Merrimack Warriors vs Cincinnati Bearcats Prediction, 12/19/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Merrimack Warriors vs Cincinnati Bearcats

Date: Tuesday, December 19, 2023

Location: Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati, OH

TV: BIG12|ESPN+

Fifth Third Arena is the location where the Cincinnati Bearcats (8-2) will compete against the Merrimack Warriors (5-6) on Tuesday.

The Merrimack Warriors took the court against Felician and took home the win by a score of 89-85 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Warriors left the arena with 12 and Felician finished the game with 16 fouls. They buried 8 out of their 22 tries from distance. Felician walked away from this one shooting 100.0% from the charity stripe by converting 5 of 5 shots. Furthermore, Felician grabbed 24 rebounds (5 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't have a block. Felician recorded 21 dimes and had 5 steals for the matchup. In terms of the defense, Merrimack allowed 55.4% from the floor on 36 out of 65 shooting. They also distributed 23 dimes for the contest in addition to forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and having 10 steals. With regard to rebounding, they collected 25 with 2 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Warriors made 12 of 16 attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. Merrimack walked away from the contest having earned a 61.8% field goal percentage (34 of 55) and buried 9 of their 22 3-pointers.

Adam Clark is a player who was important for the game. He finished the game at 63.6% from the field and also distributed 4 assists. He was on the court for 29 mins and also pulled down 1 rebound. He totaled 15 points on 7 of 11 shooting.

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Merrimack will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 5-6 this year. They are averaging 71.4 points per contest (264th in D-1) while connecting on 44.9% from the field. The Warriors are hitting 26.4% on shots from downtown (64 of 242) and 73.5% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Merrimack is collecting 33.5 rebounds per game and has earned 135 dimes for the campaign, which is 240th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 14.4 times per game and as a team they commit 17.4 fouls every game.

On defense, the Warriors are forcing 15.1 turnovers per game and they draw 16.9 personal fouls. They are ranked 320th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 165 surrendered this year. The Warriors defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 42.3% (279 of 659) and they concede 38.1 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are relinquishing 36.0% from 3-point land and they rank 220th in D-1 in PPG allowed (72.5).

For their last game, the Cincinnati Bearcats took a defeat with a final score of 82-68 against Dayton. The Bearcats were able to corral 19 defensive rebounds and 18 offensive boards totaling 37 for this contest. They also coughed up the ball 6 times, while getting 3 steals for this game. Dayton had 13 fouls for the game which got the Bearcats to the charity stripe for 16 tries. They were able to convert 8 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 50.0%. In the matter of shooting from downtown, Cincinnati made 6 out of their 25 tries (24.0%). Overall, the Bearcats finished shooting 27 out of 73 from the field which gave them a percentage of 37.0%. The Bearcats allowed Dayton to convert 23 out of 49 tries from the field which had them at 46.9% in this game. They finished the game shooting 38.1% from downtown by connecting on 8 of 21 and walked away from this one shooting 28 of 30 at the charity stripe (93.3%). When discussing rebounds, Cincinnati allowed Dayton to snag 32 in all (5 on the offensive side).

Simas Lukosius was important for the Bearcats in this contest. He knocked down 5 of 10 in this contest for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and totaled 1 rebound. He racked up 14 points in his 22 mins of playing time and had 2 dimes in this matchup.

Cincinnati has a record of 8-2 for the year. The Bearcats have committed 14.8 personal fouls every game and they shoot 68.8% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 16.7 times per game (42nd in college basketball) and they turn it over 9.6 times per contest. Cincinnati has totaled 843 pts on the season (84.3 per game) and they snag 43.6 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Bearcats are hitting on 45.9% from the field, which has them ranked 131st in the nation.

The Cincinnati defense allows 30.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (62 of 202) and their opponents are making 75.8% of their free throw shots. They allow 12.1 assists and 31.5 boards per game, which ranks them 139th and 46th in the country. The Bearcats defensively are ranked 97th in college basketball in points given up per game with 67.4. They are forcing 11.4 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 41.2% from the floor (104th in Division 1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Merrimack

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