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West Virginia vs Kansas State Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 08 Jan 2022
Tip-off: 19:00
Final 71-68
27-40 44-28
Position#206
Record11-2
FormWWWWL
Points / game69.5
Allowed / game60.9
vs
Position#231
Record8-5
FormWWWLL
Points / game69.7
Allowed / game61.2
USANCAA
Other2021-22
Meetings · West Virginia v Kansas State
12 Jan 2027
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🎯 1. Model Analysis

West Virginia winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Kansas State 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
Marquette
#134
L
71-82
71
82
-11
H20/11
NCAA
Clemson
#190
W
66-59
66
59
+7
H21/11
NCAA
Eastern Kentucky
#252
W
80-77
80
77
+3
H27/11
NCAA
Bellarmine
#132
W
74-55
74
55
+19
H01/12
NCAA
Radford
#273
W
67-51
67
51
+16
H04/12
NCAA
Uconn
#62
W
56-53
56
53
+3
H09/12
NCAA
Kent State
#68
W
63-50
63
50
+13
H12/12
NCAA
UAB
#27
W
65-59
65
59
+6
A18/12
NCAA
Youngstown State
#166
W
82-52
82
52
+30
H22/12
NCAA
Texas
#94
L
59-74
59
74
-15
A01/01
NCAA
1H
2H
47-35
24-47
35-34
31-25
38-41
42-36
37-30
37-25
42-24
25-27
32-29
24-24
25-22
38-28
26-29
39-30
24-23
58-29
20-39
39-35
129.5Avg total
68.3Scored
61.2Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (13)69.560.9130.5+8.685%
Season at home (11)70.959.9130.8+11.091%
Season away (2)62.066.5128.5-4.550%
Last 10 (10)68.361.2129.5+7.180%
Last 5 (5)65.057.6122.6+7.480%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (7)67.465.7133.1+1.771%
vs Similar ◀ (16)78.172.8150.9+5.356%
vs Weaker (7)74.460.3134.7+14.1100%
This opponent (Kansas State) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Kansas StateUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Illinois
#66
L
64-72
64
72
-8
H24/11
NCAA
North Dakota
#351
W
84-42
84
42
+42
H28/11
NCAA
Albany
#260
W
71-43
71
43
+28
H02/12
NCAA
Wichita State
#179
W
65-59
65
59
+6
A05/12
NCAA
Marquette
#134
L
63-64
63
64
-1
H09/12
NCAA
Wisc. Green Bay
#354
W
82-64
82
64
+18
H12/12
NCAA
Nebraska
#314
W
67-58
67
58
+9
A19/12
NCAA
McNeese State
#303
W
74-59
74
59
+15
H22/12
NCAA
Oklahoma
#172
L
69-71
69
71
-2
A02/01
NCAA
Texas
#94
L
57-70
57
70
-13
H05/01
NCAA
1H
2H
31-34
33-38
38-20
46-22
29-20
42-23
32-30
33-29
30-31
33-33
46-30
36-34
33-27
34-31
35-28
39-31
22-33
47-38
35-29
22-41
129.8Avg total
69.6Scored
60.2Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (13)69.761.2130.8+8.562%
Season at home (10)70.560.7131.2+9.860%
Season away (3)67.062.7129.7+4.367%
Last 10 (10)69.660.2129.8+9.460%
Last 5 (5)69.864.4134.2+5.460%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (19)58.970.5129.4-11.516%
vs Similar ◀ (5)66.461.8128.2+4.660%
vs Weaker (6)75.054.7129.7+20.3100%
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

