Eastern Kentucky Colonels vs Cincinnati Bearcats Prediction, 11/13/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Eastern Kentucky Colonels vs Cincinnati Bearcats

Date: Sunday, November 13, 2022

Location: Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Hulu Live TV

The Cincinnati Bearcats (2-0) will play the Eastern Kentucky Colonels (1-1) at Fifth Third Arena on Sunday.

The Eastern Kentucky Colonels stepped onto the hardwood against Western Kentucky and ended up losing by a score of 66-60 in their last game. Eastern Kentucky walked away from the contest with a 33.9% FG percentage (21 of 62) and buried 10 of 31 3-point attempts. When they shot from the free throw line, the Colonels knocked down 8 of 17 attempts for a rate of 47.1%. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 40 with 14 of them being offensive. They also dished out 10 dimes in this matchup while forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and having 3 steals. In terms of defending, Eastern Kentucky allowed their opponent to shoot 42.9% from the floor on 24 out of 56 shooting. Western Kentucky doled out 18 assists and had 7 steals for this game. Additionally, Western Kentucky collected 29 boards (3 offensive, 26 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Western Kentucky finished the game at 57.1% when shooting free throws by burying 8 of 14 attempts. They knocked down 10 out of their 17 attempts from 3-point land. With respect to personal fouls, the Colonels ended up with 18 while Western Kentucky finished the game with 21 personal fouls.

Cooper Robb is someone who was a major contributor in this game. He shot 44.4% from the floor and dished out 1 assist. He saw the court for 32 mins and also grabbed 7 boards. He walked away with 11 points on 4 out of 9 shooting.

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Eastern Kentucky heads into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 1-1 so far this year. They are turning it over 17.0 times per game and as a team are committing 19.5 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Eastern Kentucky is pulling down 48.5 boards per game and has accounted for 44 assists on the campaign, which is 7th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Colonels are shooting 40.8% from downtown (29 of 71) and 63.4% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 98.5 points per game (26th in the country) while shooting 48.3% from the field.

Defensively, the Colonels are forcing 24.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.5 fouls. They give up 30.6% from 3-point land and they are 119th in the nation in PPG allowed (59.0). The Colonels defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 33.9% (39 of 115) and they concede 33.0 rebounds per contest as a team. They are currently ranked 266th in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 21 surrendered for the season.

For their last game, the Cincinnati Bearcats got the victory with a final of 69-58 against Cleveland State. When discussing rebounds, Cincinnati permitted Cleveland State to snag 28 in total (10 on the offensive glass). They finished 25.0% from downtown by going 3 out of 12 and walked away from this one shooting 7 out of 9 at the charity stripe (77.8%). The Bearcats allowed Cleveland State to convert 24 of their 61 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 39.3% in the matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Bearcats went 24 for 61 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 39.3%. Pertaining to shooting from beyond the arc, Cincinnati made 4 of their 21 tries (19.0%). They were able to knock down 17 of the free throws for a clip of 77.3%. Cleveland State committed 17 personal fouls in this contest which took the Bearcats to the charity stripe for a total of 22 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while earning 6 steals for the game. The Bearcats snagged 24 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive boards for a total of 38 for the contest.

David Dejulius pitched in for the Bearcats in this game. He converted 5 out of 9 for the game for a field goal percentage of 55.6%, and had 3 rebounds. He earned 18 points in his 27 mins of playing time and had 6 dimes for the contest.

Cincinnati has a mark of 2-0 for the campaign. As an offensive team, the Bearcats are shooting 48.8% from the floor, which is 117th in the nation. Cincinnati has totaled 167 pts so far this season and they snag 42.0 boards per game. They are earning an assist 18.5 times per contest (70th in college basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 9.5 times per contest. The Bearcats are committing 9.0 fouls per contest and they hit 70.5% from the charity stripe.

The Bearcats on the defensive side of the court are 86th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 56.5. They have forced 15.5 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 39.1% from the field (156th in college basketball). The Cincinnati defense concedes 30.3% on 3-pointers (10 of 33) and their opponents are connecting on 76.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 11.0 assists and 27.5 total boards per game, ranking them 177th and 45th in the nation.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Eastern Kentucky

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