West Virginia Mountaineers vs Texas Longhorns Prediction, 2/10/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: West Virginia Mountaineers vs Texas Longhorns

Date: Saturday, February 10, 2024

Location: Moody Center in Austin, TX

TV: Longhorn Network

Moody Center is the location where the Texas Longhorns (15-8) will compete against the West Virginia Mountaineers (8-14) on Saturday.

The West Virginia Mountaineers faced BYU and went home with a loss by a final score of 86-73 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Mountaineers walked away with 13 and BYU accumulated 13 personal fouls. They converted 13 of their 36 tries from beyond the arc. BYU ended up shooting 64.3% at the free throw line by making 9 of their 14 shots. Moreover, BYU collected 35 rebounds (9 offensive, 26 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. BYU dished out 19 dimes and had 4 steals in the game. With respect to defense, West Virginia allowed 48.5% from the floor on 32 out of 66 shooting. They also doled out 13 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing 8 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In the matter of rebounding, they collected a total of 34 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Mountaineers buried 9 of their 12 shots for a percentage of 75.0%. West Virginia finished the game with a 42.4% FG percentage (28 of 66) and made 8 of 28 3-pointers.

Kerr Kriisa is someone who was a major factor for this game. He ended up going 57.1% from the field and also dished out 4 assists. He was on the court for 36 minutes and snagged 5 rebounds. He recorded 23 points on 8 of 14 shooting.

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West Virginia heads into this contest with a mark of 8-14 on the year. They average 68.5 points per outing (307th in the country) while connecting on 41.6% from the floor. The Mountaineers are shooting 33.0% on 3-point shots (153 of 463) and 72.0% from the free throw line. As a team, West Virginia is collecting 34.5 boards per game and has racked up 280 dimes so far this season, which is 266th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 11.9 times per game and as a squad are committing 14.7 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Mountaineers are able to force 10.7 turnovers per game and they draw 17.8 personal fouls. They rank 245th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 308 surrendered on the season. The Mountaineers defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.0% (578 of 1,345) and they relinquish 36.5 rebounds per contest as a group. They surrender 33.3% on shots from distance while they are 219th in D-1 in opponents PPG (72.8).

In their last game, the Texas Longhorns took a defeat with a final score of 70-65 when they faced Iowa State. With respect to cleaning the glass, Texas allowed Iowa State to get 35 in total (15 offensive). They shot 35.3% from 3-point land by connecting on 6 out of 17 and ended up shooting 10 of 13 from the free throw line (76.9%). The Longhorns allowed Iowa State to make 27 out of 66 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 40.9% for the contest. When the final whistle blew, the Longhorns finished 22 out of 54 from the floor which had them sitting at 40.7%. When discussing shots from beyond the perimeter, Texas made 3 out of 14 tries (21.4%). They were able to convert 18 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 90.0%. Iowa State was called for 19 fouls in this contest which took the Longhorns to the free throw line for 20 attempts. They also coughed it up 12 times, while getting 4 steals in this matchup. The Longhorns collected 23 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards for a total of 34 for the matchup.

Dylan Disu ended up being a major contributor for the Longhorns for this contest. He earned 28 points in his 31 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 dimes in the matchup. He converted 10 out of 19 for this game for a rate of 52.6%, and added 10 rebounds.

Texas has a record of 15-8 for the campaign. The Longhorns have committed 16.4 fouls every game while shooting 74.6% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 15.7 times per game (47th in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 12.2 times per game. Texas has scored 1,750 points on the season (76.1 per game) and they average 35.1 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Longhorns are connecting on 47.8% from the field, which has them ranked 31st in the country.

The Longhorns on the defensive side of the court are 95th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 68.2. They have forced 12.9 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.7% from the floor (141st in college hoops). The Texas defense allows 34.9% on 3-pointers (150 of 430) and their opponents are knocking down 70.3% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 11.8 assists and 33.0 boards per contest, which has them ranked 93rd and 79th in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas

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