Houston Cougars (13-0) vs West Virginia Mountaineers (5-8)
2024-01-06 14:00:00 EDT
The Line: Betting Odds: Houston Cougars -21.5 -- Over/Under: 132
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The West Virginia Mountaineers need a win after losing 5 of their last 7 games. The Houston Cougars look for their 14th win to remain undefeated. Let’s preview this game and give out a West Virginia Mountaineers vs Houston Cougars prediction.
West Virginia Mountaineers Betting Preview
The West Virginia Mountaineers recently beat Toledo and lost to Ohio State. The West Virginia Mountaineers are averaging 68.3 points on 41.1 percent shooting and allowing 69.5 points on 40.8 percent shooting. RaeQuan Battle is averaging 27.3 points and 6.3 rebounds, while Quinn Slazinski is averaging 15.5 points and 5.2 rebounds. Noah Farrakhan is the third double-digit scorer and Jesse Edwards is grabbing 8.7 rebounds. The West Virginia Mountaineers are shooting 30.3 percent from beyond the arc and 72.9 percent from the free throw line. The West Virginia Mountaineers are allowing 32.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.7 rebounds per game.
Houston Cougars Betting Preview
The Houston Cougars are coming off recent wins over Rice, Jackson State, Texas A&M and Penn. The Houston Cougars are averaging 75.9 points on 43.9 percent shooting and allowing 49.4 points on 34.5 percent shooting. LJ Cryer is averaging 16.9 points 2.6 rebounds, while Emanuel Sharp is averaging 13.8 points and 3.6 rebounds. Jamal Shead is dishing 5.8 assists and Damian Dunn is grabbing 2.4 rebounds. The Houston Cougars are shooting 34.9 percent from beyond the arc and 65.8 percent from the free throw line. The Houston Cougars are allowing 27.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 38.5 rebounds per game.
West Virginia Mountaineers vs Houston Cougars prediction
There’s no reason to consider the West Virginia Mountaineers, a bad team that’s going through issues on and off the court. WVU is a mess as a program right now. The Houston Cougars have the ability to blow the doors off. However, Houston hasn’t played in a week, so there’s potential rust here. Also, West Virginia is also still a top-100 defense, and that has to count when getting a boatload of points. It’s WVU or pass for me.
