Evansville Purple Aces vs Cincinnati Bearcats Prediction, 12/29/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Evansville Purple Aces vs Cincinnati Bearcats

Date: Friday, December 29, 2023

Location: Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati, OH

TV: BIG12|ESPN+

Fifth Third Arena is where the Cincinnati Bearcats (10-2) will meet the Evansville Purple Aces (10-2) on Friday.

The Evansville Purple Aces stepped onto the hardwood against Tennessee Tech and notched a win by a score of 82-51 in their last game. Evansville walked away from the game having earned a 48.5% field goal percentage (32 out of 66) and buried 9 out of their 25 three-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Purple Aces knocked down 9 of 11 shots for a rate of 81.8%. With regard to grabbing boards, they earned 42 with 10 of them being offensive. They also distributed 22 assists in this contest while forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and having 9 steals. When discussing defense, Evansville allowed the other team to shoot 32.1% from the field on 17 of 53 shooting. Tennessee Tech doled out 6 dimes and had 5 steals in this game. Additionally, Tennessee Tech grabbed 23 rebounds (4 offensive, 19 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Tennessee Tech ended up going 73.7% from the free throw line by knocking down 14 of their 19 tries. They converted 3 of 20 shots from 3-point range. When it comes to fouls, the Purple Aces ended up walking away with 15 while Tennessee Tech accounted for 9 fouls.

Chuck Bailey III is one guy who came through in this contest. He ended up scoring 18 points on 6 of 9 shooting. He played for 17 mins played and also collected 4 boards. He finished shooting 66.7% from the field and also distributed 2 assists.

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Evansville will enter this contest with a mark of 10-2 on the campaign. They have an average of 82.5 pts per game (46th in college basketball) on 48.0% from the floor. The Purple Aces are shooting 32.3% on shots from downtown (82 of 254) and 73.1% from the free throw line. As a team, Evansville is pulling down 39.0 rebounds per contest and has totaled 195 assists for the year, which is 69th in the country in terms of passing. They turn it over 10.6 times per game and as a team are committing 14.5 fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Purple Aces are forcing their opponents into 13.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.0 fouls. They are currently ranked 174th in the nation in allowing assists to the opposition with 150 conceded on the campaign. The Purple Aces defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 41.4% (306 of 740) and they concede 34.7 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are relinquishing 32.6% on 3-point attempts while they are 172nd in the country in PPG allowed (70.5).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Cincinnati Bearcats got the victory with a final of 83-75 when they played Stetson. The Bearcats earned 24 defensive rebounds and 16 offensive boards for a total of 40 in this matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while earning 2 steals for the game. Stetson committed 18 fouls for this contest which got the Bearcats to the charity stripe for a total of 17 tries. They were able to make 12 of the free throws for a percentage of 70.6%. When discussing three-point attempts, Cincinnati knocked down 7 out of 22 attempts (31.8%). When this game wrapped up, the Bearcats went 32 for 62 from the floor which gave them a rate of 51.6%. The Bearcats allowed Stetson to knock down 21 out of 53 tries from the floor which left them shooting 39.6% in the game. They shot 36.0% from three-point range by hitting 9 of 25 and ended up shooting 24 out of 29 at the charity stripe (82.8%). In regard to cleaning the glass, Cincinnati allowed Stetson to collect 22 in all (8 on the offensive side).

Daniel Skillings was important for the Bearcats for the contest. He racked up 29 points in his 26 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist in the matchup. He converted 11 out of 14 for the contest for a field goal rate of 78.6%, and earned 10 rebounds.

Cincinnati has a record of 10-2 so far this season. As an offensive team, the Bearcats are shooting 46.2% from the field, which is 122nd in college basketball. Cincinnati has tallied 991 pts so far this season (82.6 per contest) and they pull in 43.4 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 16.8 times per contest (37th in Division 1) and they are losing possession via turnover 10.3 times per contest. The Bearcats have committed 14.5 personal fouls per game and they connect on 68.5% from the charity stripe.

The Cincinnati defense concedes 31.5% on 3-point shots (80 of 254) and their opponents are converting on 76.5% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 11.8 assists and 30.3 rebounds per game, which is ranked 112th and 17th in the nation. The Bearcats are ranked 81st in college basketball in points allowed per game with 66.5. They are able to force 11.6 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 40.5% from the floor (71st in D-1).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Cincinnati and under the total points

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