Cincinnati Bearcats vs Memphis Tigers Prediction, 1/9/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Bearcats vs Memphis Tigers

Date: Sunday, January 9, 2022

Location: FedExForum in Memphis, TN

TV: ABC

The Cincinnati Bearcats (11-4) are on their way to FedExForum on Sunday where they will take on the Memphis Tigers (8-5).

The Cincinnati Bearcats faced SMU and walked away with a win by a score of 77-60 in their last game. Cincinnati ended the contest with a 43.5% FG percentage (27 out of 62) and converted 11 of their 29 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Bearcats knocked down 12 of their 14 attempts for a rate of 85.7%. When it comes to hauling in rebounds, they compiled 37 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 20 dimes for this contest in addition to creating 11 turnovers and having 7 steals. When discussing defending, Cincinnati allowed 30.8% from the floor on 20 of 65 shooting. SMU distributed 10 assists and had 6 steals for the game. Moreover, SMU collected 37 rebounds (15 offensive, 22 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. SMU ended up shooting 63.2% from the free throw line by knocking down 12 of 19 attempts. They also made 8 of 27 tries from beyond the perimeter. When discussing fouls, the Bearcats finished with 16 while SMU had 11 fouls.

David Dejulius is one player who was a contributor for the matchup. He notched 22 points on 7 out of 15 shooting. He played 29 mins played and snagged 3 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 46.7% from the floor and also distributed 6 assists.

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Cincinnati will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 11-4 so far this season. They lose possession via turnover 10.1 times per game and as a squad they are committing 17.3 fouls every game. As a team, Cincinnati is grabbing 39.5 rebounds per game and has 218 assists this season, which ranks 64th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Bearcats are connecting on 29.3% on shots from distance (108 of 368) and 66.3% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 70.6 pts per contest (216th in the nation) while shooting 41.9% from the field.

On defense, the Bearcats are forcing 13.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.1 fouls. They currently rank 227th in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 175 surrendered for the season. The Bearcats defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 36.9% (314 of 852) and they surrender 35.1 boards per game as a basketball team. They are conceding 29.1% from 3-point land and they are ranked 27th in the nation in PPG allowed (60.5).

In their last game, the Memphis Tigers got the victory with a final of 67-64 against Tulsa. When discussing rebounds, Memphis permitted Tulsa to pull down 31 in total (9 on the offensive glass). They finished 32.1% from three-point range by hitting 9 of 28 and ended up shooting 13 of 15 at the free throw line (86.7%). The Tigers permitted Tulsa to convert 21 of their 54 tries from the field which had them at 38.9% for this contest. When all was said and done, the Tigers shot 24 for 52 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.2%. Regarding shots from beyond the arc, Memphis converted 5 of 17 tries (29.4%). They were able to convert 14 of the free throw tries for a rate of 58.3%. Tulsa had 24 fouls in this matchup which got the Tigers to the charity stripe for a total of 24 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 21 times, while getting 11 steals for this game. The Tigers collected 22 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards for a total of 34 for the contest.

Earl Timberlake pitched in for the Tigers in this game. He knocked down 5 of 6 in this contest giving him a rate of 83.3%, and had 8 rebounds. He recorded 12 points in his 32 minutes on the court and had 2 assists for the matchup.

Memphis has a win-loss record of 8-5 on the campaign. As an offense, the Tigers are hitting on 47.4% from the field, which ranks 50th in the country. Memphis has accounted for 1,010 points for the year (77.7 per game) and they grab 38.7 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 15.8 times per contest (59th in college hoops) and they turn the ball over 18.4 times per game. The Tigers are committing 19.5 personal fouls per game and they go 68.8% from the charity stripe.

The Tigers are ranked 218th in college basketball in points allowed per contest with 69.6. They are forcing their opponents into 16.8 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 39.2% from the field (47th in the country). The Memphis defense gives up 31.3% on shots from behind the 3-point line (101 of 323) and opponents are knocking down 71.0% of their foul shots. They give up 12.0 dimes and 33.0 rebounds per contest, which is 151st and 110th in college hoops.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Memphis

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