West Virginia Mountaineers vs Oklahoma State Cowboys Prediction, 2/24/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: West Virginia Mountaineers vs Oklahoma State Cowboys

Date: Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Location: Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, OK

TV: CBSSN

The Oklahoma State Cowboys (16-11) will try to beat the West Virginia Mountaineers (16-11) at Gallagher-Iba Arena on Tuesday.

The West Virginia Mountaineers stepped onto the hardwood against TCU and ended up losing by a score of 60-54 in their last game. West Virginia ended the contest having earned a 40.8% field goal percentage (20 of 49) and knocked down 5 of their 21 shots from distance. From the free throw line, the Mountaineers converted 9 of their 12 attempts for a rate of 75.0%. When it comes to rebounding, they compiled a total of 25 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 12 assists in the game as well as forcing 10 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In terms of defending, West Virginia allowed their opponent to shoot 34.0% from the field on 18 out of 53 shooting. TCU recorded 13 dimes and had 11 steals for this contest. Furthermore, TCU grabbed 30 rebounds (14 offensive, 16 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. TCU finished 66.7% from the charity stripe by knocking down 18 of their 27 shots. They converted 6 out of their 16 tries from distance. In regard to fouls, the Mountaineers ended up finishing with 16 and TCU totaled 9 fouls.

Honor Huff is someone who came through in this game. He ended up with 13 points on 4 of 10 shooting. He was on the court for 38 mins played and collected 4 boards. He finished the contest at 40.0% from the field and totaled 3 assists.

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West Virginia comes into this one with a win-loss record of 16-11 this year. They are giving up possession 11.2 times per game and as a team they are committing 15.2 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, West Virginia is snagging 34.7 rebounds per game and has tallied 342 assists for the season, which is 294th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Mountaineers are hitting 33.1% from downtown (208 of 628) and 67.5% from the free throw line. They average 69.0 pts per contest (328th in the country) while hitting 44.2% from the field.

On defense, the Mountaineers are forcing their opponents into 11.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 16.1 fouls. They are surrendering 35.2% from 3-point land and they rank 5th in college in PPG from their opponents (63.5). The Mountaineers are allowing a field goal percentage of 41.1% (606 of 1,475) and they relinquish 32.7 rebounds per game as a team. They are 103rd in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 348 conceded for the year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Oklahoma State Cowboys went home defeated by a final of 83-69 when they played Colorado. The Cowboys were able to pull down 23 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards for a total of 34 for the contest. They gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while recording 8 steals for the contest. Colorado was called for 17 fouls in the matchup which got the Cowboys to the free throw line for 25 tries. They were able to bury 18 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 72.0%. In relation to 3-point attempts, Oklahoma State buried 5 of 23 attempts (21.7%). When all was said and done, the Cowboys finished 23 out of 61 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 37.7%. The Cowboys permitted Colorado to make 29 of their 61 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 47.5% for the contest. They finished 40.7% from 3-point land by going 11 of 27 and ended up going 14 of 18 at the free throw line (77.8%). When discussing rebounding, Oklahoma State permitted Colorado to collect 33 overall (9 on the offensive glass).

Parsa Fallah was important for the Cowboys for the contest. He made 4 out of 9 for the game for a field goal rate of 44.4%, and earned 2 rebounds. He recorded 14 points in his 25 minutes on the hardwood, but went home with no dimes.

Oklahoma State has a win-loss mark of 16-11 for the season. The Cowboys are committing 17.3 fouls every game while shooting 73.4% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 15.1 times per contest (111th in the nation) and they turn it over 12.4 times per game. Oklahoma State has scored 2,256 points this season (83.6 per contest) and they collect 37.8 rebounds per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Cowboys are connecting on 46.0% from the field, which has them ranked 138th in the nation.

The Cowboys on the defensive side of the court are 345th in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 81.4. They are able to force 12.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 44.6% from the floor (213th in Division 1). The Oklahoma State defense surrenders 35.0% on shots from 3-point land (259 of 741) and their opposition makes 71.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 16.5 assists and 37.1 boards every game, ranking them 346th and 323rd in the country.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oklahoma State

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