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West Virginia vs Cincinnati Result & Analysis

Date: Wed 07 Jan 2026
Tip-off: 00:00
Final 62-60
31-28 31-32
Position#147
Record9-5
FormLWLWL
Points / game74.9
Allowed / game61.6
West Virginia 🏆
USA
vs
Cincinnati
USA
Position#161
Record8-6
FormLWLWL
Points / game74.6
Allowed / game65.6
USANCAA
Other2025-26
Meetings · West Virginia v Cincinnati
16 Jan 2027
WEST v CINC
upcoming
06 Jan 2026
WEST62
CINC60
19 Feb 2025
WEST62
CINC59
31 Jan 2024
WEST69
CINC65
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

West Virginia winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Cincinnati 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
Lafayette
#317
W
81-59
81
59
+22
H18/11
NCAA
Clemson
#56
L
67-70
67
70
-3
A21/11
NCAA
Xavier
#248
L
68-78
68
78
-10
A23/11
NCAA
Mercyhurst Lakers
#206
W
70-38
70
38
+32
H30/11
NCAA
Coppin State
#354
W
91-49
91
49
+42
H04/12
NCAA
Wake Forest
#190
L
66-75
66
75
-9
H06/12
NCAA
UALR
#295
W
90-58
90
58
+32
H10/12
NCAA
Ohio State
#104
L
88-89 OT
88
89
-1
A14/12
NCAA
Miss. Valley St.
#372
W
86-51
86
51
+35
H23/12
NCAA
Iowa State
#34
L
59-80
59
80
-21
A03/01
NCAA
1H
2H
36-25
45-34
32-25
35-45
28-36
40-42
39-22
31-16
40-32
51-17
34-34
32-41
47-23
43-35
37-27
31-41
42-22
44-29
28-41
31-39
141.3Avg total
76.6Scored
64.7Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (14)74.961.6136.5+13.464%
Season at home (10)76.754.5131.2+22.290%
Season away (4)70.579.2149.8-8.80%
Last 10 (10)76.664.7141.3+11.950%
Last 5 (5)77.870.6148.4+7.240%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (6)58.070.5128.5-12.517%
vs Similar ◀ (11)69.465.7135.1+3.655%
vs Weaker (13)72.958.6131.5+14.369%
This opponent (Cincinnati) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
CincinnatiUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Louisville
#53
L
64-74
64
74
-10
H21/11
NCAA
NJIT
#220
W
94-67
94
67
+27
H25/11
NCAA
Eastern Michigan
#322
L
56-64
56
64
-8
H27/11
NCAA
Tarleton
#255
W
76-58
76
58
+18
H02/12
NCAA
Xavier
#248
L
74-79
74
79
-5
A06/12
NCAA
Georgia
#68
L
65-84
65
84
-19
A13/12
NCAA
Alabama State
#330
W
88-51
88
51
+37
H18/12
NCAA
Clemson
#56
L
65-68
65
68
-3
A21/12
NCAA
Lipscomb
#121
W
89-62
89
62
+27
H30/12
NCAA
Houston
#18
L
60-67
60
67
-7
H03/01
NCAA
1H
2H
32-28
32-46
42-28
52-39
23-36
33-28
31-29
45-29
37-37
37-42
37-37
28-47
50-25
38-26
18-38
47-30
44-24
45-38
33-28
27-39
140.5Avg total
73.1Scored
67.4Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (14)74.665.6140.2+9.157%
Season at home (11)76.562.5138.9+14.073%
Season away (3)68.077.0145.0-9.00%
Last 10 (10)73.167.4140.5+5.740%
Last 5 (5)73.466.4139.8+7.040%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (9)65.175.8140.9-10.711%
vs Similar ◀ (9)67.364.7132.0+2.744%
vs Weaker (12)79.266.1145.2+13.175%
This opponent (West Virginia) is Similar. 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

