Iowa State vs West Virginia Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 2/27/23

The West Virginia Mountaineers and the Iowa State Cyclones meet in college basketball action from the Hilton Coliseum on Monday night. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.

Odds

Iowa State is listed as a 3.5-point home favorite with the total for this game set at 134.5 points.

Injuries

For West Virginia, Mohamed Wague and Josiah Davis are both out indefinitely while Iowa State doesn’t have any new names on their injury report.

Matchup History

West Virginia’s 76-71 win over Iowa State back on February 8^th, 2023, made it 7 wins in the last 8 meetings for the Mountaineers in this head-to-head matchup.

Trends

West Virginia is 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games against a team winning percentage above .600 and 7-15 ATS in their last 22 road games against a team with a winning home record while the over is 27-8 in their last 35 road games. Iowa State is 2-8 ATS in their last 10 games against a team with a winning record and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games overall while the under is 23-9 in their last 32 games overall.

Pick

I’m backing West Virginia here. I have no doubts that the Cyclones will feature some stellar defense here, as the Cyclones lead the Big 12 in defensive efficiency. However, it’s hard for me to lay points with a team like Iowa State who can’t score and I don’t see them changing all of a sudden here. I think West Virginia could put a scare into Iowa State if not win this game outright. Give me West Virginia and the points here.