Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers vs West Virginia Mountaineers Prediction, 11/4/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers vs West Virginia Mountaineers

Date: Tuesday, November 4, 2025

Location: WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, WV

TV: ESPN+

The Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (23-13 last year) are hitting the road to WVU Coliseum on Tuesday where they will try to defeat the West Virginia Mountaineers (19-13 last season).

The Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers faced off with Duke and went home with a loss by a final score of 93-49 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Mountaineers ended up finishing with 13 while Duke accounted for 11 personal fouls. They buried 14 out of their 37 attempts from distance. Duke ended up going 75.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 9 of their 12 attempts. Furthermore, Duke totaled 43 rebounds (7 offensive, 36 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Duke earned 22 dimes and had 8 steals in this contest. With regard to defense, Mount St. Mary's let their opponent shoot 50.0% from the field on 35 out of 70 shooting. They also doled out 10 assists in this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 2 turnovers and earning 2 steals. In regard to rebounding, they collected 36 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Mountaineers buried 6 of 8 shots for a rate of 75.0%. Mount St. Mary's wrapped up the game having earned a 30.2% field goal percentage (19 of 63) and converted 5 out of their 27 three-point attempts.

Arlandus Keyes is someone who came through in this matchup. He finished shooting 38.5% from the floor and also dished out 1 assist. He played 30 minutes played and totaled 4 rebounds. He racked up 15 points on 5 out of 13 shooting.

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Mount St. Mary's heads into this one after finishing with a mark of 23-13 last year. They turned it over 14.9 times per game and as a team committed 15.6 personal fouls every game. As a squad, Mount St. Mary's snagged 37.5 boards per contest and accounted for 537 assists last season, which ranked 51st in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Mountaineers connected on 34.5% on shots from downtown (285 of 827) and 73.6% from the charity stripe. They had an average of 70.1 points per game (279th in the nation) while connecting on 44.1% from the floor.

When they were on defense, the Mountaineers were able to force their opponents into 11.0 turnovers every game and they drew 16.1 fouls. They relinquished 31.6% on three-point shots and they were ranked 133rd in Division 1 in points per game from their opponents (70.5). The Mountaineers defense allowed a FG percentage of 41.1% (903 of 2,196) and they surrendered 33.4 rebounds per contest as a unit. They were 288th in Division 1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 478 conceded last season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the West Virginia Mountaineers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 67-60 when they faced Colorado. When it comes to cleaning up the glass, West Virginia allowed Colorado to snag 28 overall (7 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 38.5% from distance by shooting 5 out of 13 and ended up shooting 18 of 22 from the free throw line (81.8%). The Mountaineers allowed Colorado to bury 22 of 49 tries from the floor which had them shooting 44.9% in the matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Mountaineers shot 21 for 51 from the field which had them sitting at 41.2%. When it comes to shooting from distance, West Virginia buried 6 of 19 attempts (31.6%). They were able to bury 12 of those for a rate of 66.7%. Colorado committed 15 fouls in this matchup which took the Mountaineers to the free throw line for a total of 18 attempts. They turned the ball over 14 times, while earning 8 steals for the contest. The Mountaineers were able to corral 17 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 26 in this contest.

Javon Small ended up being a major contributor for the Mountaineers in this game. He made 7 of 15 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 46.7%, and accounted for 2 rebounds. He earned 23 points in his 37 mins on the hardwood and had 5 dimes for the matchup.

West Virginia had a mark of 19-13 last season. As an offense, the Mountaineers shot 42.5% from the floor, which was ranked 304th in the country. West Virginia scored 2,181 points last year (68.2 per game) and they averaged 33.3 rebounds per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists was at 13.8 times per game (161st in Division 1) and they turned it over 10.8 times per game. The Mountaineers committed 16.6 fouls per game and they connected on 72.0% from the free throw line.

The West Virginia defense conceded 29.7% on 3-point shots (193 of 649) and opponents made 74.0% of their foul shots. They gave up 10.5 assists and 36.6 boards per game, which had them ranked 23rd and 301st in D-1. The Mountaineers were ranked 20th in college in points allowed per contest with 64.8. They forced their opponents into 12.8 TO's per game and let teams shoot 40.9% from the field (35th in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take West Virginia

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