West Virginia Mountaineers vs Baylor Bears Prediction, 2/15/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: West Virginia Mountaineers vs Baylor Bears

Date: Saturday, February 15, 2025

Location: Foster Pavilion in University Park, PA

TV: ESPN+

Foster Pavilion is where the Baylor Bears (15-9) will try to defeat the West Virginia Mountaineers (15-9) on Saturday.

The West Virginia Mountaineers stepped onto the hardwood against BYU and went home with a loss by a final score of 73-69 in their last game. West Virginia ended the game with a 46.6% FG percentage (27 out of 58) and knocked down 9 out of their 27 shots from distance. From the charity stripe, the Mountaineers buried 6 of their 7 tries for a percentage of 85.7%. In the matter of rebounding, they compiled 25 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 19 assists for the matchup while forcing 10 turnovers and earning 6 steals. With respect to defense, West Virginia allowed the other team to go 45.5% from the floor on 25 out of 55 shooting. BYU dished out 13 assists and had 2 steals in this game. Furthermore, BYU pulled down 31 boards (7 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. BYU finished the game shooting 81.3% at the charity stripe by making 13 of their 16 shots. They also converted 10 out of their 28 shots from long range. When talking about personal fouls, the Mountaineers finished with 15 and BYU recorded 10 personal fouls.

Toby Okani is one player who was important in this game. He notched 16 points on 7 out of 12 shooting. He saw the court for 30 mins and also grabbed 5 boards. He ended up going 58.3% from the field but had no assists when the game ended.

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West Virginia will take the court with a win-loss mark of 15-9 so far this season. They are averaging 69.4 pts per game (295th in Division 1) on 43.1% from the floor. The Mountaineers are hitting 33.1% on shots beyond the perimeter (212 of 641) and 73.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, West Virginia is collecting 33.0 rebounds per game and has accumulated 335 assists on the campaign, which ranks 190th in the country in terms of passing. They turn it over 10.6 times per game and as a team they are committing 16.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Mountaineers are forcing 13.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 14.5 fouls. They concede 29.2% on shots from downtown and they rank 18th in college in PPG allowed (64.0). The Mountaineers defense is giving up a FG percentage of 40.4% (543 of 1,345) and they surrender 36.5 rebounds per contest as a team. They currently rank 16th in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 248 surrendered this year.

In their last game, the Baylor Bears walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 76-65 when they played Houston. The Bears were able to corral 13 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive boards totaling 17 in the matchup. They also coughed up the ball 15 times, while getting 5 steals for this game. Houston earned 16 fouls in the game which took the Bears to the charity stripe for a total of 16 shots. They were able to make 12 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 75.0%. Concerning shots from beyond the arc, Baylor buried 9 of their 15 attempts (60.0%). In all, the Bears finished 22 for 38 from the field which gave them a percentage of 57.9%. The Bears allowed Houston to convert 27 out of 53 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.9% for the contest. They wrapped up this game 41.7% from three-point range by connecting on 10 out of 24 and ended up going 12 out of 16 from the free throw line (75.0%). Concerning attacking the glass, Baylor allowed Houston to pull down 21 in all (8 on the offensive glass).

Norchad Omier was important for the Bears in the matchup. He made 8 out of 9 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 88.9%, and accounted for 5 rebounds. He accumulated 19 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood, but wasn't able to get an assist.

Baylor has a win-loss record of 15-9 on the year. The Bears commit 16.0 fouls every game and they hit 74.3% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 15.4 times per contest (78th in college hoops) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.4 times per game. Baylor has accounted for 1,904 pts so far this season (79.3 per contest) and they pull in 35.9 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Bears are connecting on 46.2% from the field, which has them ranked 105th in D-1.

The Bears on the defensive side of the court are 125th in college in PPG given up with 69.8. They are forcing their opponents into 13.5 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 44.0% from the field (205th in the nation). The Baylor defense gives up 36.4% on 3-pointers (196 of 539) and their opposition makes 68.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 14.8 dimes and 32.0 rebounds every game, which ranks 310th and 53rd in Division 1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take West Virginia

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