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UMass vs West Virginia Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 16 Dec 2023
Tip-off: 23:30
Final 87-79
44-29 43-50
Position#87
Record5-2
FormLWWLW
Points / game83.7
Allowed / game72.0
UMass 🏆
USA
vs
Position#338
Record4-5
FormLWLLW
Points / game64.2
Allowed / game65.8
USANCAA
Other2023-24
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

UMass winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
West Virginia winLost
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Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

UMassUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Duquesne
#104
L
79-88
79
88
-9
A02/03
NCAA
St. Bonaventure
#252
W
71-60
71
60
+11
H04/03
NCAA
Richmond Spiders
#239
L
38-71
38
71
-33
A07/03
NCAA
Albany
#156
W
92-71
92
71
+21
H08/11
NCAA
Quinnipiac
#38
W
102-81
102
81
+21
H14/11
NCAA
Harvard
#188
L
75-78 OT
75
78
-3
H18/11
NCAA
Central Connecticut State
#88
W
89-60
89
60
+29
H22/11
NCAA
South Florida
#20
W
66-56
66
56
+10
H02/12
NCAA
Towson
#135
L
71-81
71
81
-10
A07/12
NCAA
UMass Lowell
#55
W
91-77
91
77
+14
H09/12
NCAA
1H
2H
30-46
49-42
27-20
44-40
18-31
20-40
46-26
46-45
45-36
57-45
37-28
33-42
39-27
50-33
30-23
36-33
27-36
44-45
45-31
46-46
149.7Avg total
77.4Scored
72.3Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (7)83.772.0155.7+11.771%
Season at home (6)85.870.5156.3+15.383%
Season away (1)71.081.0152.0-10.00%
Last 10 (10)77.472.3149.7+5.160%
Last 5 (5)78.470.4148.8+8.060%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (9)69.775.9145.6-6.233%
vs Similar (19)72.571.5144.0+1.147%
vs Weaker ◀ (2)83.574.5158.0+9.050%
This opponent (West Virginia) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
West VirginiaUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Maryland
#97
L
65-67
65
67
-2
A16/03
NCAA
Missouri State
#198
W
67-59
67
59
+8
H07/11
NCAA
Monmouth
#187
L
65-73
65
73
-8
H11/11
NCAA
Jacksonville State
#256
W
70-57
70
57
+13
H15/11
NCAA
SMU Mustangs
#99
L
58-70
58
70
-12
H21/11
NCAA
Virginia
#66
L
54-56
54
56
-2
A22/11
NCAA
Bellarmine
#342
W
62-58
62
58
+4
H26/11
NCAA
St. John's (N.Y.)
#121
L
73-79
73
79
-6
H02/12
NCAA
Pittsburgh
#69
L
63-80
63
80
-17
H07/12
NCAA
Drexel
#102
W
66-60
66
60
+6
H09/12
NCAA
1H
2H
30-32
35-35
24-30
43-29
33-32
32-41
40-27
30-30
36-25
22-45
23-26
31-30
36-30
26-28
36-36
37-43
35-36
28-44
31-33
35-27
130.2Avg total
64.3Scored
65.9Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (9)64.265.8130.0-1.644%
Season at home (8)65.567.0132.5-1.550%
Season away (1)54.056.0110.0-2.00%
Last 10 (10)64.365.9130.2-1.640%
Last 5 (5)63.666.6130.2-3.040%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (10)63.769.7133.4-6.030%
vs Similar (18)72.471.7144.1+0.750%
vs Weaker (2)84.569.0153.5+15.550%
This opponent (UMass) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Halves

