West Virginia Mountaineers vs Utah Utes Prediction, 3/4/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: West Virginia Mountaineers vs Utah Utes

Date: Tuesday, March 4, 2025

Location: Jon M. Huntsman Center in Columbus, OH

TV: ESPN+

Jon M. Huntsman Center is where the Utah Utes (16-13) will go up against the West Virginia Mountaineers (17-12) on Tuesday.

The West Virginia Mountaineers stepped onto the hardwood against BYU and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 77-56 in their last contest. West Virginia ended with a 33.3% FG percentage (21 out of 63) and buried 8 out of their 27 shots from distance. From the free throw line, the Mountaineers made 6 of 10 shots for a rate of 60.0%. In relation to pulling down rebounds, they earned 27 with 7 of them being offensive. They also distributed 9 dimes for the matchup while forcing the opposition into 6 turnovers and having 6 steals. In terms of defending, West Virginia allowed the other team to shoot 52.7% from the field on 29 out of 55 shooting. BYU recorded 16 dimes and had 1 steal in this matchup. On top of that, BYU collected 37 rebounds (6 offensive, 31 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. BYU finished the game at 63.6% from the free throw line by converting 14 of 22 shots. They also made 5 out of their 15 attempts from distance. In relation to personal fouls, the Mountaineers walked away with 22 while BYU finished the game with 12 personal fouls.

Javon Small is a player who came through for the contest. He finished the contest at 35.7% from the field and distributed 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 32 minutes but did not grab any rebounds. He walked away with 15 points on 5 of 14 shooting.

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West Virginia will play this contest with a win-loss record of 17-12 for the season. They are giving up possession 10.4 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 16.4 personal fouls per game. As a team, West Virginia is pulling down 33.1 rebounds per game and is sitting with 399 assists on the year, which is 200th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Mountaineers are hitting 32.6% from downtown (251 of 770) and 72.7% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 68.2 points per game (320th in the country) while hitting 42.4% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Mountaineers are forcing 12.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 14.3 fouls. They are surrendering 29.3% on 3-point attempts and they are 19th in the country in points per game allowed (64.6). The Mountaineers defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 40.9% (664 of 1,622) and they surrender 36.6 rebounds per game as a squad. They are ranked 19th in college in giving up assists with 306 conceded on the year.

When they last played, the Utah Utes walked away with a victory by a final of 99-73 when they faced Arizona State. The Utes corralled 27 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 35 for this game. They also gave up possession of the ball 6 times, while getting 7 steals in the matchup. Arizona State was called for 20 personal fouls in this game which got the Utes to the charity stripe for a total of 27 attempts. They were able to knock down 19 of them for a percentage of 70.4%. Pertaining to shots from 3-point land, Utah buried 10 out of 25 attempts (40.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Utes finished shooting 35 for 62 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 56.5%. The Utes permitted Arizona State to knock down 26 of their 61 tries from the floor which had them shooting 42.6% in this matchup. They shot 47.1% from downtown by hitting 8 of 17 and walked away from this one shooting 13 out of 17 from the free throw line (76.5%). When discussing how they rebounded, Utah allowed Arizona State to grab 24 in all (6 on the offensive side).

Ezra Ausar pitched in for the Utes in the matchup. He tallied 25 points in his 29 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 1 assist in this contest. He converted 7 of 10 for the game giving him a rate of 70.0%, and had 4 rebounds.

Utah has a mark of 16-13 on the season. The Utes have committed 18.3 fouls per game while shooting 63.8% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 18.0 times per game (5th in the country) and they cough up possession 12.3 times per game. Utah has tallied 2,194 points for the campaign (75.7 per game) and they average 39.4 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Utes are connecting on 45.4% from the field, which ranks them 147th in the country.

The Utah defense gives up 33.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (232 of 689) and opponents are connecting on 70.0% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 12.8 assists and 34.7 boards every game, which is 157th and 208th in the country. The Utes on defense are ranked 159th in the country in points given up per game with 71.3. They have forced 10.8 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 41.2% from the field (52nd in college).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Utah

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