Stetson Hatters vs Cincinnati Bearcats Prediction, 12/22/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Stetson Hatters vs Cincinnati Bearcats

Date: Friday, December 22, 2023

Location: Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati, OH

TV: BIG12|ESPN+

Fifth Third Arena is where the Cincinnati Bearcats (9-2) will try to defeat the Stetson Hatters (7-5) on Friday.

The Stetson Hatters faced off with FIU and notched a win by a score of 80-68 in their last contest. Stetson wrapped up the game with a 45.3% field goal percentage (29 of 64) and made 14 of their 32 shots from downtown. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Hatters converted 8 of 10 shots for a rate of 80.0%. In regard to pulling down rebounds, they compiled 43 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 18 assists in this game in addition to creating 5 turnovers and earning 2 steals. With regard to defense, Stetson allowed the other team to go 33.8% from the field on 23 out of 68 shooting. FIU doled out 18 dimes and had 5 steals for the contest. Moreover, FIU collected 28 rebounds (8 offensive, 20 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. FIU shot 68.4% when shooting free throws by knocking down 13 of their 19 shots. They also made 9 of 28 attempts from downtown. In the matter of fouls, the Hatters left the arena with 18 and FIU had 17 fouls.

Jalen Blackmon is a player who was a factor for this contest. He finished 45.5% from the field and also totaled 1 assist. He saw the court for 37 mins played and totaled 6 boards. He accumulated 28 points on 10 of 22 shooting.

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Stetson will enter this contest with a win-loss record of 7-5 for the season. They lose possession via turnover 11.8 times per game and as a team they are committing 14.9 fouls per contest. As a unit, Stetson is snagging 38.1 boards per contest and has tallied 195 assists on the season, which is 38th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Hatters are connecting on 37.3% on shots from downtown (122 of 327) and 81.8% from the free throw line. They average 78.8 points per game (94th in the country) while going 47.0% from the field.

On defense, the Hatters have forced 10.3 turnovers every game and they draw 15.4 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 30.4% from 3-point land while they are 131st in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (68.7). The Hatters are allowing a shooting percentage of 39.8% (299 of 752) and they surrender 35.3 boards per contest as a group. They rank 321st in college basketball in allowing assists with 176 conceded so far this season.

For their last game, the Cincinnati Bearcats walked away with a victory by a final of 65-49 when they faced Merrimack. In regard to rebounds, Cincinnati permitted Merrimack to get 22 in total (5 offensive). They finished shooting 33.3% from downtown by connecting on 9 out of 27 and finished the contest at 4 of 6 at the charity stripe (66.7%). The Bearcats allowed Merrimack to convert 18 out of 53 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 34.0% for this contest. Overall, the Bearcats went 24 out of 55 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.6%. When discussing shooting from beyond the arc, Cincinnati made 5 out of their 12 attempts (41.7%). They were able to make 12 of those for a percentage of 63.2%. Merrimack was called for 15 fouls for this game which took the Bearcats to the free throw line for 19 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 18 times, while recording 8 steals in this matchup. The Bearcats were able to corral 30 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 42 in this game.

Viktor Lakhin was important for the Bearcats for this contest. He earned 18 points in his 27 mins on the court and accounted for 3 dimes in the game. He knocked down 8 out of 14 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 57.1%, and tallied 7 rebounds.

Cincinnati has a record of 9-2 for the campaign. As an offense, the Bearcats are hitting on 45.8% from the field, which has them ranked 132nd in Division 1. Cincinnati has scored 908 pts this year (82.5 per game) and they snag 43.7 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 16.6 times per game (45th in the country) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 10.4 times per game. The Bearcats are committing 14.1 personal fouls every game and they hit 68.3% from the free throw line.

The Cincinnati defense surrenders 31.0% on shots from distance (71 of 229) and their opponents are converting on 75.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 11.7 dimes and 30.9 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 110th and 27th in college hoops. The Bearcats on defense are ranked 63rd in Division 1 in points per game surrendered with 65.7. They are forcing 12.1 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.6% from the field (78th in college basketball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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