ASA CBB Game of the Week! 86% RUN! Big Game!
- Handicapper
- ASA, Inc.
- League
- NCAAB
- Competition
- West Virginia vs Ohio State
- Release Date
- 12/13/2025 06:37 AM
- Event Date
- 12/13/2025 08:10 PM
- Bet Type
- Point Spread
- Pick
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Ohio State -4 (-110)
(BetOnline)
- Outcome
- Loss
- Analysis
- #708 ASA PLAY ON Ohio State -4 over West Virginia, Saturday at 8 PM ET - This game is being played at a neutral court in Cleveland but it will be a “home game” for OSU when it comes to fan support. The Buckeyes should be highly motivated for this one after losing at home to Illinois earlier this week. It was an 88-80 loss to the Illini who rank 9th in the country per KenPom. OSU kept the game close despite making 14 fewer FT’s with Illinois making 29 of 32 from the stripe (90%) and 11 of 27 from beyond the arc (41%). We don’t expect WVU to be anywhere near those numbers in this game as they shoot just 67% from the FT line and 34% from 3. Despite the Illini offensive showing on Tuesday, the Buckeyes still rank in the top 30 defending the arc allowing just 28% from deep. On the offensive end, Ohio State is one of the best shooting teams in the country. They rank 8th in the country in eFG%, 4th in FG% hitting 52% of their shots, and 32nd in offensive efficiency. Compare that to WVU who ranks 129th in eFG%, 241st in FG%, and 113th in offensive efficiency. OSU should win the 3 point battle here facing a West Virginia D that ranks 278th defending the arc. They should also have an advantage from the charity stripe as the Buckeyes get there more often and shoot 77% as a team compared to 67% for West Virginia. The Mountaineers have played a really easy schedule to date (354th SOS out of 365 teams) and they’ve lost to all 3 top 100 teams they’ve faced. They’ve left the state of West Virginia just twice for neutral site games and lost both to Xavier and Clemson. The Buckeyes will be the 2nd most difficult team WVU has faced this year (28th per KenPom) with only Clemson ranking higher (by 2 spots – 26th). The Neers have already faced SIX teams ranked outside the top 300 which is more than half of their games. Ohio State is the better team and we should get an extra motivated team off a loss. Let’s lay it.
