Pittsburgh Panthers vs West Virginia Mountaineers Prediction, 11/13/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Panthers vs West Virginia Mountaineers

Date: Thursday, November 13, 2025

Location: WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, WV

TV: FS1

The Pittsburgh Panthers (2-0) are on their way to WVU Coliseum on Thursday where they will try to beat the West Virginia Mountaineers (3-0).

The Pittsburgh Panthers faced Longwood and walked away with a win by a score of 78-60 in their last contest. Pittsburgh wrapped up the game with a 42.0% field goal percentage (21 out of 50) and converted 12 out of their 30 3-point shots. At the free throw line, the Panthers converted 24 of their 35 attempts for a rate of 68.6%. When it comes to rebounding, they earned a total of 42 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 16 dimes for the contest while forcing the opposition into 7 turnovers and getting 2 steals. With regard to defending, Pittsburgh allowed the other team to shoot 31.9% from the floor on 22 of 69 shooting. Longwood recorded 10 assists and had 10 steals for the matchup. Additionally, Longwood collected 30 boards (9 offensive, 21 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Longwood finished the contest at 85.7% at the charity stripe by making 12 of 14 attempts. They also converted 4 of 20 tries from distance. Regarding personal fouls, the Panthers walked away with 17 while Longwood finished the game with 28 personal fouls.

Damarco Minor is a player who played a role in the matchup. He ended up shooting 62.5% from the field and totaled 3 assists. He saw the court for 34 minutes played and snagged 6 rebounds. He totaled 23 points on 5 of 8 shooting.

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Pittsburgh heads into this game with a mark of 2-0 for the campaign. They lose possession by turning the ball over 16.0 times per contest and as a team they are committing 15.5 fouls every game. As a team, Pittsburgh is snagging 47.0 rebounds per game and has tallied 27 dimes this season, which ranks 255th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Panthers are shooting 38.3% on shots from distance (18 of 47) and 74.2% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 76.0 points per outing (239th in the country) while hitting 42.7% from the floor.

Defensively, the Panthers are able to force 9.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 24.0 fouls. They currently rank 53rd in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 17 conceded so far this season. The Panthers are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 35.2% (44 of 125) and they concede 29.5 boards per game as a unit. They are giving up 26.4% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 49th in college in points per game allowed (59.5).

When they last stepped on the court, the West Virginia Mountaineers walked away with a victory by a final of 69-47 against Lehigh. The Mountaineers earned 27 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 35 in the game. They turned the ball over 13 times, while recording 13 steals in this contest. Lehigh committed 19 fouls in this game which took the Mountaineers to the free throw line for a total of 25 tries. They were able to convert 16 of the free throws for a clip of 64.0%. With regard to shots from beyond the arc, West Virginia knocked down 7 of their 19 attempts (36.8%). Overall, the Mountaineers shot 23 for 49 from the floor which had them shooting 46.9%. The Mountaineers permitted Lehigh to convert 16 of 46 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 34.8% in this game. They finished 33.3% from downtown by going 7 out of 21 and walked away from this one shooting 8 of 11 from the free throw line (72.7%). When it comes to rebounding, West Virginia allowed Lehigh to get 21 in total (2 on the offensive side).

Brenen Lorient pitched in for the Mountaineers in the game. He converted 11 of 15 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 73.3%, and tallied 7 rebounds. He tallied 26 points in his 32 mins on the hardwood and tallied 2 assists for this contest.

West Virginia has a mark of 3-0 this season. The Mountaineers have committed 15.0 fouls per game and they connect on 67.8% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 11.0 times per game (311th in college) and they turn it over 11.0 times per game. West Virginia has accounted for 212 points on the season (70.7 per contest) and they average 34.3 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Mountaineers are shooting 43.5% from the field, which ranks them 242nd in Division 1.

The Mountaineers on the defensive side of the court are 21st in college in PPG given up with 55.3. They have forced 16.0 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 36.3% from the field (65th in college hoops). The West Virginia defense gives up 26.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter (14 of 52) and opponents are knocking down 74.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 7.7 assists and 34.3 boards per game, which is ranked 24th and 165th in those categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take West Virginia

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