I don't know why I let that mean woman make me a fool. "Whipping Post" - The Allman Brothers
Big 12 Conference · Hope Coliseum · January 7, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread CIN -1.5 Home covered
O/U 132.5 Under
Money WVU -110 / CIN -110
Model Predictions
Spread Total WVU win
Actual WVU +2 122 Won
Massey WVU -3.8 (-1.8) — —
Massey Totals — 129.2 (-7.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 60% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 59% ✓
Baseline Plus ML WVU -3.3 (-1.3) 136.2 (-14.2) 60% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ WVU -4.4 (-2.4) 135.4 (-13.4) 68% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML WVU -2.8 (-0.8) 132.9 (-10.9) 63% ✓
Baseline ML WVU -3.1 (-1.1) 131.1 (-9.1) 59% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 6, 2026 WVU 59 – 54 CIN
Feb 20, 2025 WVU 62 – 59 CIN
Feb 2, 2025 WVU 63 – 50 CIN
Mar 12, 2024 CIN 90 – 85 WVU
Mar 9, 2024 CIN 92 – 56 WVU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings WVU CIN
Overall 21-14 18-15
Conference 9-9 9-9
Home 15-3 15-3
Away 3-6 2-8
Neutral 3-5 1-4
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak W3 L1
Avg Pts For 70.6 73.1
Avg Pts Against 65.7 67.6
Massey 8.2 (#75) 8.3 (#74)
Bradley-Terry 0.33 (#148) 0.56 (#122)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.63 (#133) 0.99 (#109)
RPI 0.476 (#214) 0.510 (#151)
Shooting & Four Factors WVU CIN
FG% 45.3% 42.6%
3PT% 35.4% 31.6%
REB / G 36.1 39.4
OREB / G 11.2 11.4
AST / TO 1.34 1.30
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.9% 50.1%
TOV% 16.0% 18.1%
ORB% 32.6% 30.2%
FT Rate 28.6% 22.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.7% 45.7%
Opp TOV% 20.2% 20.1%
DRB% 73.4% 76.3%
Opp FT Rate 21.3% 21.2%

Game Analysis

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