West Virginia Mountaineers vs UCF Knights Prediction, 2/14/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: West Virginia Mountaineers vs UCF Knights

Date: Saturday, February 14, 2026

Location: Addition Financial Arena in Orlando, FL

TV: ESPN+

The UCF Knights (17-6) will try to beat the West Virginia Mountaineers (15-9) at Addition Financial Arena on Saturday.

The West Virginia Mountaineers played Texas Tech and took a loss by a score of 70-63 in their last game. West Virginia finished having earned a 43.6% field goal percentage (24 out of 55) and converted 2 of 22 shots from 3-point land. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Mountaineers made 13 of 23 shots for a percentage of 56.5%. In relation to pulling down boards, they collected a total of 29 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 10 assists for the matchup as well as creating 10 turnovers and getting 5 steals. When it comes to defending, West Virginia allowed the other team to shoot 47.9% from the field on 23 out of 48 shooting. Texas Tech recorded 17 assists and had 6 steals in the matchup. In addition, Texas Tech grabbed 25 rebounds (2 offensive, 23 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Texas Tech went 84.6% when shooting free throws by burying 11 of 13 tries. They also made 13 of 24 shots from beyond the arc. In reference to personal fouls, the Mountaineers left the arena with 14 while Texas Tech accounted for 16 personal fouls.

Brenen Lorient is one player who came through for the matchup. He ended up finishing with 21 points on 10 out of 14 shooting. He saw the court for 33 mins and pulled down 5 rebounds. He finished 71.4% from the field and recorded 1 assist.

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West Virginia steps onto the court with a win-loss mark of 15-9 for the year. They currently have an average of 70.0 points per outing (315th in college hoops) while going 44.5% from the field. The Mountaineers are shooting 34.2% on shots beyond the perimeter (192 of 561) and 67.3% from the free throw line. As a unit, West Virginia is snagging 35.1 rebounds per game and has tallied 314 dimes on the season, which is 272nd in the country in terms of passing. They cough up possession 11.1 times per game and as a group they are committing 15.0 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Mountaineers are able to force 11.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.4 personal fouls. They are conceding 35.3% on shots from distance and they are ranked 8th in college in opponents PPG (63.6). The Mountaineers defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 41.4% (543 of 1,313) and they concede 32.3 boards per contest as a squad. They currently rank 127th in college in allowing assists with 313 surrendered on the season.

In their last game, the UCF Knights took a loss by a final score of 92-72 against Cincinnati. In regard to rebounding, UCF allowed Cincinnati to pull down 35 in all (7 on the offensive side). They finished 61.1% from downtown by going 11 out of 18 and walked away from this one shooting 15 out of 21 at the free throw line (71.4%). The Knights allowed Cincinnati to bury 33 of 56 attempts from the field which left them shooting 58.9% for the matchup. Overall, the Knights finished the game shooting 27 out of 66 from the floor which had them at 40.9%. In regard to 3-point attempts, UCF converted 6 out of their 23 tries (26.1%). They were able to knock down 12 of the free throw tries for a clip of 80.0%. Cincinnati committed 13 personal fouls in the game which took the Knights to the free throw line for 15 shots. They also coughed up the ball 8 times, while getting 5 steals in the matchup. The Knights snagged 17 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 27 for this game.

Chris Johnson ended up being important for the Knights for the game. He tallied 16 points in his 25 mins of playing time and had 6 dimes in the game. He made 6 of 13 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 46.2%, and had 3 rebounds.

UCF has a mark of 17-6 on the season. When it comes to offense, the Knights are connecting on 47.3% from the floor, which is 67th in the nation. UCF has accounted for 1,895 pts for the year (82.4 per contest) and they pull down 37.6 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 16.1 times per game (63rd in Division 1) and they lose possession via turnover 11.4 times per contest. The Knights commit 17.3 fouls per game and they go 74.3% from the free throw line.

The UCF defense allows 34.2% on shots from beyond the arc (189 of 552) and their opposition makes 73.3% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 14.7 assists and 31.8 boards every game, which is ranked 285th and 50th in college. The Knights defensively are ranked 287th in college hoops in PPG given up with 77.8. They are able to force 11.5 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 46.2% from the field (294th in Division 1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take West Virginia

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