took home the win by a score of 75-69 in their last contest. West Virginia ended the contest having earned a 36.8% FG percentage (21 of 57) and buried 8 of their 23 3-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Mountaineers converted 25 of their 29 tries for a percentage of 86.2%. In relation to rebounding, they earned 36 with 12 of them being offensive. They also recorded 12 assists in the game while forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and earning 12 steals. In relation to the defense, West Virginia allowed the other team to go 41.7% from the field on 25 out of 60 shooting. UMass distributed 11 assists and had 8 steals in this matchup. On top of that, UMass pulled down 34 boards (12 offensive, 22 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. UMass walked away from this one shooting 65.0% when shooting free throws by burying 13 of their 20 attempts. They also converted 6 of 21 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Regarding fouls, the Mountaineers ended up walking away with 19 and UMass racked up 18 fouls.

Tucker DeVries is someone who was important for this game. He accumulated 17 points on 3 out of 7 shooting. He saw the court for 35 mins and totaled 8 boards. He ended up shooting 42.9% from the field and also dished out 2 dimes.

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West Virginia heads into this one with a win-loss record of 2-0 this season. They currently have an average of 81.0 pts per contest (154th in the country) while shooting 46.2% from the field. The Mountaineers are shooting 38.6% on three-point shots (22 of 57) and 78.0% from the free throw line. As a team, West Virginia is pulling down 36.5 rebounds per game and is sitting with 28 assists for the year, which is 334th in the country in terms of passing. They cough up possession 12.5 times per contest and as a unit they commit 16.5 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Mountaineers are forcing 14.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 15.0 fouls. They are ranked 21st in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 19 relinquished for the year. Mountaineers are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 36.7% (47 of 128) and they surrender 37.5 boards per game as a unit. They are relinquishing 26.7% from 3-point land while they are 92nd in the country in PPG allowed (64.0).

In their last game, the Pittsburgh Panthers walked away with a victory by a final of 83-64 against Gardner-Webb. When discussing cleaning the glass, Pittsburgh allowed Gardner-Webb to snag 34 in total (9 on the offensive glass). They shot 41.2% from downtown by going 7 of 17 and walked away from this one shooting 7 out of 13 at the charity stripe (53.8%). The Panthers permitted Gardner-Webb to make 25 out of their 63 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 39.7% for the matchup. At the conclusion of this game, the Panthers ended up shooting 31 for 66 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.0%. With regard to three-point shots, Pittsburgh buried 9 of their 30 tries (30.0%). They were able to convert 12 of those for a rate of 80.0%. Gardner-Webb committed 17 personal fouls in the game which took the Panthers to the charity stripe for 15 tries. They also coughed it up 9 times, while earning 10 steals in this matchup. The Panthers corralled 29 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards for a total of 36 for this game.

Ishmael Leggett pitched in for the Panthers in this matchup. He made 7 out of 9 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 77.8%, and had 6 rebounds. He recorded 21 points in his 31 mins on the court and had 4 dimes for this game.

Pittsburgh has a mark of 3-0 on the year. The Panthers are committing 16.0 fouls per contest and they hit 71.0% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 15.0 times per game (173rd in college hoops) and they turn it over 8.7 times per contest. Pittsburgh has scored 262 points this year (87.3 per contest) and they average 39.7 rebounds per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Panthers are shooting 51.1% from the floor, which ranks them 50th in college hoops.

The Pittsburgh defense concedes 31.6% on shots from distance (18 of 57) and opponents are converting on 66.7% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 8.3 assists and 34.7 rebounds on a nightly basis, ranking them 30th and 187th in those categories. The Panthers on the defensive side of the court are 74th in D-1 in PPG given up with 62.7. They have forced 14.7 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 38.1% from the floor (90th in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take West Virginia

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