West Virginia vs Houston Prediction 1/15/25 College Basketball Picks

In this article, we will formulate a West Virginia vs Houston Prediction for this college basketball game on Wednesday, January 15th, at the Hofheinz Pavilion. To formulate this prediction, we will examine:

-The Mountaineers’ recent form and recent player performance 

-The Cougars’ recent form and recent player performance

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving West Virginia 

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Houston

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

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

Houston Has Confidence Heading into this Game

Houston has all kinds of confidence right now and they just keep winning games. In the last game against Kansas State, Houston gave up only 57 points and they ended up winning by 30 points. Emanuel Sharp had a strong game putting up 15 points, four rebounds, and one assist. There were five different players that put up at least 10 points. Houston shot 49.3 percent from the field and 42.9 percent from behind the three-point line. 

Houston is averaging 77.1 points while their defense is giving up 54.2 points per game. The offense is s ranked 132nd in the league while the defense is ranked 1st. LJ Cryer has been the top player for the team averaging 14.1 points while shooting 40 percent from the field and 41 percent from deep. Emanuel Sharp is averaging 14.1 points while shooting 46.6 percent from the field and 48.8 percent from behind the three-point line. Houston will take on UCF and Utah after this game.

Why Houston Will Beat West Virginia

• Houston has won each of its last 51 night games at Fertitta Center against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• West Virginia has lost seven of its last eight night games against Conference opponents.
• West Virginia has lost the first half in each of its last four road night games against Conference opponents.

West Virginia Looks for Second Straight Win

West Virginia has played well overall this season and they looked good in the last game against Colorado. West Virginia scored 78 points against Colorado on the road and that was enough for the win. West Virginia shot 45.5 percent from the field and 33.3 percent from behind the three-point line. Javon Small had a strong game putting up 26 points, seven rebounds, and four assists. Two games ago against Arizona, they lost 75-56 and that type of offense can’t happen again here. 

West Virginia is averaging 74.5 points while their defense is giving up 63.9 points per game. The offense is ranked 204th in the league while the defense is ranked 23rd. Two games ago the offense wasn’t good enough against Arizona and they need the offense to be a whole lot better here. 

Why West Virginia Will Beat Houston

West Virginia vs Houston Prediction

This total is too high. Two games ago the Mountaineers offense struggled and it’s going to be much of the same against an elite Houston team. The Mountaineers defense also hasn’t been awful all season and in this game, they are going to step up in a big way here. Look for both offenses to struggle against two good defenses, and this game is going to end up staying under the total.