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2026–27 college basketball / matchup

West Virginia · #51 · B12 · 0–0Wake Forest · #82 · ACC · 0–0Sat, Dec 19 · 3:30 PM ETESPN2First Horizon Coliseum · Greensboro, NC
Model line
West Virginia −3.5
Win probability
West Virginia 64%
Projected tempo
69.0
possessions
Site
Neutral
64%Win probability36%

The model makes West Virginia a 3.5-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 Wake Forest defense

West Virginia OStatWake Forest D
64.0#356Tempo#12569.4
51.1#192eFG%#20751.9
17.5#239TOV%#11017.8
31.0#168ORB%#30433.2
35.5#167FT rate#20435.7
11.2#319Block%#8711.1
53.2#162Assist%#30057.1
52.5#1492P%#27553.9
32.8#2423P%#12233.0
67.7#331FT%—
42.9#1173PA rate#2046.4

Wake Forest offense vs West Virginia defense

Wake Forest OStatWest Virginia D
69.4#125Tempo#35664.0
52.6#125eFG%#4648.3
15.5#108TOV%#9518.1
30.1#196ORB%#10529.0
35.1#176FT rate#4829.2
8.4#97Block%#2218.6
53.5#152Assist%#25655.1
53.8#912P%#1145.7
34.2#1673P%#24735.0
77.9#20FT%—
44.0#913PA 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

Wake Forest

Sun, Mar 22HIllinois St.116L 75–78
Wed, Mar 18HNavy290W 82–72
Wed, Mar 11NClemson44L 62–71
Tue, Mar 10NVirginia Tech48W 95–89
Sat, Mar 7HCalifornia94W 80–73