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West Virginia vs Kent State Result & Analysis

Date: Sun 12 Dec 2021
Tip-off: 21:00
Final 63-50
25-22 38-28
Position#206
Record8-1
FormWWWWW
Points / game70.6
Allowed / game61.9
vs
Position#68
Record5-3
FormWLWLW
Points / game72.4
Allowed / game59.0
USANCAA
Other2021-22
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

West Virginia winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Kent 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
Syracuse
#96
L
72-75
72
75
-3
H21/03
NCAA
Oakland
#113
W
60-53
60
53
+7
H10/11
NCAA
Pittsburgh
#301
W
74-59
74
59
+15
H13/11
NCAA
Elon
#313
W
87-68
87
68
+19
H19/11
NCAA
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
1H
2H
29-35
43-40
27-23
33-30
36-24
38-35
44-37
43-31
47-35
24-47
35-34
31-25
38-41
42-36
37-30
37-25
42-24
25-27
32-29
24-24
133.9Avg total
70.7Scored
63.2Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (9)70.661.9132.4+8.789%
Season at home (9)70.661.9132.4+8.789%
Season awayno games
Last 10 (10)70.763.2133.9+7.580%
Last 5 (5)68.659.0127.6+9.6100%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (4)71.269.2140.5+2.075%
vs Similar (18)77.375.1152.3+2.250%
vs Weaker (8)74.259.1133.4+15.1100%
This opponent (Kent State) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Kent StateUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Buffalo
#74
L
67-81
67
81
-14
A05/03
NCAA
Ohio
#67
L
63-85
63
85
-22
H11/03
NCAA
Xavier
#155
L
59-73
59
73
-14
A12/11
NCAA
Oberlin
#588
W
84-38
84
38
+46
H17/11
NCAA
James Madison
#178
W
74-69
74
69
+5
A22/11
NCAA
George Washington
#267
W
77-69
77
69
+8
A23/11
NCAA
East Tennessee St
#219
L
51-57
51
57
-6
H25/11
NCAA
Point Park Pioneers
#630
W
107-41
107
41
+66
H01/12
NCAA
Towson
#43
L
58-73
58
73
-15
H07/12
NCAA
Detroit
#215
W
69-52
69
52
+17
H10/12
NCAA
1H
2H
24-33
43-48
25-37
38-48
36-31
23-42
51-16
33-22
34-26
40-43
33-26
44-43
20-29
31-28
48-21
59-20
29-43
29-30
28-22
41-30
134.7Avg total
70.9Scored
63.8Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (8)72.459.0131.4+13.462%
Season at home (5)73.852.2126.0+21.660%
Season away (3)70.070.3140.3-0.367%
Last 10 (10)70.963.8134.7+7.150%
Last 5 (5)72.458.4130.8+14.060%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (15)72.375.6147.9-3.340%
vs Weaker ◀ (14)77.463.9141.2+13.586%
This opponent (West Virginia) is Weaker. 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

