The Arizona Wildcats and the West Virginia Mountaineers meet Tuesday in college basketball action from the WVU Coliseum. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an West Virginia vs Arizona Prediction.
Arizona Recap
The Arizona Wildcats come into this game looking to build on a 72-67 win over Cincinnati last time out to improve to 8-5 on the year. After this game, Arizona will head home for a matchup with UCF.
Wildcats Win 4th Straight
Caleb Love leads Arizona in scoring with 16.3 PPG along with 4.4 RPG and 2.9 APG while Jaden Bradley has 11.5 PPG and 3.7 APG of his own to lead Arizona in assists. Trey Townsend has 10 PPG with 4.4 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Arizona so far this year while Tobe Awaka has 7.8 PPG and a team-high 7.3 RPG to lead the Wildcats on the glass. Anthony Dell’Orso also has 8.5 PPG and KJ Lewis has 9.2 PPG so far this season. As a team, Arizona is averaging 84.8 PPG on 48.5% shooting from the field, 31% from three-point range and 75.5% from the foul line this season.
Why the Arizona Wildcats will win
- Arizona has won 37 of its last 43 night games.
- West Virginia has lost six of its last seven night games against the Big 12 Conference.
West Virginia Recap
The West Virginia Mountaineers come into this game looking to build on a 69-50 win over Oklahoma State last time out to improve to 11-2 on the year. After this game, West Virginia will head on the road to take on the Colorado Buffaloes.
Mountaineers Win 7th Straight
Javon Small leads the Mountaineers in scoring and assists with 19.5 PPG and 4.8 APG along with 5.4 RPG and 2 SPG while Tucker DeVries has 14.9 PPG with 4.9 RPG. Amani Hansberry has 10.3 PPG with a team-high 6.3 RPG to lead the Mountaineers on the glass and to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for WVU so far this season. Jonathan Powell has 9.3 PPG while Toby Okani also has 8.5 PPG with 4.5 RPG on the year. As a team, West Virginia is averaging 75.6 PPG on 44% shooting from the field, 35.2% from three and 75.9% from the foul line this season.
Why the West Virginia Mountaineers will win
- West Virginia has won each of its last eight games at WVU Coliseum.
- Arizona has lost five of its last six games against AP-ranked opponents.
Total Points Facts
- Each of West Virginia’s last seven night games against the Big 12 Conference have produced a total of 144+ points.
- Twenty-three of Arizona’s last 25 night games have produced a total of 147+ points.
West Virginia vs Arizona Prediction
I’m on Arizona here. I get that it’s not the easiest road environment for teams to go to with West Virginia having optimism again with where Darian DeVries has this team. However, the Wildcats are still for my money the better team, and are starting to show signs of the team many of us expected Arizona to be coming into the season. West Virginia did beat Arizona in a mid-season tournament matchup that doesn’t count towards the league standings, but I think Arizona gets revenge in a way here. Especially if Amani Hansberry and Tucker DeVries remain out for WVU. Give me the Wildcats on the road in this one.
