West Virginia vs UAB 12/10/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The UAB Blazers and the West Virginia Mountaineers meet Saturday in college basketball action from WVU Coliseum. UAB comes into this matchup at 7-1 so far. The Blazers beat South Alabama in their last game. As for West Virginia, they’re 7-2 and fresh off a win over Navy. Check back all season long for free college basketball picks at Sports Chat Place.

UAB has only the one loss to Toledo on November 11 this year. Otherwise the Blazers have beaten Alabama State, Presbyterian, South Florida, Georgia, Rhodes, Jacksonville and South Alabama in their first eight games. 

In the South Alabama matchup last weekend, the Blazers were down 31-29 going into the break. UAB surged on a 47-37 run from there and took it 76-68. Leading scorer Jordan Walker posted 30 points with eight assists. 

Over on the West Virginia side, their two losses have come to Purdue and Xavier. Otherwise, the Mountaineers have beaten Mount St. Mary’s, Pittsburgh, Morehead State, Penn, Portland State, Florida and Navy. 

On Wednesday versus Navy, West Virginia took a 48-38 edge into halftime. The Mountaineers hit a 37-26 run in the second half and won 85-64. Tre Mitchell led the team with his 19 points and six rebounds. 

PICK: I’ll probably stick with West Virginia. This should be a pretty fun matchup, though. The Mountaineers are coming off a nice performance versus Navy, shooting 55.2 percent from the field and 11-of-24 from 3-point range (45.8 percent) with 38 rebounds and 22 assists. West Virginia has scored quite well this year, with 68 or more points in every game. 

As for UAB, this will likely be their toughest matchup of the year. The Blazers have scored quite well themselves so far, and it wouldn’t be surprising to see a high-scoring shootout. Should be fun.