The BYU Cougars and the West Virginia Mountaineers meet Saturday in college basketball action from the Hope Coliseum. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a West Virginia vs. BYU prediction.
BYU Cougars Recap
The BYU Cougars come into this game looking to bounce back from their 97-84 loss at the hands of UCF last time out to sit at 20-8 this season. After this game, BYU will head on the road for a game against Cincinnati.
Cougars Alternate Wins & Losses In 4 Straight
AJ Dybantsa leads the Cougars in scoring with 25.1 PPG along with 6.8 RPG and 3.8 APG, while Robert Wright III has 18.1 PPG with 3.6 RPG and a team-high 4.9 APG to lead BYU in assists and to cap off the pair of active double-digit scorers for BYU up to this point in the year. Keba Keita has 6.3 PPG with a team-high 6.9 RPG to lead BYU in rebounding this season. Kennard Davis Jr. also has 7.8 PPG this season. As a team, BYU is averaging 85.5 PPG on 48% shooting from the field, 35.2% from three and 74.6% from the foul line this season.
Why the BYU Cougars will win
- West Virginia has lost each of its last eight night games against AP-ranked opponents.
- BYU has won each of its last nine Saturday games as an AP-ranked team against a non-AP-ranked team.
West Virginia Mountaineers Recap
The West Virginia Mountaineers come into this game looking to bounce back from their 91-84 loss at the hands of Oklahoma State last time out to sit at 16-12 this season. After this game, West Virginia will head on the road for a game against Kansas State.
Mountaineers Drop 3 In A Row
Honor Huff leads the Mountaineers in scoring with 15.5 PPG, while Brenen Lorient has 11.2 PPG with 5 RPG so far this season. Treysen Eaglestaff has 10.1 PPG with 4.6 RPG and Chance Moore has 10 PPG with 5.2 RPG as well this season. As a team, West Virginia is averaging 69.5 PPG on 44.4% shooting from the field, 33.4% from three and 67.1% from the foul line this season.
Why the West Virginia Mountaineers will win
- West Virginia has won 12 of its last 13 night games at the Hope Coliseum.
- BYU has lost four of its last five road games.
Total Points: Facts
- Each of BYU’s last 19 games has produced a total of 143+ points.
- Each of West Virginia’s last 10 home night games against conference opponents has produced a total of 142 or fewer points.
West Virginia vs BYU Prediction
I’m on West Virginia here. I think with the Richie Saunders injury for BYU, it’s allowing teams to key in on AJ Dybantsa just a little bit more and with how heavily used Dybantsa is, I think that’s a problem against this West Virginia team that’s still a top-25 team defensively this season. I think BYU could be in some trouble here in Morgantown. Give me West Virginia.