West Virginia Mountaineers vs Arizona Wildcats Prediction, 1/24/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: West Virginia Mountaineers vs Arizona Wildcats

Date: Saturday, January 24, 2026

Location: McKale Memorial Center in Tucson, AZ

TV: CBS

McKale Memorial Center is where the Arizona Wildcats (19-0) will attempt to beat the West Virginia Mountaineers (13-6) on Saturday.

The West Virginia Mountaineers played Arizona State and notched a win by a score of 75-63 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Mountaineers ended up finishing with 19 and Arizona State finished the game with 13 fouls. They also made 5 of their 15 attempts from long range. Arizona State finished the game shooting 55.6% from the free throw line by converting 10 of their 18 tries. Moreover, Arizona State grabbed 27 rebounds (6 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Arizona State doled out 15 assists and had 6 steals in the game. In regard to the defense, West Virginia allowed 47.1% from the floor on 24 of 51 shooting. They also recorded 17 dimes in this game in addition to forcing 13 turnovers and getting 7 steals. Pertaining to pulling down boards, they compiled 27 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Mountaineers knocked down 10 of their 13 attempts for a rate of 76.9%. West Virginia wrapped up the contest having earned a 50.9% field goal percentage (27 out of 53) and converted 11 of their 24 3-point attempts.

Treysen Eaglestaff is a player who was a major contributor for the matchup. He ended up finishing with 23 points on 8 out of 14 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 38 minutes played and also collected 7 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 57.1% from the floor and recorded 2 dimes.

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West Virginia will take the court with a mark of 13-6 this season. They average 73.3 pts per game (264th in D-1) while hitting 45.7% from the field. The Mountaineers are connecting on 36.6% on shots from beyond the arc (166 of 453) and 68.6% from the charity stripe. As a unit, West Virginia is collecting 35.6 boards per contest and is sitting with 256 dimes this year, which ranks 251st in D-1 in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 11.0 times per contest and as a group they commit 15.3 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Mountaineers are able to force 11.8 turnovers per game while drawing 17.0 personal fouls. They currently rank 116th in D-1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 244 conceded this year. The Mountaineers defense is giving up a FG percentage of 40.7% (423 of 1,040) and they concede 31.8 rebounds per contest as a team. They are giving up 33.9% on 3-pointers and they rank 6th in D-1 in PPG from their opponents (63.1).

When they last stepped on the court, the Arizona Wildcats took home the win by a final score of 77-51 against Cincinnati. When discussing rebounding, Arizona allowed Cincinnati to grab 27 overall (9 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 19.0% from beyond the arc by connecting on 4 of 21 and ended up going 13 of 14 at the charity stripe (92.9%). The Wildcats permitted Cincinnati to convert 17 of their 56 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 30.4% for the game. In all, the Wildcats went 27 for 63 from the field which gave them a rate of 42.9%. In regard to 3-pointers, Arizona converted 3 of their 13 attempts (23.1%). They were able to make 20 of those for a rate of 71.4%. Cincinnati was called for 21 personal fouls for the game which got the Wildcats to the charity stripe for 28 tries. They coughed up the ball 6 times, while recording 8 steals for the game. The Wildcats collected 27 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive boards totaling 42 in the matchup.

Motiejus Krivas pitched in for the Wildcats in this matchup. He made 7 of 9 for the matchup giving him a rate of 77.8%, and had 9 rebounds. He recorded 17 points in his 30 minutes on the court and had 1 assist in this contest.

Arizona has a record of 19-0 for the year. The Wildcats commit 16.3 fouls every game and they go 73.5% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 18.5 times per game (14th in the country) and they turn the ball over 11.6 times per contest. Arizona has scored 1,708 points for the campaign (89.9 per contest) and they pull down 43.4 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Wildcats are shooting 51.5% from the floor, which ranks them 7th in college.

The Arizona defense gives up 31.6% on shots from distance (134 of 424) and their opposition makes 70.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 12.2 assists and 29.9 rebounds per contest, ranking them 86th and 9th in college hoops. The Wildcats defensively are ranked 56th in college hoops in points allowed per contest with 68.3. They have forced 13.5 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 39.5% from the field (24th in college).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Arizona

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