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Friday's NCAA basketball matchup between the Penn Quakers and the West Virginia Mountaineers will take place at the WVU Coliseum. After going 1-3, the Penn Quakers hope to turn things around. The West Virginia Mountaineers aim to start the season 4-0. In their first three games, the Mountaineers have played well defensively, surrendering 58, 56, and 57 points, respectively.
The Quakers are preseason Ivy League favorites. Though they have a 1-3 record after losses to the Rick Pitino-led Iona Gaels, a tough seven-point loss at Mizzou, and a perplexing home-opening loss to Towson, Penn did turn things around on Tuesday with a victory over crosstown rival Drexel.
West Virginia vs Penn Betting Odds
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West Virginia vs Penn Match Details
Fixture: Quakers at Mountaineers
Date and Time: Friday, November 18 at 7:00 PM ET
Venue: WVU Coliseum, Morgantown, West Virginia
West Virginia vs Penn Key Stats
The Quakers score 68.3 points on average while shooting 42.6 percent from the field and 77.3 points while shooting 42.2 percent. While Clark Slajchert averages 15 points and 3.8 rebounds, Jordan Dingle averages 19.8 points and 2.8 assists.
Eddie Holland III is distributing 0.7 assists while Max Lorca-Lloyd is pulling down 6.8 boards. The Quakers are making 84.6 percent of their free throws and shooting 34% from beyond the arc. They are grabbing 32 rebounds per game while allowing 36.4 percent three-point shooting.
The Mountaineers score 77.3 points on 49.4 percent of their shots while surrendering 57 points on 38 percent of their shots. Tre Mitchell averages 14 points and 5 rebounds, while Erik Stevenson averages 11.7 points and 1.7 rebounds. Joe Toussaint is pulling down three rebounds, whereas Emmitt Matthews Jr. is the third player with double-digit points.
The Mountaineers are making 74.1 percent of their free throws and shooting only 31.1 percent from beyond the arc. They are grabbing 33 rebounds per game while allowing 32.2 percent three-point shooting.
West Virginia vs Penn Best Picks
The Quakers have a record of 2-5 ATS over their last 7 games overall and 4-1 ATS over their last 5 games on Friday. In their last 7 games on Friday, the Mountaineers have a 2-5 ATS record. In the Quakers' past 10 games overall, the over is 7-3. In the Mountaineers' previous 26 games overall, the over is 19-7.
With Purdue on the schedule, the Mountaineers may be looking ahead in this situation, but there is no denying that they are the superior team by a wide margin. Over the course of four games, the Quakers' offense has been thin, and the Mountaineers' pressure defense typically works against them. For the Quakers, someone other than Jordan Dingle must take the lead. Give me a WVU victory at home.
Pick: Mountaineers -15.5 (-104)
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