-6-3+0+3+61st half1st half: +2.0+2.01st half: +4.9+4.92nd half2nd half: +5.1+5.12nd half: +4.5+4.5
-6-3+0+3+61st half1st half: +2.0+2.01st half: +4.9+4.92nd half2nd half: +5.1+5.12nd half: +4.5+4.5
West VirginiaKansas State
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.
Bets by half · pick a half
West VirginiaLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Marquette
#134
W
47-35
47
35
+12
H20/11
NCAA
Clemson
#190
W
35-34
35
34
+1
H21/11
NCAA
Eastern Kentucky
#252
L
38-41
38
41
-3
H27/11
NCAA
Bellarmine
#132
W
37-30
37
30
+7
H01/12
NCAA
Radford
#273
W
42-24
42
24
+18
H04/12
NCAA
Uconn
#62
W
32-29
32
29
+3
H09/12
NCAA
Kent State
#68
W
25-22
25
22
+3
H12/12
NCAA
UAB
#27
L
26-29
26
29
-3
A18/12
NCAA
Youngstown State
#166
W
24-23
24
23
+1
H22/12
NCAA
Texas
#94
L
20-39
20
39
-19
A01/01
NCAA
63.2Avg total
32.6Scored
30.6Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)35.131.366.4+3.873%-
Last 30 at home (23)35.430.666.0+4.878%-
Last 30 away (7)34.133.467.6+0.757%-
Last 10 (10)32.630.663.2+2.070%-
Last 5 (5)25.428.453.8-3.060%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (7)28.431.159.6-2.743%-
vs Similar ◀ (16)37.933.871.6+4.175%-
vs Weaker (7)35.425.761.1+9.7100%-
This opponent (Kansas State) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Kansas StateLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Illinois
#66
L
31-34
31
34
-3
H24/11
NCAA
North Dakota
#351
W
38-20
38
20
+18
H28/11
NCAA
Albany
#260
W
29-20
29
20
+9
H02/12
NCAA
Wichita State
#179
W
32-30
32
30
+2
A05/12
NCAA
Marquette
#134
L
30-31
30
31
-1
H09/12
NCAA
Wisc. Green Bay
#354
W
46-30
46
30
+16
H12/12
NCAA
Nebraska
#314
W
33-27
33
27
+6
A19/12
NCAA
McNeese State
#303
W
35-28
35
28
+7
H22/12
NCAA
Oklahoma
#172
L
22-33
22
33
-11
A02/01
NCAA
Texas
#94
W
35-29
35
29
+6
H05/01
NCAA
61.3Avg total
33.1Scored
28.2Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)29.031.160.1-2.137%-
Last 30 at home (18)30.629.560.1+1.144%-
Last 30 away (12)26.633.560.1-6.925%-
Last 10 (10)33.128.261.3+4.970%-
Last 5 (5)34.229.463.6+4.880%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (19)26.133.359.4-7.211%-
vs Similar ◀ (5)30.429.459.8+1.060%-
vs Weaker (6)36.825.562.3+11.3100%-
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
1
Kansas State wins
DateH/AOpponentScore
01/01/22ATexas59-74
22/12/21HYoungstown State82-52
18/12/21AUAB65-59
12/12/21HKent State63-50
09/12/21HUconn56-53
04/12/21HRadford67-51
01/12/21HBellarmine74-55
27/11/21HEastern Kentucky80-77
21/11/21HClemson66-59
20/11/21HMarquette71-82
DateH/AOpponentScore
05/01/22HTexas57-70
02/01/22AOklahoma69-71
22/12/21HMcNeese State74-59
19/12/21ANebraska67-58
12/12/21HWisc. Green Bay82-64
09/12/21HMarquette63-64
05/12/21AWichita State65-59
02/12/21HAlbany71-43
28/11/21HNorth Dakota84-42
24/11/21HIllinois64-72

📊 11. Overall Statistics

West Virginia
NCAA 2021-22
Recent: 8 Wins / 2 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWL85%
HomeWWWWW91%
AwayWL50%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games13112
Win %85%91%50%
Points / game69.570.962.0
Allowed / game60.959.966.5
Point differential+8.6+11.0-4.5
Avg total130.5130.8128.5
Over main line---
Win by 10+46%55%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won100% (2)100% (2)-
Overtime %0%0%0%
Kansas State
NCAA 2021-22
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWLL62%
HomeWLWWL60%
AwayWWL67%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games13103
Win %62%60%67%
Points / game69.770.567.0
Allowed / game61.260.762.7
Point differential+8.5+9.8+4.3
Avg total130.8131.2129.7
Over main line---
Win by 10+46%60%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won0% (2)0% (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 Baylor14140100%83.359.1+24.1
2 Iowa State1413193%71.456.9+14.5
3 Arizona1312192%89.965.2+24.8
4 Kansas1312192%84.366.6+17.7
5 TCU1110191%74.161.7+12.4
6 Houston1614288%78.657.6+21.0
7 West Virginia1311285%69.560.9+8.6
8 Brigham Young1613381%74.363.1+11.2
9 Texas Tech1310377%75.857.6+18.2
10 Colorado1310377%71.966.2+5.8
11 Cincinnati1511473%70.660.5+10.1
12 UCF Knights139469%72.565.0+7.5
13 Kansas State138562%69.761.2+8.5
14 Oklahoma State127558%73.967.1+6.8
15 Utah Utes158753%72.468.3+4.1
16 Arizona State135838%63.167.3-4.2
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 Virginia274471
Kansas State402868
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