West Virginia Mountaineers vs Colorado Buffaloes Prediction, 1/12/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: West Virginia Mountaineers vs Colorado Buffaloes

Date: Sunday, January 12, 2025

Location: CU Events Center in Boulder, CO

TV: ESPN+

CU Events Center is the location where the Colorado Buffaloes (9-5) will try to defeat the West Virginia Mountaineers (11-3) on Sunday.

The West Virginia Mountaineers stepped onto the hardwood against Arizona and went home with a loss by a final score of 75-56 in their last game. West Virginia ended having earned a 36.2% FG percentage (21 out of 58) and converted 8 out of their 29 shots from downtown. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Mountaineers converted 6 of 8 shots for a percentage of 75.0%. In relation to hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 27 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 11 assists for the game in addition to forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In regard to defending, West Virginia allowed the other team to shoot 50.8% from the floor on 31 of 61 shooting. Arizona doled out 15 dimes and had 8 steals in this contest. In addition, Arizona pulled down 36 rebounds (9 offensive, 27 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Arizona finished the game at 60.0% at the free throw line by making 6 of 10 attempts. They also buried 7 out of their 20 tries from distance. In regard to fouls, the Mountaineers ended up with 10 while Arizona finished the game with 7 fouls.

Javon Small is someone who was important in this game. He left the arena with 17 points on 6 out of 17 shooting. He was on the court for 36 minutes and also totaled 6 boards. He shot 35.3% from the floor and distributed 5 assists.

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West Virginia enters this contest with a mark of 11-3 on the season. They average 74.2 points per outing (218th in the country) while connecting on 43.5% from the floor. The Mountaineers are shooting 34.7% on 3-point shots (139 of 401) and 75.9% from the free throw line. As a team, West Virginia is snagging 36.6 boards per contest and has earned 204 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 246th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 11.4 times per game and as a group are committing 16.2 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Mountaineers are forcing 13.8 turnovers per game and they draw 14.8 personal fouls. They give up 27.9% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 20th in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (63.4). The Mountaineers are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 38.2% (311 of 815) and they surrender 36.9 boards per game as a group. They rank 10th in college hoops in giving up assists with 141 conceded on the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Colorado Buffaloes took a loss by a final score of 75-74 when they faced UCF. The Buffaloes snagged 25 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards totaling 31 in this contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 21 times, while earning 8 steals in this game. UCF was called for 21 personal fouls for this contest which took the Buffaloes to the free throw line for 24 attempts. They were able to make 19 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 79.2%. Concerning shots from beyond the perimeter, Colorado converted 7 of their 13 tries (53.8%). Overall, the Buffaloes finished 24 for 46 from the field which had them at 52.2%. The Buffaloes permitted UCF to make 22 of 56 tries from the floor which left them shooting 39.3% for the game. They finished 35.7% from behind the 3-point line by going 10 out of 28 and finished the contest at 21 out of 28 from the free throw line (75.0%). Regarding team rebounding, Colorado permitted UCF to get 26 overall (8 on the offensive glass).

Julian Hammond III ended up having an impact for the Buffaloes in this matchup. He accumulated 26 points in his 34 mins on the hardwood and accumulated 5 assists in this contest. He converted 8 out of 14 for this game for a field goal percentage of 57.1%, and had 5 rebounds.

Colorado has a mark of 9-5 for the year. As an offense, the Buffaloes are shooting 46.6% from the floor, which ranks 107th in the nation. Colorado has totaled 1,048 points for the season (74.9 per game) and they pull in 36.4 boards per contest. They are getting an assist 16.9 times per contest (43rd in the nation) and they cough up possession 15.1 times per contest. The Buffaloes commit 15.2 personal fouls every game and they shoot 76.9% from the charity stripe.

The Buffaloes on the defensive side of the court are 156th in the country in PPG surrendered with 70.5. They have forced 12.1 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.9% from the floor (119th in college hoops). The Colorado defense concedes 32.2% on 3-pointers (109 of 339) and opponents are connecting on 73.5% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 12.1 dimes and 32.6 total rebounds per game, ranking them 112th and 86th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take West Virginia

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