Mercyhurst vs West Virginia Prediction College Basketball Picks 12/22/24

In this article, we will formulate a Mercyhurst vs West Virginia Prediction for this college basketball game on Sunday, December 22nd, at WVU Coliseum. To formulate this prediction, we will examine:

-The Lakers’ recent form and recent player performance 

-The Mountaineers’ recent form and recent player performance

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Mercyhurst

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving West Virginia

-Recent betting trends in games played between Mercyhurst and West Virginia

-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between the Lakers and Mountaineers. 

Slow Start for Mercyhurst 

It has been a slow start to the season for Mercyhurst and they have lost two games in a row. In the last game against Binghamton, they were competitive, but they ended up losing by two points. The offense only managed 60 points and that led to the defeat. Two games ago against Kent State the offense only managed 57 points. Mercyhurst, on the season, is averaging only 67.4 points while their defense is giving up 69.1 points per game. The offense is ranked 324th while the defense is ranked 121st. Jeff Plantuis is averaging 14.9 points while shooting 47.3 percent from the field. 

West Virginia Has Confidence

West Virginia has confidence heading into this game and they are coming off another victory. West Virginia faced off against Bethune-Cookman in the last game, and they scored 84 points on the way to the win. The defense also gave up only 61 points. Javon Small had a strong game putting up 27 points, six rebounds, and six assists. The Mountaineers are averaging 78.5 points while their defense is giving up 65.66 points per game. The offense is ranked 117th while the defense is ranked 53rd. In this game, the Mountaineers’ defense is going to need to dominate. 

Mercyhurst vs West Virginia Prediction

This game is going to be a blowout win for West Virginia. The biggest issue all season with Mercyhurst has been the offense, and they are going to have some major issues getting anything going here. West Virginia is going to have no issue running up the score here, and this game is going to get ugly early. This is going to be a blowout victory. Back West Virginia to cover the spread here. 

Shane Mickle's Pick: West Virginia ATS