West Virginia vs Bellarmine 11/30/21 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Bellarmine Knights will travel to WVU Coliseum to take on the West Virginia Mountaineers this Tuesday night in College Basketball action.

The Bellarmine Knights won their 2^nd straight game and improved to 2-5 on the season after defeating the Franklin Grizzlies, 75-37, this past Sunday. Bellarmine was outstanding defensively against Franklin and had no trouble securing the victory after going into halftime with a 41-21 lead. Bellarmine shot 56.5% from the field & 23.1% from beyond the arc while holding Franklin to just 27.3% shooting from the field & 26.9% from beyond the arc. Bellarmine outrebounded Franklin by a 41-27 margin while also winning the turnover battle by a 18-10 margin in the victory. Leading the way for the Knights was Juston Betz who had 10 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, & 3 steals.

On the season, Bellarmine is averaging 64.7 ppg on 46.6% shooting from the field. The Knights are averaging 5.9 three-pointers per game on 28.7% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Bellarmine has been led by Dylan Penn (16.1 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 4.9 apg), CJ Fleming (10.4 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 1.0 apg, 1.4 spg), Curt Hopf (7.4 ppg, 3.3 rpg), & Juston Betz (5.9 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 2.6 apg, 1.3 spg).

Defensively, Bellarmine is allowing their opponents to average 74.3 ppg on 45.5% shooting from the field. The Knights have a rebound margin of 4.5 and are averaging 4.5 steals per game.

The West Virginia Mountaineers won their 2^nd straight game and improved to 5-1 on the season after defeating the Eastern Kentucky Colonels, 80-77, this past Friday. West Virginia trailed for much of the game, however, the defense was solid down the stretch and the Mountaineers were able to avoid the upset loss after a Taz Sherman jumper gave West Virginia the lead for good with 3:26 left in regulation. West Virginia shot 46.7% from the field & 21.7% from beyond the arc while allowing Eastern Kentucky to shoot 49.1% from the field & 48.3% from beyond the arc. West Virginia outrebounded Eastern Kentucky by a 34-33 margin and won the turnover battle by a 17-8 margin in the victory. Leading the way for the Mountaineers was Taz Sherman who had 28 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, & 1 steal.

On the season, West Virginia is averaging 73.0 ppg on 45.6% shooting from the field. The Mountaineers are averaging 6.0 three-pointers per game on 30.0% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, West Virginia has been led by Taz Sherman (20.5 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 3.5 apg, 1.5 spg), Jalen Bridges (11.7 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 2.5 apg), Jalen Bridges (9.3 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 1.3 bpg), & Malik Curry (8.3 ppg, 1.3 rpg, 1.2 apg, 1.7 spg).

Defensively, West Virginia is allowing their opponents to average 66.3 ppg on 46.6% shooting from the field. The Mountaineers have a rebound margin of -4.2 and a turnover margin of 9.3.

The Knights are 2-3-1 ATS in their last 6 games. The Mountaineers are 2-4 ATS in their last 6 games and 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games following a straight up win.

Bellarmine has played a brutal schedule to start the season with games at Purdue, Gonzaga, & UCLA and I don’t think it gets much easier going on the road to take on a West Virginia defense which is once again great at forcing turnovers as the Mountaineers currently rank 3^rd in turnover margin. Bellarmine was able to pull off an ATS victory vs. UCLA, however they did lose by 30+ against Purdue & Gonzaga and although West Virginia can struggle scoring the basketball if they don’t create turnovers, I think West Virginia is the far better team in this one and does enough on their home court to cover this large spread. Good Luck!