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2026–27 college basketball / matchup

West Virginia · #51 · B12 · 0–0Pittsburgh · #79 · ACC · 0–0Wed, Dec 9 · 6:00 PM ETESPN2PPG Paints Arena · Pittsburgh, PA
Model line
West Virginia −3.3
Win probability
West Virginia 64%
Projected tempo
67.6
possessions
Site
Neutral
64%Win probability36%

The model makes West Virginia a 3.3-point favorite, winning about 64 times in 100.

Offense vs defense

Each offense against the other team's defense. Small numbers are national ranks; the better rank in each row is bold.

West Virginia offense vs Pittsburgh defense

West Virginia OStatPittsburgh D
64.0#356Tempo#33864.6
51.1#192eFG%#28153.4
17.5#239TOV%#21516.2
31.0#168ORB%#7028.1
35.5#167FT rate#8330.9
11.2#319Block%#1689.5
53.2#162Assist%#16751.8
52.5#1492P%#26453.7
32.8#2423P%#25935.2
67.7#331FT%—
42.9#1173PA rate#12841.0

Pittsburgh offense vs West Virginia defense

Pittsburgh OStatWest Virginia D
64.6#338Tempo#35664.0
51.0#194eFG%#4648.3
17.3#223TOV%#9518.1
33.9#71ORB%#10529.0
30.4#300FT rate#4829.2
9.2#159Block%#2218.6
52.3#187Assist%#25655.1
51.7#1832P%#1145.7
33.4#2033P%#24735.0
67.4#336FT%—
42.6#1243PA rate#23138.1

Team stats from the 2025–26 season, the same inputs the model uses for these ratings.

Last 5 games

H home · A away · N neutral site.

West Virginia

Sun, Apr 5NOklahoma22W 89–82
Sat, Apr 4NCreighton36W 87–70
Thu, Apr 2NStanford81W 82–77
Wed, Mar 11NBYU28L 48–68
Fri, Mar 6HUCF58W 77–62

Pittsburgh

Wed, Mar 11NNC State54L 88–98
Tue, Mar 10NStanford81W 64–63
Sat, Mar 7ASyracuse76W 71–69
Wed, Mar 4HFlorida St.64L 74–75
Sat, Feb 28ACalifornia94W 72–56