Half by half

-5-2+0+2+51st half1st half: +4.0+4.01st half: +1.7+1.72nd half2nd half: +1.4+1.42nd half: -3.3-3.3
-5-2+0+2+51st half1st half: +4.0+4.01st half: +1.7+1.72nd half2nd half: +1.4+1.42nd half: -3.3-3.3
UMassWest Virginia
Each team's average half over its last 10 games. Net is the half margin (above zero = the team wins that half on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the half means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
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UMassLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Duquesne
#104
L
30-46
30
46
-16
A02/03
NCAA
St. Bonaventure
#252
W
27-20
27
20
+7
H04/03
NCAA
Richmond Spiders
#239
L
18-31
18
31
-13
A07/03
NCAA
Albany
#156
W
46-26
46
26
+20
H08/11
NCAA
Quinnipiac
#38
W
45-36
45
36
+9
H14/11
NCAA
Harvard
#188
W
37-28
37
28
+9
H18/11
NCAA
Central Connecticut State
#88
W
39-27
39
27
+12
H22/11
NCAA
South Florida
#20
W
30-23
30
23
+7
H02/12
NCAA
Towson
#135
L
27-36
27
36
-9
A07/12
NCAA
UMass Lowell
#55
W
45-31
45
31
+14
H09/12
NCAA
64.8Avg total
34.4Scored
30.4Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)32.933.266.1-0.350%-
Last 30 at home (18)34.931.866.7+3.161%-
Last 30 away (12)30.035.265.2-5.233%-
Last 10 (10)34.430.464.8+4.070%-
Last 5 (5)35.629.064.6+6.680%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (9)32.734.166.8-1.444%-
vs Similar (19)32.233.465.6-1.347%-
vs Weaker ◀ (2)41.527.068.5+14.5100%-
This opponent (West Virginia) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
West VirginiaLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Maryland
#97
L
30-32
30
32
-2
A16/03
NCAA
Missouri State
#198
L
24-30
24
30
-6
H07/11
NCAA
Monmouth
#187
W
33-32
33
32
+1
H11/11
NCAA
Jacksonville State
#256
W
40-27
40
27
+13
H15/11
NCAA
SMU Mustangs
#99
W
36-25
36
25
+11
H21/11
NCAA
Virginia
#66
L
23-26
23
26
-3
A22/11
NCAA
Bellarmine
#342
W
36-30
36
30
+6
H26/11
NCAA
St. John's (N.Y.)
#121
D
36-36
36
36
+0
H02/12
NCAA
Pittsburgh
#69
L
35-36
35
36
-1
H07/12
NCAA
Drexel
#102
L
31-33
31
33
-2
H09/12
NCAA
63.1Avg total
32.4Scored
30.7Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)33.831.865.6+2.050%-
Last 30 at home (19)36.531.167.6+5.568%-
Last 30 away (11)29.033.162.1-4.118%-
Last 10 (10)32.430.763.1+1.740%-
Last 5 (5)32.232.264.4+0.020%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (10)31.632.263.8-0.640%-
vs Similar (18)34.031.765.7+2.356%-
vs Weaker (2)42.530.573.0+12.050%-
This opponent (UMass) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
0
UMass wins
0
West Virginia wins
No previous meetings.
UMasslast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
09/12/23HUMass Lowell91-77
07/12/23ATowson71-81
02/12/23HSouth Florida66-56
22/11/23HCentral Connecticut State89-60
18/11/23HHarvard75-78 OT
14/11/23HQuinnipiac102-81
08/11/23HAlbany92-71
07/03/23ARichmond Spiders38-71
04/03/23HSt. Bonaventure71-60
02/03/23ADuquesne79-88
DateH/AOpponentScore
09/12/23HDrexel66-60
07/12/23HPittsburgh63-80
02/12/23HSt. John's (N.Y.)73-79
26/11/23HBellarmine62-58
22/11/23AVirginia54-56
21/11/23HSMU Mustangs58-70
15/11/23HJacksonville State70-57
11/11/23HMonmouth65-73
07/11/23HMissouri State67-59
16/03/23AMaryland65-67

📊 11. Overall Statistics

UMass
NCAA 2023-24
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWWLW71%
HomeWLWWW83%
AwayL0%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games761
Win %71%83%0%
Points / game83.785.871.0
Allowed / game72.070.581.0
Point differential+11.7+15.3-10.0
Avg total155.7156.3152.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+71%83%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won0% (1)0% (1)-
Overtime %14%17%0%
West Virginia
NCAA 2023-24
Recent: 4 Wins / 6 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWLLW44%
HomeLWLLW50%
AwayL0%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games981
Win %44%50%0%
Points / game64.265.554.0
Allowed / game65.867.056.0
Point differential-1.6-1.5-2.0
Avg total130.0132.5110.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+11%12%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (2)100% (1)0% (1)
Overtime %0%0%0%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

Mid-American conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Ball State118373%76.166.5+9.5
2 UMass75271%83.772.0+11.7
3 Kent State107370%84.372.5+11.8
4 Bowling Green107370%73.465.8+7.6
5 Akron96367%75.466.7+8.8
6 Toledo106460%80.678.1+2.5
7 Ohio95456%78.774.8+3.9
8 Northern Illinois95456%81.179.3+1.8
9 Miami (Ohio)84450%70.469.6+0.8
10 Eastern Michigan105550%66.874.4-7.6
11 Central Michigan93633%65.079.0-14.0
12 Western Michigan102820%65.373.8-8.5
13 Buffalo101910%67.881.9-14.1
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).
Big 12 conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Houston11110100%75.851.2+24.6
2 Kansas1110191%79.565.6+13.8
3 Brigham Young109190%89.461.9+27.5
4 Baylor109190%88.469.6+18.8
5 Arizona98189%92.967.0+25.9
6 Cincinnati98189%86.165.8+20.3
7 TCU87188%88.567.1+21.4
8 Iowa State108280%86.059.2+26.8
9 Colorado108280%85.068.8+16.2
10 Utah Utes108280%80.271.0+9.2
11 Kansas State108280%80.972.5+8.4
12 Texas Tech97278%75.666.8+8.8
13 UCF Knights96367%78.067.7+10.3
14 Arizona State96367%70.169.0+1.1
15 Oklahoma State94544%73.967.2+6.7
16 West Virginia94544%64.265.8-1.6
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).

📋 13. Box Score

Team1H2HFinal
UMass444387
West Virginia295079
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