West Virginia senior forward Brenen Lorient (concussion protocol) is questionable after missing the Mountaineers' 21-point loss to Iowa State. His potential return would be huge in this matchup. Either way, I like the Mountaineers to protect their home court under first-year coach Ross Hodge. Look for Honor Huff (16.6 ppg) to bounce back from his worst performance of the season and lead West Virginia to a much-needed home win.

West Virginia got smacked in the Big 12 opener at Iowa State on Friday but hasn't lost at home yet . Cincinnati has played just one true road game (lost at Xavier, which is also in Cincy) and comes off a rock fight on Saturday vs. Houston. Starting Bearcats guard Kerr Kriisa is expected out after injuring his shoulder vs. UH. This could be offensively ugly with UC limiting its opponents to 65.6 points and 39.3% shooting and WVU allowing 61.6 points per contest and its opponents to shoot just 40.4%.