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West Virginia vs Buffalo Result & Analysis

Date: Sun 18 Dec 2022
Tip-off: 22:00
Final 96-78
47-39 49-39
Position#157
Record8-2
FormWWLWW
Points / game80.5
Allowed / game65.4
vs
Position#231
Record5-5
FormWWWWL
Points / game75.0
Allowed / game75.8
USANCAA
Other2022-23
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

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

🏀 2. Points Analysis

West VirginiaUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Mount St. Mary's
#282
W
76-59
76
59
+17
H08/11
NCAA
Pittsburgh
#72
W
81-56
81
56
+25
A12/11
NCAA
Morehead State
#82
W
75-57
75
57
+18
H16/11
NCAA
Penn
#147
W
92-58
92
58
+34
H19/11
NCAA
Purdue
#14
L
68-80
68
80
-12
H25/11
NCAA
Portland State
#283
W
89-71
89
71
+18
A26/11
NCAA
Florida
#205
W
84-55
84
55
+29
H28/11
NCAA
Xavier
#46
L
74-84
74
84
-10
A03/12
NCAA
Navy
#129
W
85-64
85
64
+21
H08/12
NCAA
UAB
#44
W
81-70
81
70
+11
H10/12
NCAA
1H
2H
30-18
46-41
47-36
34-20
37-28
38-29
52-31
40-27
32-43
36-37
53-36
36-35
41-33
43-22
43-36
31-48
48-38
37-26
40-31
41-39
145.9Avg total
80.5Scored
65.4Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (10)80.565.4145.9+15.180%
Season at home (7)80.163.3143.4+16.986%
Season away (3)81.370.3151.7+11.067%
Last 10 (10)80.565.4145.9+15.180%
Last 5 (5)82.668.8151.4+13.880%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (15)66.675.5142.1-8.913%
vs Similar (13)76.667.3143.9+9.369%
vs Weaker ◀ (2)82.565.0147.5+17.5100%
This opponent (Buffalo) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
BuffaloUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Colgate
#40
W
88-87
88
87
+1
H08/11
NCAA
James Madison
#69
L
62-97
62
97
-35
H12/11
NCAA
Uconn
#29
L
64-84
64
84
-20
A16/11
NCAA
Drake
#24
L
72-80
72
80
-8
A18/11
NCAA
Howard
#99
L
59-63
59
63
-4
A19/11
NCAA
George Mason
#120
W
82-74
82
74
+8
A21/11
NCAA
Canisius
#310
W
86-66
86
66
+20
H27/11
NCAA
St. Bonaventure
#252
W
83-66
83
66
+17
H03/12
NCAA
St. John's (N.Y.)
#185
W
91-53
91
53
+38
H06/12
NCAA
Tulane
#89
L
63-88
63
88
-25
H10/12
NCAA
1H
2H
38-41
50-46
24-40
38-57
28-44
36-40
40-33
32-47
29-24
30-39
38-32
44-42
39-27
47-39
37-31
46-35
51-26
40-27
29-46
34-42
150.8Avg total
75.0Scored
75.8Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (10)75.075.8150.8-0.850%
Season at home (6)78.876.2155.0+2.767%
Season away (4)69.275.2144.5-6.025%
Last 10 (10)75.075.8150.8-0.850%
Last 5 (5)81.069.4150.4+11.680%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (6)72.887.7160.5-14.817%
vs Similar (11)71.869.4141.2+2.545%
vs Weaker (13)85.072.5157.5+12.592%
This opponent (West Virginia) 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

