West Virginia vs. Cincinnati Predictions - Jan. 6

The Cincinnati Bearcats (8-6, 0-1 Big 12) will visit the West Virginia Mountaineers (9-5, 0-1 Big 12) after losing three straight road games.

The Mountaineers are currently slim 1.5-point favorites over the Bearcats. The matchup's over/under is 132.5.

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West Virginia vs. Cincinnati Odds and Game Info

  • Game day: Tuesday, January 6, 2026
  • Game time: 7 p.m. ET
  • TV channel: ESPN2
  • Location: Morgantown, West Virginia
  • Arena: WVU Coliseum

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West Virginia vs. Cincinnati Odds and Prediction

  • Spread favorite: West Virginia (-1.5)
  • Moneyline: West Virginia (-121), Cincinnati (+101)
  • Total: 132.5 points

Pick ATS:West Virginia (-1.5)

  • Pick OU: Over (132.5)
  • Prediction: West Virginia 71, Cincinnati 68

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West Virginia vs. Cincinnati Comparison

West Virginia Rank West Virginia Stat Cincinnati Stat Cincinnati Rank
235th 74.9 Points Scored 74.6 246th
6th 61.6 Points Allowed 65.6 29th
198th 14.1 Assists 17.1 56th
62nd 10.1 Turnovers 12.9 289th
197th 45.3% Field Goal % 42.6% 301st
52nd 40.4% Field Goal % Allowed 39.3% 29th

West Virginia Key Players

  • The Mountaineers scoring leader is Honor Huff, who averages 16.6 per contest to go with 1.4 rebounds and 1.1 assists.
  • Brenen Lorient leads West Virginia in rebounding, averaging 5.7 per game, while Jasper Floyd leads the team in assists, distributing an average of 3.6 in each contest.
  • Huff makes more threes per game than any other member of the Mountaineers, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 3.9 per contest.
  • Floyd and Lorient lead West Virginia on the defensive end, with Floyd leading the team in steals averaging 2.2 per game and Lorient in blocks averaging 1.7 per contest.

Cincinnati Key Players

  • The Bearcats' leader in scoring and rebounding is Baba with 13.4 points and 11.3 rebounds per game.
  • Day Day Thomas dishes out more assists than any other Cincinnati player with 3.8 per game. Thomas also scores 13.0 points and pulls down 3.4 rebounds per game.
  • Thomas is the top shooter from the three-point line for the Bearcats, hitting 2.6 threes per game.
  • Cincinnati's leader in steals is Miller (1.1 per game), and its leader in blocks is Moustapha Thiam (1.9 per game).

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