OPENING THOUGHTS
Honestly, after the WVU game at Oklahoma on Wednesday. I got nothing.
I really try to have something to say in every preview, but I just can’t find a whole lot of positive things to say about the team right now.
Meh, Beetle Bolden I guess.
I think Mitch Vingle of the Charleston Gazette-Mail described the game perfectly:
My eyes are bleeding...
— Mitch Vingle (@MitchVingle) February 9, 2017
Um...yeah.
Sorry about this, we’ll just let this be more of a “how to watch”-type article than an actual preview, because I just don’t have anything good this time around.
Hopefully I’ll have some good things to say going into the Kansas game. I really hope I do.
Enjoy the game!
WHEN/WHERE
Date: Saturday, February 11th
Tip-Off Time: Noon ET
Where: WVU Coliseum, Morgantown, WV
Tickets: General Public SOLD OUT ; WVU Students (Only Upper Section seats available)
WATCH/LISTEN
TV: ESPN
Streaming Video: WatchESPN (of the WatchESPN app for smartphones)
Radio: WZST Variety 101 (100.9 FM in Morgantown) or the Mountaineer Sports Network from IMG (Radio Affiliates)
Streaming Audio: Locate the Mountaineer Sports Network from IMG on TuneIn Radio (or the TuneIn Radio app for smartphones)
Satellite Radio: Sirius XM 199
ODDS
Spread: WVU by 9.5
O/U: 145.5
BIG 12 BRACKETOLOGY
SEED | FIRST ROUND (MAR. 8) | QUARTERFINALS (MAR. 9) | SEMIFINALS (MAR. 10) | CHAMPIONSHIP (MAR. 11) |
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SEED | FIRST ROUND (MAR. 8) | QUARTERFINALS (MAR. 9) | SEMIFINALS (MAR. 10) | CHAMPIONSHIP (MAR. 11) |
3 | BYE | Kansas State | Baylor/Texas/Oklahoma | Kansas/TCU/Iowa St/OK State/TX Tech |
NCAA BRACKETOLOGY
MEDIA | SEED | 1ST RD OPPONENT | 2ND RD OPPONENT | LOCATION | REGION |
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MEDIA | SEED | 1ST RD OPPONENT | 2ND RD OPPONENT | LOCATION | REGION |
ESPN (Feb. 10) | 4 | Monmouth | South Carolina/Indiana-Tenn | Buffalo, N.Y. (Mar. 16 & 18) | San Jose, Calif. (Mar. 23 & 25) |
CBS (Feb. 10) | 5 | Nevada | Kentucky/Monmouth | Buffalo, N.Y. (Mar. 16 & 18) | Kansas City, Mo. (Mar. 24 & 26) |
NBC (Feb. 9) | 3 | Winthrop | Notre Dame/Wichita-Marquette | Buffalo, N.Y. (Mar. 16 & 18) | New York (Mar 24 & 26) |
SB Nation (Feb. 7) | 5 | UNC Wilmington | Florida/Vermont | Orlando, Fla. (Mar. 16 & 18) | New York (Mar 24 & 26) |
THE ENEMY
Where are they from? Manhattan, Kansas
Series History: WVU leads the series 6-5
Last Time: Kansas State 79, No. 7 West Virginia 75 on January 21 in Manhattan
SB Nation Blog: Bring On The Cats
Record: 16-8 (5-6 Big 12)
Bracketology:
MEDIA | SEED | 1ST RD OPPONENT | 2ND RD OPPONENT | LOCATION | REGION |
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MEDIA | SEED | 1ST RD OPPONENT | 2ND RD OPPONENT | LOCATION | REGION |
ESPN (Feb. 10) | 9 | VCU | Gonzaga/Weber State | Salt Lake City (Mar. 16 & 18) | San Jose, Calif. (Mar. 23 & 25) |
CBS (Feb. 10) | 10 | Notre Dame | UCLA/Furman | Sacramento, Calif. (Mar. 17 & 19) | Kansas City, Mo. (Mar. 24 & 26) |
NBC (Feb. 9) | 10 | Xavier | Florida State/Bucknell | Orlando, Fla. (Mar. 16 & 18) | Memphis, Tenn. (Mar. 24 & 26) |
SB Nation (Feb. 7) | 9 | Michigan State | Villanova/UC Davis-NC Central | Buffalo, N.Y. (Mar. 17 & 19) | New York (Mar. 24 & 26) |
Head Coach: Bruce Weber (He just couldn’t hold it)
KEY TO THE GAME
- No more games like Wednesday night’s game. That is all that needs to be said, in my opinion.
HOW AFRAID SHOULD WE BE (ON A SCALE OF 1-10)?
Eight. I’m as afraid of Kansas State as I am of having Kristen Stewart at a kegger.
PREDICTION THAT WILL BE WRONG
In all honesty, whenever I predict the score, it is 100% statistics based. I’m not sure what to expect on Saturday, just because WVU is not consistent. Also, the scores below give the impression that the game hinges on rather Daxter Miles is healthy or not. Not true. It hinges on which Esa Ahmad shows up or rather Jevon Carter will be playing defense or offense or rather K-State can get out of it’s funk. The scores are just where the numbers end up when I do the math.
West Virginia 76, Kansas State 70 (with Daxter)
Kansas State 71, West Virginia 67 (without Daxter)