Cincinnati vs. West Virginia Predictions - February 2

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The Cincinnati Bearcats (12-8, 2-7 Big 12) will try to end a three-game losing streak when they host the West Virginia Mountaineers (13-7, 4-5 Big 12) on February 2, 2025. The Mountaineers have also lost three games in a row.

Sunday's matchup between the Bearcats and the Mountaineers features the Bearcats as 5.5-point favorites. A 126.5-point total has been set for the game.

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Cincinnati vs. West Virginia Odds and Game Info

  • Game day: Sunday, February 2, 2025
  • Game time: 2:00 PM ET
  • TV channel: ESPN+
  • Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Arena: Fifth Third Arena
  • Live stream: Watch this game on ESPN+

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Cincinnati vs. West Virginia Odds and Prediction

  • Spread favorite: Cincinnati (-5.5)
  • Moneyline: Cincinnati (-255), West Virginia (+205)
  • Total: 126.5 points

Pick ATS:West Virginia (+5.5)

  • Pick OU: Over (126.5)
  • Prediction: Cincinnati 68, West Virginia 67

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Cincinnati vs. West Virginia Comparison

Cincinnati Rank Cincinnati Stat West Virginia Stat West Virginia Rank
268th 71.0 Points Scored 70.1 282nd
14th 63.0 Points Allowed 64.3 20th
143rd 14.2 Assists 13.4 206th
11th 9.1 Turnovers 10.0 51st
180th 44.8% Field Goal % 42.5% 300th
41st 40.5% Field Goal % Allowed 40.4% 36th

Cincinnati Key Players

  • Simas Lukosius leads the Bearcats in scoring, tallying 12.2 points per game to go with 3.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists.
  • Dillon Mitchell leads Cincinnati in rebounding, averaging 6.5 per game, while Jizzle James leads the team in assists, distributing an average of 4.1 in each contest.
  • Lukosius makes more threes per game than any other member of the Bearcats, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 2.4 per contest.
  • The Cincinnati steals leader is Mitchell, who averages 1.6 takeaways per game, while its blocks leader is Aziz Bandaogo, who compiles 1.6 rejections per contest.

West Virginia Key Players

  • Javon Small averages 19.1 points and tacks on 5.0 assists per game, and is at the top of the Mountaineers' leaderboards in those statistics.
  • Amani Hansberry's stat line of 5.6 rebounds, 9.6 points and 1.0 assist per game secures the top spot on the West Virginia rebounding leaderboard.
  • Small hits 2.4 three-pointers per game, the most on the Mountaineers.
  • West Virginia's leader in steals is Small with 1.8 per game, and its leader in blocks is Eduardo Andre with 1.7 per game.

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