Spread & Over Under Predictions for WVU vs Bellarmine

Can the Mountaineers cover the spread?

Each game day, we will release an article on our thoughts on the spread and the over/under of West Virginia games. The star ratings next to the play describe the overall confidence in that particular play.

Star ratings:

1 Star - Not very confident

2 Star - A little confident

3 Star - Fairly confident

4 Star - Very confident

5 Star - Should be a lock to happen

Spread: West Virginia -15.5

4-star play on West Virginia covering: Bellarmine has played a very tough schedule so far this year which includes the likes of UCLA, Gonzaga, and Purdue. They hung in with UCLA for a little while but got pounded in the other two games. The Knights are not a big three-point shooting team which has been an Achilles heel for the Mountaineers this season defensively. I think WVU can force Bellarmine into a bunch of turnovers and the Knights will be forced to dig out of a hole that they're not capable of recovering from. Lay the points, take the Mountaineers.

Over/Under: 141.5

1-star play on the under: The Knights are averaging just 64.7 points per game this season and as mentioned above, don't shoot it particularly well from deep (28.7%). For the over to hit, either WVU has to get to 90 or Bellarmine has to get hit at least 70 and I don't see either one of those happening. I'll lean to the under in this one.

My picks

ATS record: 4-2 (66%)

O/U record: 4-2 (66%)

Overall: 8-4 (66%)

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