Arizona Wildcats vs West Virginia Mountaineers Prediction, 1/7/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Wildcats vs West Virginia Mountaineers

Date: Tuesday, January 7, 2025

Location: WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, WV

TV: ESPN+

The West Virginia Mountaineers (11-2) will take on the Arizona Wildcats (8-5) at WVU Coliseum on Tuesday.

The Arizona Wildcats took the court against Cincinnati and earned the victory with a final of 72-67 in their last contest. Arizona ended the contest having earned a 43.4% FG percentage (23 of 53) and knocked down 5 out of their 14 3-point shots. From the free throw line, the Wildcats converted 21 of their 27 tries for a percentage of 77.8%. Pertaining to hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 31 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 8 assists in the matchup as well as creating 11 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In relation to defense, Arizona let their opponent shoot 39.1% from the floor on 25 out of 64 shooting. Cincinnati distributed 11 assists and had 5 steals in this matchup. Furthermore, Cincinnati snagged 35 rebounds (14 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Cincinnati walked away from this one shooting 52.2% at the free throw line by burying 12 of 23 tries. They made 5 of their 25 tries from 3-point land. When talking about fouls, the Wildcats finished with 17 while Cincinnati totaled 18 fouls.

Jaden Bradley is one guy who was important in the matchup. He finished 55.6% from the field and also distributed 2 assists. He played 38 minutes and also pulled down 2 boards. He ended up walking away with 15 points on 5 of 9 shooting.

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Arizona heads into this game with a win-loss record of 8-5 for the year. They turn it over 12.2 times per contest and as a team they commit 17.1 fouls every game. As a unit, Arizona is pulling down 41.5 rebounds per game and has totaled 226 dimes this season, which is 121st in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Wildcats are hitting 31.0% on shots beyond the perimeter (86 of 277) and 75.5% from the free throw line. They have an average of 84.8 pts per game (22nd in college) while hitting 48.5% from the field.

Defensively, the Wildcats are forcing their opponents into 13.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.8 fouls. They are giving up 32.7% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 110th in college hoops in opponents points per game (68.6). The Wildcats are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 39.7% (307 of 774) and they relinquish 31.3 boards per game as a team. They are 96th in college hoops in allowing assists with 170 conceded for the season.

In their last game, the West Virginia Mountaineers got the win with a final of 69-50 when they played Oklahoma State. The Mountaineers were able to collect 28 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 40 in this game. They also gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while earning 7 steals in this game. Oklahoma State earned 22 personal fouls for the contest which took the Mountaineers to the free throw line for 20 attempts. They were able to make 12 of the free throws for a rate of 60.0%. Pertaining to shots from distance, West Virginia buried 11 out of 30 tries (36.7%). At the conclusion of this game, the Mountaineers finished the game shooting 23 out of 55 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.8%. The Mountaineers allowed Oklahoma State to make 18 of their 54 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 33.3% in the game. They wrapped up this game 14.3% from 3-point land by going 3 out of 21 and walked away from this one shooting 11 of 20 from the charity stripe (55.0%). With respect to rebounding, West Virginia permitted Oklahoma State to pull down 36 in all (11 on the offensive side).

Javon Small ended up being a major contributor for the Mountaineers for this contest. He accumulated 24 points in his 36 mins on the court and had 4 assists in this matchup. He converted 7 out of 16 in this game for a rate of 43.8%, and had 11 rebounds.

West Virginia has a mark of 11-2 on the season. As an offense, the Mountaineers are shooting 44.0% from the floor, which ranks 237th in the nation. West Virginia has tallied 983 pts on the season (75.6 per contest) and they collect 37.0 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 14.8 times per game (132nd in the country) and they turn it over 11.5 times per game. The Mountaineers have committed 16.7 fouls per game and they connect on 75.9% from the free throw line.

The Mountaineers on the defensive side of the court are 18th in the nation in PPG given up with 62.5. They have forced 14.2 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 37.1% from the field (7th in D-1). The West Virginia defense concedes 27.4% on shots from beyond the arc (75 of 274) and opponents are connecting on 73.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 9.7 dimes and 36.7 boards per contest, which is 14th and 292nd in Division 1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take West Virginia

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