North Carolina Central Eagles vs West Virginia Mountaineers Prediction, 12/10/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Carolina Central Eagles vs West Virginia Mountaineers

Date: Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Location: WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, WV

TV: ESPN+

WVU Coliseum is the site where the West Virginia Mountaineers (6-2) will take on the North Carolina Central Eagles (4-7) on Tuesday.

The North Carolina Central Eagles faced Gardner-Webb and went home with a win by a final score of 78-77 in their last contest. North Carolina Central finished the game having earned a 43.1% FG percentage (25 out of 58) and converted 6 of their 18 three-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Eagles made 22 of their 28 attempts for a rate of 78.6%. When it comes to hauling in boards, they collected 29 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 11 dimes in the game while creating 17 turnovers and having 17 steals. Pertaining to defense, North Carolina Central allowed 54.9% from the floor on 28 of 51 shooting. Gardner-Webb distributed 16 assists and had 4 steals in this matchup. On top of that, Gardner-Webb snagged 32 boards (11 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Gardner-Webb shot 57.1% from the charity stripe by making 16 of their 28 attempts. They buried 5 of their 17 shots from 3-point land. In the matter of personal fouls, the Eagles finished with 23 and Gardner-Webb totaled 20 personal fouls.

Po'Boigh King is one guy who played a role in the matchup. He ended up with 28 points on 9 of 17 shooting. He played for 36 minutes and also grabbed 6 rebounds. He shot 52.9% from the field and recorded 1 assist.

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North Carolina Central comes into this matchup with a win-loss record of 4-7 on the campaign. They are giving up possession 11.5 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 21.3 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, North Carolina Central is pulling down 30.5 rebounds per contest and has racked up 163 assists so far this season, which ranks 45th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Eagles are shooting 34.3% on shots beyond the perimeter (84 of 245) and 74.8% from the charity stripe. They average 79.5 points per contest (101st in the country) while hitting 44.7% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Eagles have forced 18.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.5 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 191st in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 122 relinquished on the season. The Eagles defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 49.2% (273 of 555) and they relinquish 34.0 rebounds per contest as a team. They are giving up 27.3% on shots from downtown while they are 225th in the country in points per game from their opponents (72.6).

In their last game, the West Virginia Mountaineers went home victorious with a score of 73-60 when they played Georgetown. The Mountaineers collected 23 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards for a total of 28 in the game. They also turned it over 10 times, while earning 8 steals for the contest. Georgetown committed 16 fouls in the game which took the Mountaineers to the charity stripe for a total of 13 attempts. They were able to bury 12 of the free throws for a percentage of 92.3%. In reference to shooting from downtown, West Virginia made 9 out of their 26 tries (34.6%). When this game wrapped up, the Mountaineers finished shooting 26 out of 57 from the field which gave them a percentage of 45.6%. The Mountaineers allowed Georgetown to make 22 of their 58 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 37.9% for this contest. They finished 33.3% from distance by going 9 out of 27 and walked away from this one shooting 7 of 8 from the free throw line (87.5%). In reference to rebounding, West Virginia permitted Georgetown to grab 29 in all (10 offensive).

Javon Small was important for the Mountaineers for the contest. He accumulated 26 points in his 37 mins on the court and totaled 3 assists in this contest. He converted 9 out of 16 in this contest for a rate of 56.3%, and had 5 rebounds.

West Virginia has a mark of 6-2 this season. The Mountaineers are committing 17.4 fouls every game while shooting 77.0% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 13.8 times per game (205th in Division 1) and they are turning it over 12.5 times per game. West Virginia has totaled 622 points this season (77.8 per game) and they snag 36.8 boards per contest. As an offense, the Mountaineers are shooting 44.0% from the floor, which is 224th in D-1.

The West Virginia defense concedes 30.3% on 3-point shots (57 of 188) and their opponents are converting on 75.8% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 11.3 dimes and 38.1 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 71st and 313th in Division 1. The Mountaineers on the defensive side of the court are 128th in college hoops in points given up per game with 68.8. They are able to force 14.6 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 38.9% from the field (48th in the nation).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take North Carolina Central

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