Cincinnati vs. West Virginia: College Basketball Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – March 12, 2024

Written By PlayPicks Staff on March 11, 2024

In regular season action on Tuesday, the Cincinnati Bearcats (18-13, 7-11 Big 12) will play the West Virginia Mountaineers (9-22, 4-14 Big 12), with Daniel Skillings and Quinn Slazinski among the key players to watch. Tipoff at T-Mobile Center is at 3:00 PM ET. Tuesday’s matchup between the Bearcats and the Mountaineers features the Bearcats as solid 9.5-point favorites. A 144-point over/under is set for the game.

Cincinnati vs. West Virginia Betting Lines

Cincinnati vs West Virginia Betting Information
Favorite Spread Total
Cincinnati -9.5 144 points

Computer Picks

Spread Pick West Virginia (+9.5)
Total Pick Over (144)

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Cincinnati vs. West Virginia Stat Rankings

Cincinnati Avg. (Rank) West Virginia Avg. (Rank)
74.8 (145th) Points Scored 69.3 (293rd)
67.8 (67th) Points Allowed 76.4 (298th)
(1st) Rebounds (1st)
12.3 (12th) Off. Rebounds 8.3 (236th)
7.1 (217th) 3pt Made 7.2 (208th)
14.8 (82nd) Assists 12.9 (189th)
11.6 (221st) Turnovers 12.3 (282nd)

Cincinnati vs. West Virginia Betting Trends

  • Against the spread, the Bearcats are 15-15-1 this year.
  • Cincinnati has an ATS record of 6-7 as 9.5-point favorites or greater.
  • There have been 16 Bearcats games (out of 31) that went over the total this year.
  • In 16 games this year, Cincinnati and its opponent have combined for more than 144 points.
  • The over/under in this game is 144 points, 1.4 higher than the average total in Bearcats games this season.
  • Against the spread, West Virginia is 12-17-1 this year.
  • The Mountaineers’ ATS record as 9.5-point underdogs or more is 4-5.
  • There have been 16 Cincinnati’s games (out of 31) that hit the over this year.
  • Mountaineers games have gone over 144 points on 17 occasions this season.
  • The average total for West Virginia’s games is 145.7 points, which is 1.7 more than this game’s over/under.

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Cincinnati Impact Players

  • Skillings is tops on his team in both points (12.1) and assists (1.5) per contest, and also averages 6.4 rebounds. Defensively, he puts up 0.9 steals and 0.7 blocked shots.
  • John Newman III is putting up 9.7 points, 1.7 assists and 5.1 rebounds per game.
  • Day Day Thomas puts up a team-high 3.3 assists per contest. He is also putting up 10.2 points and 2.4 rebounds, shooting 38.9% from the field.
  • Viktor Lakhin is averaging 10.2 points, 1.8 assists and 6.6 rebounds per contest.
  • Simas Lukosius is posting 10.2 points, 2.9 assists and 3.1 rebounds per contest.

West Virginia Impact Players

  • Jesse Edwards is putting up team highs in points (15.0 per game) and rebounds (8.2). And he is producing 1.2 assists, making 60.3% of his shots from the field.
  • The Mountaineers receive 12.2 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game from Slazinski.
  • Raequan Battle gets the Mountaineers 16.2 points, 4.1 rebounds and 0.6 assists per contest. He also delivers 1.0 steal and 0.6 blocked shots.
  • Kerr Kriisa paces the Mountaineers in assists (4.6 per game), and posts 11.0 points and 2.5 rebounds. He also averages 0.8 steals and 0.0 blocked shots.
  • The Mountaineers receive 6.0 points, 2.1 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game from Kobe Johnson.

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