Cincinnati Bearcats vs Xavier Musketeers Prediction, 12/9/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Bearcats vs Xavier Musketeers

Date: Saturday, December 9, 2023

Location: Cintas Center in Cincinnati, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Cincinnati Bearcats (7-0) are en route to Cintas Center on Saturday where they will go up against the Xavier Musketeers (4-5).

The Cincinnati Bearcats played Florida Gulf Coast and took home the win by a score of 99-62 in their last contest. Cincinnati finished the game with a 56.5% FG percentage (39 of 69) and made 11 out of their 19 shots from downtown. At the charity stripe, the Bearcats buried 10 of 13 attempts for a percentage of 76.9%. In relation to pulling down rebounds, they earned 43 with 14 of them being offensive. They also recorded 23 assists for the contest while creating 9 turnovers and getting 8 steals. In regard to defense, Cincinnati allowed the other team to go 41.2% from the floor on 28 out of 68 shooting. Florida Gulf Coast doled out 14 dimes and had 6 steals in this matchup. On top of that, Florida Gulf Coast grabbed 22 rebounds (8 offensive, 14 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Florida Gulf Coast shot 33.3% from the charity stripe by making 1 of 3 shots. They converted 5 out of their 17 tries from beyond the arc. In reference to personal fouls, the Bearcats walked away with 11 while Florida Gulf Coast recorded 10 personal fouls.

CJ Fredrick is someone who played a role for the game. He ended up going 85.7% from the floor but wasn't able to get an assist. He played for 26 minutes and grabbed 1 board. He finished with 19 points on 6 out of 7 shooting.

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Cincinnati will play this game with a mark of 7-0 on the campaign. They lose possession via turnover 9.0 times per game and as a team they are committing 13.0 personal fouls per game. As a team, Cincinnati is grabbing 41.9 rebounds per contest and has 126 dimes on the campaign, which is 126th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Bearcats are shooting 37.2% on 3-point shots (67 of 180) and 69.2% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 87.3 points per game (14th in the country) while hitting 48.5% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Bearcats are forcing their opponents into 12.6 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 16.4 fouls. They relinquish 28.5% from 3-point land and they rank 58th in college basketball in points per game allowed (65.0). The Bearcats defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 41.9% (174 of 415) and they concede 29.6 rebounds per contest as a group. They are 30th in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 80 surrendered so far this year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Xavier Musketeers took a loss by a score of 87-80 when they played Delaware. With respect to rebounding, Xavier permitted Delaware to pull down 28 in all (7 on the offensive side). They went 50.0% from distance by connecting on 9 out of 18 and finished the contest at 14 out of 17 at the free throw line (82.4%). The Musketeers allowed Delaware to make 32 of their 64 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0% in the matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Musketeers went 27 out of 53 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.9%. In regard to shooting from distance, Xavier converted 8 of 16 attempts (50.0%). They were able to bury 18 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 72.0%. Delaware earned 21 fouls in this matchup which got the Musketeers to the charity stripe for a total of 25 tries. They coughed it up 17 times, while getting 6 steals for this game. The Musketeers were able to snag 24 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards totaling 30 in the matchup.

Quincy Olivari pitched in for the Musketeers in this contest. He tallied 34 points in his 36 minutes of playing time and totaled 1 assist in the matchup. He buried 10 out of 16 in the matchup for a rate of 62.5%, and had 4 rebounds.

Xavier has a record of 4-5 on the campaign. The Musketeers are responsible for committing 17.2 fouls per contest and they hit 67.7% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 17.6 times per game (28th in college basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.1 times per game. Xavier has accounted for 680 points on the campaign (75.6 per game) and they average 39.1 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Musketeers are hitting on 45.6% from the field, which is ranked 142nd in college hoops.

The Xavier defense surrenders 30.1% on shots from behind the 3-point line (55 of 183) and their opponents are converting on 72.0% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 14.8 assists and 36.7 boards per game, which is 309th and 254th in Division 1. The Musketeers on the defensive side of the court are 163rd in the country in points per game surrendered with 70.1. They are forcing 12.2 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 39.6% from the field (54th in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Xavier

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