-7-3+0+3+71st half1st half: +5.5+5.51st half: +4.4+4.42nd half2nd half: +2.0+2.02nd half: +2.7+2.7
-7-3+0+3+71st half1st half: +5.5+5.51st half: +4.4+4.42nd half2nd half: +2.0+2.02nd half: +2.7+2.7
West VirginiaKent 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.
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West VirginiaLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Syracuse
#96
L
29-35
29
35
-6
H21/03
NCAA
Oakland
#113
W
27-23
27
23
+4
H10/11
NCAA
Pittsburgh
#301
W
36-24
36
24
+12
H13/11
NCAA
Elon
#313
W
44-37
44
37
+7
H19/11
NCAA
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
67.9Avg total
36.7Scored
31.2Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)36.132.368.4+3.873%-
Last 30 at home (22)36.331.167.5+5.277%-
Last 30 away (8)35.535.571.0+0.062%-
Last 10 (10)36.731.267.9+5.580%-
Last 5 (5)36.831.668.4+5.280%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (4)32.032.064.0+0.050%-
vs Similar (18)37.435.372.7+2.167%-
vs Weaker (8)35.225.861.0+9.5100%-
This opponent (Kent State) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Kent StateLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Buffalo
#74
L
24-33
24
33
-9
A05/03
NCAA
Ohio
#67
L
25-37
25
37
-12
H11/03
NCAA
Xavier
#155
W
36-31
36
31
+5
A12/11
NCAA
Oberlin
#588
W
51-16
51
16
+35
H17/11
NCAA
James Madison
#178
W
34-26
34
26
+8
A22/11
NCAA
George Washington
#267
W
33-26
33
26
+7
A23/11
NCAA
East Tennessee St
#219
L
20-29
20
29
-9
H25/11
NCAA
Point Park Pioneers
#630
W
48-21
48
21
+27
H01/12
NCAA
Towson
#43
L
29-43
29
43
-14
H07/12
NCAA
Detroit
#215
W
28-22
28
22
+6
H10/12
NCAA
61.2Avg total
32.8Scored
28.4Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)34.932.267.1+2.757%-
Last 30 at home (16)35.331.266.5+4.150%-
Last 30 away (14)34.433.467.8+1.164%-
Last 10 (10)32.828.461.2+4.460%-
Last 5 (5)31.628.259.8+3.460%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (15)33.533.066.5+0.553%-
vs Weaker ◀ (14)35.332.567.8+2.857%-
This opponent (West Virginia) is Weaker. 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
Kent State wins
No previous meetings.
DateH/AOpponentScore
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
19/11/21HElon87-68
13/11/21HPittsburgh74-59
10/11/21HOakland60-53
21/03/21HSyracuse72-75
Kent Statelast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
10/12/21HDetroit69-52
07/12/21HTowson58-73
01/12/21HPoint Park Pioneers107-41
25/11/21HEast Tennessee St51-57
23/11/21AGeorge Washington77-69
22/11/21AJames Madison74-69
17/11/21HOberlin84-38
12/11/21AXavier59-73
11/03/21HOhio63-85
05/03/21ABuffalo67-81

📊 11. Overall Statistics

West Virginia
NCAA 2021-22
Recent: 8 Wins / 2 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWW89%
HomeWWWWW89%
Away--
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games99-
Win %89%89%-
Points / game70.670.6-
Allowed / game61.961.9-
Point differential+8.7+8.7-
Avg total132.4132.4-
Over main line---
Win by 10+44%44%-
Close games (≤5 pts) won100% (2)100% (2)-
Overtime %0%0%-
Kent State
NCAA 2021-22
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLWLW62%
HomeWLWLW60%
AwayLWW67%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games853
Win %62%60%67%
Points / game72.473.870.0
Allowed / game59.052.270.3
Point differential+13.4+21.6-0.3
Avg total131.4126.0140.3
Over main line---
Win by 10+38%60%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won100% (1)-100% (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 Arizona990100%90.761.7+29.0
2 Baylor990100%81.054.1+26.9
3 Iowa State10100100%72.157.1+15.0
4 Kansas98189%86.467.0+19.4
5 TCU98189%71.761.2+10.4
6 West Virginia98189%70.661.9+8.7
7 Texas Tech87188%81.958.5+23.4
8 Houston108280%80.956.4+24.5
9 Brigham Young108280%76.165.1+11.0
10 UCF Knights86275%74.565.5+9.0
11 Colorado118373%72.066.9+5.1
12 Utah Utes107370%74.665.0+9.6
13 Cincinnati107370%69.860.6+9.2
14 Oklahoma State96367%73.962.9+11.0
15 Kansas State85362%69.659.1+10.5
16 Arizona State104640%64.767.8-3.1
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 -).
Mid-American conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Ohio97278%72.066.3+5.7
2 Toledo107370%76.469.1+7.3
3 Buffalo96367%83.670.0+13.6
4 Akron96367%73.860.6+13.2
5 Miami (Ohio)85362%79.863.5+16.2
6 Kent State85362%72.459.0+13.4
7 Bowling Green95456%77.274.7+2.6
8 UMass116555%79.878.5+1.4
9 Eastern Michigan105550%73.777.8-4.1
10 Ball State94544%75.479.7-4.2
11 Western Michigan93633%67.981.1-13.2
12 Northern Illinois82625%54.668.8-14.1
13 Central Michigan101910%63.583.6-20.1
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 Virginia253863
Kent State222850
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