Arizona State Sun Devils vs West Virginia Mountaineers Prediction, 1/21/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona State Sun Devils vs West Virginia Mountaineers

Date: Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Location: WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, WV

TV: CBSSN

The Arizona State Sun Devils (10-7) are headed to WVU Coliseum on Tuesday where they will attempt to defeat the West Virginia Mountaineers (13-4).

The Arizona State Sun Devils stepped onto the hardwood against Cincinnati and took a loss by a final of 67-60 in their last contest. Arizona State finished the contest with a 35.5% FG percentage (22 of 62) and converted 6 of their 22 shots from downtown. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Sun Devils knocked down 10 of 13 shots for a percentage of 76.9%. When discussing pulling down boards, they compiled 37 with 11 of them being offensive. They also dished out 9 assists in this matchup while creating 6 turnovers and earning 4 steals. When it comes to the defense, Arizona State allowed the other team to shoot 41.7% from the field on 25 out of 60 shooting. Cincinnati doled out 12 assists and had 11 steals in the matchup. Moreover, Cincinnati grabbed 30 rebounds (8 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Cincinnati finished shooting 75.0% at the charity stripe by converting 12 of 16 tries. They also made 5 of 22 attempts from distance. When it comes to personal fouls, the Sun Devils ended up with 15 and Cincinnati recorded 15 personal fouls.

Jayden Quaintance is one guy who was a factor for this contest. He walked away from this one shooting 60.0% from the floor and also totaled 1 assist. He saw the court for 38 minutes and also totaled 14 boards. He racked up 15 points on 6 out of 10 shooting.

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Arizona State will enter this game with a record of 10-7 for the season. They are turning it over 13.3 times per game and as a unit they are committing 16.2 fouls per game. As a team, Arizona State is snagging 36.4 boards per game and is sitting with 230 dimes for the year, which ranks 275th in college in terms of passing. The Sun Devils are hitting 36.5% from downtown (152 of 416) and 71.3% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 74.8 points per contest (189th in the nation) while going 44.3% from the field.

On defense, the Sun Devils are forcing 11.8 turnovers every game and they draw 18.3 fouls. They surrender 30.8% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 217th in D-1 in points per game allowed (72.4). The Sun Devils defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 41.8% (446 of 1,066) and they surrender 36.3 boards per contest as a team. They are currently ranked 161st in college in allowing assists with 234 surrendered for the season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the West Virginia Mountaineers went home victorious with a score of 64-57 against Iowa State. The Mountaineers earned 22 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards totaling 27 for the contest. They also coughed up the ball 9 times, while getting 14 steals for the game. Iowa State was called for 16 personal fouls in this contest which got the Mountaineers to the free throw line for a total of 14 attempts. They were able to make 11 of those for a percentage of 78.6%. In reference to shots from distance, West Virginia made 9 of their 27 tries (33.3%). When the game finished, the Mountaineers shot 22 for 56 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.3%. The Mountaineers permitted Iowa State to convert 25 of their 57 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 43.9% in the game. They finished 5.9% from distance by shooting 1 of 17 and finished the contest at 6 out of 7 at the charity stripe (85.7%). Concerning team rebounding, West Virginia permitted Iowa State to pull down 37 in total (8 on the offensive glass).

Javon Small ended up having an impact for the Mountaineers for this game. He converted 9 of 16 for the contest giving him a rate of 56.3%, and accumulated 7 rebounds. He recorded 27 points in his 36 mins of playing time and accumulated 5 assists for this contest.

West Virginia has a win-loss record of 13-4 this season. The Mountaineers have committed 16.5 personal fouls every game and they connect on 75.1% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 13.6 times per contest (192nd in D-1) and they turn it over 11.1 times per game. West Virginia has accounted for 1,235 pts so far this season (72.6 per contest) and they grab 34.9 rebounds per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Mountaineers are shooting 43.4% from the field, which ranks them 261st in college hoops.

The West Virginia defense gives up 28.1% on 3-point attempts (100 of 356) and opponents are converting on 74.1% of their foul shots. They relinquish 9.9 dimes and 36.5 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 12th and 288th in college hoops. The Mountaineers on defense are ranked 20th in college hoops in points allowed per game with 63.8. They are able to force 13.4 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 39.2% from the field (24th in Division 1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take West Virginia

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