Cincinnati Bearcats vs SMU Mustangs Prediction, 1/14/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Bearcats vs SMU Mustangs

Date: Saturday, January 14, 2023

Location: Moody Coliseum in University Park, TX

TV: ESPNU

The Cincinnati Bearcats (11-6) are traveling to Moody Coliseum on Saturday where they will meet the SMU Mustangs (6-10).

The Cincinnati Bearcats stepped onto the hardwood against Houston and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 72-59 in their last contest. Cincinnati finished the contest having earned a 35.1% FG percentage (20 out of 57) and made 9 out of their 26 3-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Bearcats converted 10 of 14 tries for a rate of 71.4%. Concerning hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 33 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 12 assists for this game in addition to forcing the other team into 5 turnovers and earning 4 steals. When discussing defense, Cincinnati allowed their opponent to shoot 45.6% from the floor on 31 out of 68 shooting. Houston earned 13 dimes and had 13 steals in this game. On top of that, Houston pulled down 31 rebounds (10 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Houston ended up shooting 100.0% from the free throw line by making 4 of their 4 shots. They also buried 6 of their 16 tries from 3-point land. In the matter of fouls, the Bearcats ended up with 9 while Houston racked up 14 fouls.

Mika Adams-Woods is someone who was a contributor in this contest. He finished shooting 72.7% from the field and also distributed 3 dimes. He played for 35 mins played and totaled 4 boards. He ended up finishing with 19 points on 8 out of 11 shooting.

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Cincinnati comes into this game with a win-loss record of 11-6 this year. They average 77.8 points per contest (61st in the country) while connecting on 45.5% from the field. The Bearcats are hitting 35.5% on three-point attempts (151 of 425) and 69.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Cincinnati is snagging 37.2 rebounds per contest and has racked up 260 dimes this season, which is 43rd in Division 1 in terms of passing. They are turning it over 11.1 times per contest and as a squad they commit 15.1 fouls every game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Bearcats are forcing their opponents into 13.1 turnovers per game and they draw 15.8 fouls. They are ranked 230th in the country in giving up assists with 219 surrendered for the campaign. The Bearcats defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 42.2% (427 of 1,013) and they relinquish 34.1 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are conceding 32.4% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 186th in college hoops in PPG from their opponents (68.9).

In their last game, the SMU Mustangs took a loss by a score of 85-53 when they faced UCF. With respect to rebounding, SMU permitted UCF to snag 35 in total (12 on the offensive glass). They finished 40.0% from three-point range by shooting 10 of 25 and ended up shooting 15 out of 20 from the charity stripe (75.0%). The Mustangs permitted UCF to make 30 of 57 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 52.6% for this game. In all, the Mustangs finished 20 out of 45 from the floor which had them shooting 44.4%. When it comes to 3-point attempts, SMU made 4 of 17 tries (23.5%). They were able to make 9 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 56.3%. UCF was called for 17 fouls for this game which got the Mustangs to the charity stripe for 16 shots. They coughed up the ball 14 times, while recording 5 steals for the matchup. The Mustangs collected 14 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive rebounds totaling 17 in this game.

Ricardo Wright was important for the Mustangs for the contest. He scored 13 points in his 23 mins of playing time and added 1 assist in this contest. He made 5 out of 9 in this game giving him a rate of 55.6%, but wasn't able to grab a board.

SMU has a mark of 6-10 this year. As an offensive team, the Mustangs are hitting on 42.5% from the floor, which is ranked 287th in the country. SMU has accounted for 1,085 points for the season (67.8 per game) and they pull in 34.6 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 11.9 times per game (288th in the country) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.4 times per game. The Mustangs have committed 17.3 personal fouls every game while shooting 69.8% from the charity stripe.

The Mustangs are ranked 258th in D-1 in points given up per game with 72.1. They are forcing their opponents into 11.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 42.7% from the floor (179th in college basketball). The SMU defense gives up 34.1% on shots from behind the 3-point line (121 of 355) and their opposition knocks down 69.9% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 14.1 dimes and 38.0 rebounds per contest, ranking them 288th and 337th in Division 1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cincinnati

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