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Season records: Coppin St and West Virginia
COPPThis seasonWVU
0-0Record0-0
0-0ATS0-0
0-0O/U0-0

ATS = covered-didn’t-push · O/U = overs-unders

Model: projects WVU 86–53 · win probability WVU 100%
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model 139.4
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The model has not beaten the closing line: with an edge of 3 or more it went 409-367 in 2025-26. Model record

What could decide it: WVU has more of the edges

COPP 1, WVU 8 · 2025-26 numbers until both teams have played three games
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COPP offense vs WVU defense
Offense 351st of 366 against a defense 19th, on the model’s ratings
Context
Schedule so far
COPP has played the 313th-hardest schedule, WVU the 62nd. A record against a soft schedule means less
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WVU offense vs COPP defense
Offense 77th of 366 against a defense 324th, on the model’s ratings
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Shooting
Effective FG%: COPP 45.9 and allows 55.4; WVU 51.6 and allows 48.5
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Three-pointers
COPP hits 30.7% and allows 38.3%; WVU hits 33.0% and allows 34.3%. Threes are 35.2% and 43.0% of their shots
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Rebounding
Offensive rebound rate: COPP 30.4%, WVU 30.5%. Defensive: COPP 65.3%, WVU 71.4%
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Free throws
Free throw rate: COPP 38.5, WVU 35.1. Allowed: COPP 42.9, WVU 29.3
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Turnovers
Turnover rate: COPP 22.3%, WVU 16.8%. Forced: COPP 17.6%, WVU 17.8%
Context
Tempo
About 67 possessions: COPP plays 69.3 a game (159th fastest), WVU 65.3 (336th). Faster games mean more points
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Who is back
Minutes back from last season: COPP 68%, WVU 23%. Transfers in: COPP 3, WVU 6. Early in a season, turnover makes teams harder to price
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Home court
WVU at home. This season: WVU 0-0 at home, COPP 0-0 away

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Model vs market

MarketModelModel edge
Spread—WVU -32.8—
Total—139.4—
Projected score—COPP 53.3 · WVU 86.1

1st-half model

ModelActual
1H spreadWVU -19.4—
1H total65.3—
1H projected scoreCOPP 22.9 · WVU 42.3—

West Virginia has the better starters

Position by position: Coppin St 0, West Virginia 4, even 1
Coppin StBetterWest Virginia
G H. Williams7.3 pts · 2.3 reb · 0.8 ast Score 27
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G F. Bizjack TR17.1 pts · 2.2 reb · 2.5 ast Score 88
G C. Sparrow5.9 pts · 3.6 reb · 1.3 ast Score 40
Even
G S. Traore TR9 pts · 3.4 reb · 2 ast Score 46
G J. Piercy6.8 pts · 2.3 reb · 0.8 ast Score 23
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G M. Somerville TR8 pts · 3 reb · 2.4 ast Score 54
F N. Lamizana6.6 pts · 3 reb · 0.9 ast Score 18
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F B. Lorient11.9 pts · 5.2 reb · 1.9 ast Score 91
F T. Koenig5.4 pts · 3.8 reb · 0.4 ast Score 28
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F J. Buchanan TR12.8 pts · 5.1 reb · 1.6 ast Score 89
Coppin StBetterWest Virginia
COPP offense351st of 366 · -12.8
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WVU defense19th of 366 · +5.5
COPP defense324th of 366 · -8.4
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WVU offense77th of 366 · +0.9
Backcourt-3.8 · 3 players
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Backcourt+1.3 · 3 players
Frontcourt-2.6 · 2 players
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Frontcourt+6.2 · 2 players
Bench-6.3 · 5 players
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Bench+1.6 · 3 players
Score, worst to bestCOPP betterWVU betterTR transfer · NEW no Division I numbers

Depth chart

Projected rotation by position, starters outlined
Coppin St
Guards
H. Williams20 minC. Sparrow19 minJ. Piercy18 minB. Saunders16 minD. Lydner12 minJ. Brown5 min
Forwards
N. Lamizana19 minT. Koenig17 minT. Gapare16 min · TRE. TaylorNewL. LawalNewA. MyersNew
Centers
F. Aire9 min
West Virginia
Guards
F. Bizjack34 min · TRS. Traore29 min · TRM. Somerville26 min · TRJ. Sanon21 min · TRA. Jenkins16 minM. FeenaneNew
Forwards
B. Lorient29 minJ. Buchanan28 min · TRM. OlejaszNew
Centers
M. Sylla21 min · TRA. DioumNewA. SeiniNew
Showing 2025-26 until both teams have played this season.

Matchup stats

2025-26 · rank among 365 teams
Scoring
Shooting
Possessions
Defense
COPPWVU
Scoring
64.3 #352Points per game70.6 #271
0.93 #362Points per possession1.08 #183
69.3 #159Pace (possessions)65.3 #336
Shooting
45.9 #350Effective FG%51.6 #166
30.7 #3263-point %33.0 #227
35.2 #2733-point attempt rate43.0 #118
38.5 #90Free throw rate35.1 #173
Possessions
22.3 #363Turnover rate16.8 #188
30.4 #183Offensive rebound rate30.5 #178
11.4 #317Assists per game12.8 #228
Defense
81.0 #334Points allowed65.7 #11
1.17 #342Points allowed per possession1.01 #34
55.4 #339Opponent effective FG%48.5 #50
38.3 #360Opponent 3-point %34.3 #201
17.6 #118Turnovers forced17.8 #108
65.3 #333Defensive rebound rate71.4 #86
6.0 #233Steals per game6.3 #195
3.5 #143Blocks per game3.1 #204

Coppin St

6-24 in 2025-26 overall · 5-9 in conference · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference

Last five, 2025-26
  • L@ Morgan St66–70
  • L@ Howard70–90
  • Lvs Norfolk St69–75
  • Wvs MD Eastern71–65
  • W@ SC State59–57

A week or more of rest.

West Virginia

21-14 in 2025-26 overall · 9-10 in conference · Big 12 Conference

Last five, 2025-26
  • Wvs Oklahoma89–82
  • Wvs Creighton87–70
  • Wvs Stanford82–77
  • Lvs BYU48–68
  • Wvs UCF77–62

A week or more of rest.