The West Virginia Mountaineers (12-3, 3-1 Big 12) are heavy underdogs (+16.5) as they look to extend a three-game road winning streak when they take on the No. 10 Houston Cougars (12-3, 4-0 Big 12) on Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at Fertitta Center. The contest airs at 8:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The matchup has an over/under set at 125 points.
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Who Will Win Houston vs. West Virginia?
Houston and West Virginia Betting Trends, Records Against the Spread
Houston is 6-3 against the spread when favored by 16.5 points or more this season.
Between them, these two teams average 26.6 more points per game (151.6) than this game’s total (125).
Houston and West Virginia have seen their opponents average a combined 6.9 fewer points per game than the point total of 125 set in this game.
The average point total in Houston’s games this season is 6.3 more points than the over/under of 125 in this matchup.
The average over/under for Mountaineers games this year is 13.3 more points than the point total of 125 for this outing.
So far this season, the Cougars have compiled a 9-6-0 record against the spread.
The Mountaineers’ ATS record is 9-5-1 this season.
Houston Stats & Insights
Houston outscores opponents by 22.9 points per game (scoring 77.1 per game to rank 130th in college basketball while allowing 54.2 per contest to rank first in college basketball) and has a +343 scoring differential overall.
Houston wins the rebound battle by 8.3 boards on average. It records 34.4 rebounds per game, which ranks 91st in college basketball, while its opponents pull down 26.1 per outing.
The Cougars hit 8.9 three-pointers per game (85th in college basketball) at a 41.5% rate (second-best in college basketball), compared to the 6.5 per game their opponents make at a 29.1% rate.
Houston’s 104.5 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 35th in college basketball, and the 73.5 points it allows per 100 possessions rank first in college basketball.
West Virginia Stats & Insights
West Virginia outscores opponents by 10.6 points per game (posting 74.5 points per game, 199th in college basketball, and conceding 63.9 per contest, 23rd in college basketball) and has a +159 scoring differential.
West Virginia ranks 193rd in the nation at 32.6 rebounds per game. That’s 1.1 fewer than the 33.7 its opponents average.
West Virginia connects on 9.8 three-pointers per game (38th in college basketball) while shooting 34.6% from deep (141st in college basketball). It is making 3.9 more threes than its opponents, who drain 5.9 per game at 28.1%.
West Virginia averages 96.3 points per 100 possessions on offense (171st in college basketball), and gives up 82.6 points per 100 possessions (22nd in college basketball).
Houston Key Players to Watch
The Cougars scoring leader is LJ Cryer, who averages 14.1 per contest to go with 1.5 rebounds and 1.9 assists.
Houston’s leading rebounder is J’wan Roberts averaging 6.7 boards per game and its best passer is Milos Uzan, averaging 4.9 assists per game.
Cryer leads the Cougars in three-point shooting, making an average of 2.7 shots per game from beyond the arc.
The Houston steals leader is Emanuel Sharp, who averages 1.4 takeaways per game, while its blocks leader is Joseph Tugler, who compiles 2.5 rejections per contest.
West Virginia Key Players to Watch
Javon Small averages 19.8 points and tacks on 5.0 assists per game, and is at the top of the Mountaineers’ leaderboards in those statistics.
Amani Hansberry’s stat line of 5.9 rebounds, 9.6 points and 1.3 assists per game secures the top spot on the West Virginia rebounding leaderboard.
Small is the top scorer from distance for the Mountaineers, hitting 2.5 threes per game.
West Virginia’s leader in steals is Small with 1.8 per game, and its leader in blocks is Eduardo Andre with 2.1 per game.
Houston vs. West Virginia Prediction
Houston 74, West Virginia 61
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