-12-6+0+6+121st half1st half: +9.3+9.31st half: +0.9+0.92nd half2nd half: +5.8+5.82nd half: -1.7-1.7
-12-6+0+6+121st half1st half: +9.3+9.31st half: +0.9+0.92nd half2nd half: +5.8+5.82nd half: -1.7-1.7
West VirginiaBuffalo
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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West VirginiaLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Mount St. Mary's
#282
W
30-18
30
18
+12
H08/11
NCAA
Pittsburgh
#72
W
47-36
47
36
+11
A12/11
NCAA
Morehead State
#82
W
37-28
37
28
+9
H16/11
NCAA
Penn
#147
W
52-31
52
31
+21
H19/11
NCAA
Purdue
#14
L
32-43
32
43
-11
H25/11
NCAA
Portland State
#283
W
53-36
53
36
+17
A26/11
NCAA
Florida
#205
W
41-33
41
33
+8
H28/11
NCAA
Xavier
#46
W
43-36
43
36
+7
A03/12
NCAA
Navy
#129
W
48-38
48
38
+10
H08/12
NCAA
UAB
#44
W
40-31
40
31
+9
H10/12
NCAA
75.3Avg total
42.3Scored
33.0Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)36.133.669.7+2.457%-
Last 30 at home (16)35.632.267.8+3.462%-
Last 30 away (14)36.635.371.9+1.350%-
Last 10 (10)42.333.075.3+9.390%-
Last 5 (5)45.034.879.8+10.2100%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (15)32.035.167.1-3.127%-
vs Similar (13)39.933.072.9+6.985%-
vs Weaker ◀ (2)41.527.068.5+14.5100%-
This opponent (Buffalo) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
BuffaloLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Colgate
#40
L
38-41
38
41
-3
H08/11
NCAA
James Madison
#69
L
24-40
24
40
-16
H12/11
NCAA
Uconn
#29
L
28-44
28
44
-16
A16/11
NCAA
Drake
#24
W
40-33
40
33
+7
A18/11
NCAA
Howard
#99
W
29-24
29
24
+5
A19/11
NCAA
George Mason
#120
W
38-32
38
32
+6
A21/11
NCAA
Canisius
#310
W
39-27
39
27
+12
H27/11
NCAA
St. Bonaventure
#252
W
37-31
37
31
+6
H03/12
NCAA
St. John's (N.Y.)
#185
W
51-26
51
26
+25
H06/12
NCAA
Tulane
#89
L
29-46
29
46
-17
H10/12
NCAA
69.7Avg total
35.3Scored
34.4Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)36.334.570.8+1.863%-
Last 30 at home (15)36.335.371.6+0.960%-
Last 30 away (15)36.333.769.9+2.667%-
Last 10 (10)35.334.469.7+0.960%-
Last 5 (5)38.832.471.2+6.480%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (6)33.840.874.7-7.017%-
vs Similar (11)33.931.565.5+2.464%-
vs Weaker (13)39.434.173.5+5.385%-
This opponent (West Virginia) 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
West Virginia wins
0
Buffalo wins
No previous meetings.
DateH/AOpponentScore
10/12/22HUAB81-70
08/12/22HNavy85-64
03/12/22AXavier74-84
28/11/22HFlorida84-55
26/11/22APortland State89-71
25/11/22HPurdue68-80
19/11/22HPenn92-58
16/11/22HMorehead State75-57
12/11/22APittsburgh81-56
08/11/22HMount St. Mary's76-59
Buffalolast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
10/12/22HTulane63-88
06/12/22HSt. John's (N.Y.)91-53
03/12/22HSt. Bonaventure83-66
27/11/22HCanisius86-66
21/11/22AGeorge Mason82-74
19/11/22AHoward59-63
18/11/22ADrake72-80
16/11/22AUconn64-84
12/11/22HJames Madison62-97
08/11/22HColgate88-87

📊 11. Overall Statistics

West Virginia
NCAA 2022-23
Recent: 8 Wins / 2 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWLWW80%
HomeWLWWW86%
AwayWWL67%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1073
Win %80%86%67%
Points / game80.580.181.3
Allowed / game65.463.370.3
Point differential+15.1+16.9+11.0
Avg total145.9143.4151.7
Over main line---
Win by 10+80%86%67%
Close games (≤5 pts) won---
Overtime %0%0%0%
Buffalo
NCAA 2022-23
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWL50%
HomeLWWWL67%
AwayLLLW25%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1064
Win %50%67%25%
Points / game75.078.869.2
Allowed / game75.876.275.2
Point differential-0.8+2.7-6.0
Avg total150.8155.0144.5
Over main line---
Win by 10+30%50%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

Big 12 conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Houston1211192%73.550.3+23.2
2 Arizona1110191%90.575.2+15.3
3 Kansas State1110191%75.360.5+14.8
4 Kansas1110191%79.865.3+14.5
5 Arizona State1110191%72.260.8+11.4
6 TCU98189%75.862.7+13.1
7 Iowa State119282%70.956.9+14.0
8 West Virginia108280%80.565.4+15.1
9 Texas Tech108280%75.961.0+14.9
10 Baylor97278%84.669.1+15.4
11 Utah Utes129375%75.260.9+14.2
12 UCF Knights118373%71.261.1+10.1
13 Cincinnati128467%81.169.8+11.3
14 Oklahoma State117464%70.861.8+9.0
15 Brigham Young138562%76.671.6+5.0
16 Colorado116555%74.567.6+6.8
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 -).
Mid-American conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 UMass118373%70.266.5+3.7
2 Kent State107370%74.662.6+12.0
3 Akron107370%69.560.8+8.7
4 Ball State117464%78.767.2+11.5
5 Toledo117464%83.579.4+4.1
6 Ohio116555%76.070.6+5.4
7 Buffalo105550%75.075.8-0.8
8 Central Michigan104640%71.169.4+1.7
9 Bowling Green114736%71.975.3-3.4
10 Western Michigan113827%69.370.0-0.7
11 Northern Illinois113827%68.677.4-8.7
12 Eastern Michigan123925%74.981.3-6.4
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
West Virginia474996
Buffalo393978
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