-10-5+0+5+101st half1st half: +7.6+7.61st half: +3.7+3.72nd half2nd half: +4.4+4.42nd half: +2.0+2.0
-10-5+0+5+101st half1st half: +7.6+7.61st half: +3.7+3.72nd half2nd half: +4.4+4.42nd half: +2.0+2.0
West VirginiaCincinnati
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
Lafayette
#317
W
36-25
36
25
+11
H18/11
NCAA
Clemson
#56
W
32-25
32
25
+7
A21/11
NCAA
Xavier
#248
L
28-36
28
36
-8
A23/11
NCAA
Mercyhurst Lakers
#206
W
39-22
39
22
+17
H30/11
NCAA
Coppin State
#354
W
40-32
40
32
+8
H04/12
NCAA
Wake Forest
#190
D
34-34
34
34
+0
H06/12
NCAA
UALR
#295
W
47-23
47
23
+24
H10/12
NCAA
Ohio State
#104
W
37-27
37
27
+10
A14/12
NCAA
Miss. Valley St.
#372
W
42-22
42
22
+20
H23/12
NCAA
Iowa State
#34
L
28-41
28
41
-13
A03/01
NCAA
65.0Avg total
36.3Scored
28.7Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)32.628.160.7+4.570%-
Last 30 at home (19)35.126.661.6+8.584%-
Last 30 away (11)28.530.759.2-2.345%-
Last 10 (10)36.328.765.0+7.670%-
Last 5 (5)37.629.467.0+8.260%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (6)25.331.857.2-6.533%-
vs Similar ◀ (11)32.128.560.5+3.673%-
vs Weaker (13)36.526.162.5+10.485%-
This opponent (Cincinnati) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
CincinnatiLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Louisville
#53
W
32-28
32
28
+4
H21/11
NCAA
NJIT
#220
W
42-28
42
28
+14
H25/11
NCAA
Eastern Michigan
#322
L
23-36
23
36
-13
H27/11
NCAA
Tarleton
#255
W
31-29
31
29
+2
H02/12
NCAA
Xavier
#248
D
37-37
37
37
+0
A06/12
NCAA
Georgia
#68
D
37-37
37
37
+0
A13/12
NCAA
Alabama State
#330
W
50-25
50
25
+25
H18/12
NCAA
Clemson
#56
L
18-38
18
38
-20
A21/12
NCAA
Lipscomb
#121
W
44-24
44
24
+20
H30/12
NCAA
Houston
#18
W
33-28
33
28
+5
H03/01
NCAA
65.7Avg total
34.7Scored
31.0Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)34.132.566.6+1.650%-
Last 30 at home (18)35.830.666.4+5.372%-
Last 30 away (12)31.535.366.8-3.817%-
Last 10 (10)34.731.065.7+3.760%-
Last 5 (5)36.430.466.8+6.060%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (9)32.234.967.1-2.722%-
vs Similar ◀ (9)31.931.263.1+0.756%-
vs Weaker (12)37.231.668.8+5.667%-
This opponent (West Virginia) is Similar. 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
3
West Virginia wins
2
Cincinnati wins
DateGameScore
20/02/25West Virginia v Cincinnati62-59
02/02/25Cincinnati v West Virginia50-63
12/03/24Cincinnati v West Virginia90-85
09/03/24Cincinnati v West Virginia92-56
01/02/24West Virginia v Cincinnati69-65
West Virginialast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
03/01/26AIowa State59-80
23/12/25HMiss. Valley St.86-51
14/12/25AOhio State88-89 OT
10/12/25HUALR90-58
06/12/25HWake Forest66-75
04/12/25HCoppin State91-49
30/11/25HMercyhurst Lakers70-38
23/11/25AXavier68-78
21/11/25AClemson67-70
18/11/25HLafayette81-59
Cincinnatilast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
03/01/26HHouston60-67
30/12/25HLipscomb89-62
21/12/25AClemson65-68
18/12/25HAlabama State88-51
13/12/25AGeorgia65-84
06/12/25AXavier74-79
02/12/25HTarleton76-58
27/11/25HEastern Michigan56-64
25/11/25HNJIT94-67
21/11/25HLouisville64-74

📊 11. Overall Statistics

West Virginia
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWLWL64%
HomeWWLWW90%
AwayLLLL0%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games14104
Win %64%90%0%
Points / game74.976.770.5
Allowed / game61.654.579.2
Point differential+13.4+22.2-8.8
Avg total136.5131.2149.8
Over main line---
Win by 10+57%80%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won0% (2)-0% (2)
Overtime %7%0%25%
Cincinnati
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 4 Wins / 6 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWLWL57%
HomeLWWWL73%
AwayLLL0%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games14113
Win %57%73%0%
Points / game74.676.568.0
Allowed / game65.662.577.0
Point differential+9.1+14.0-9.0
Avg total140.2138.9145.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+57%73%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won0% (2)-0% (2)
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 Arizona14140100%90.867.1+23.7
2 Iowa State1413193%88.563.7+24.8
3 Brigham Young1413193%87.167.1+20.0
4 Houston1413193%77.960.0+17.9
5 UCF Knights1312192%87.874.9+12.8
6 Oklahoma State1412286%90.480.0+10.4
7 TCU1411379%79.564.6+14.9
8 Texas Tech1411379%85.173.6+11.4
9 Colorado1411379%86.678.2+8.4
10 Baylor1310377%93.174.5+18.6
11 Kansas1410471%75.864.6+11.2
12 West Virginia149564%74.961.6+13.4
13 Kansas State149564%87.478.0+9.4
14 Arizona State149564%80.676.6+4.0
15 Cincinnati148657%74.665.6+9.1
16 Utah Utes148657%80.979.8+1.1
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 -).

📋 13. Box Score

Team1H2HFinal
West Virginia313162
Cincinnati283260
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