UIC Flames vs Cincinnati Bearcats Prediction, 11/6/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UIC Flames vs Cincinnati Bearcats

Date: Monday, November 6, 2023

Location: Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati, OH

TV: BIG12|ESPN+

The Cincinnati Bearcats (23-13 last year) host the UIC Flames (12-20 last season) at Fifth Third Arena on Monday.

The UIC Flames faced Southern Illinois and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 68-65 in their last game. UIC ended the contest having earned a 43.9% FG percentage (25 out of 57) and converted 7 of their 23 shots from beyond the arc. From the free throw line, the Flames buried 8 of 14 tries for a percentage of 57.1%. When discussing pulling down rebounds, they collected 40 with 4 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 12 assists for the matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 6 turnovers and having 2 steals. When discussing the defense, UIC allowed the other team to go 35.9% from the field on 23 of 64 shooting. Southern Illinois totaled 17 assists and had 7 steals in this game. Moreover, Southern Illinois totaled 36 rebounds (6 offensive, 30 defensive), but didn't have a block. Southern Illinois went 70.6% at the free throw line by burying 12 of 17 attempts. They converted 10 of their 24 shots from downtown. In reference to personal fouls, the Flames finished with 14 and Southern Illinois had 16 personal fouls.

Jace Carter is one player who came through in the game. He finished the contest at 53.8% from the floor and dished out 2 assists. He played 38 mins played and totaled 12 boards. He accounted for 22 points on 7 out of 13 shooting.

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UIC will enter this game after finishing with a win-loss mark of 12-20 last season. They turned it over 12.8 times per game and as a group committed 17.5 fouls every game. As a team, UIC snagged 32.4 boards per contest and earned 421 assists last season, which was 192nd in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Flames shot 32.9% from downtown (255 of 774) and 65.5% from the free throw line. They averaged 67.2 pts per contest (297th in Division 1) while shooting 41.6% from the field.

Defensively, the Flames forced 13.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and they drew 17.6 personal fouls. They surrendered 34.0% on 3-pointers while they were 231st in D-1 in opponents points per game (71.6). The Flames defense allowed an opponent shooting percentage of 44.7% (823 of 1,841) and they surrendered 38.3 boards per contest as a basketball team. They were ranked 274th in the nation in allowing assists to the opposition with 453 conceded last season.

When they last played, the Cincinnati Bearcats took a loss by a final score of 74-68 against Utah Valley. Concerning rebounding, Cincinnati allowed Utah Valley to get 43 overall (10 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 29.4% from 3-point land by shooting 5 out of 17 and walked away from this one shooting 19 out of 29 from the charity stripe (65.5%). The Bearcats permitted Utah Valley to bury 25 out of their 55 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 45.5% in this matchup. At the conclusion of this game, the Bearcats finished 27 for 79 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 34.2%. In the matter of 3-point shots, Cincinnati made 6 of 25 tries (24.0%). They were able to knock down 8 of them for a rate of 80.0%. Utah Valley committed 15 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Bearcats to the free throw line for 10 attempts. They coughed up the ball 8 times, while earning 5 steals for the contest. The Bearcats were able to collect 22 defensive boards and 16 offensive boards for a total of 38 for this contest.

Landers Nolley was important for the Bearcats for the game. He buried 9 out of 24 in this game for a rate of 37.5%, and had 7 rebounds. He accumulated 23 points in his 37 mins of playing time and had 2 assists for the contest.

Cincinnati had a win-loss record of 23-13 last year. The Bearcats committed 15.8 personal fouls per game while shooting 70.6% from the free throw line. They earned an assist 15.5 times per contest (31st in the country) and they turned the ball over 10.7 times per game. Cincinnati scored 2,776 pts throughout last year (77.1 per contest) and they averaged 37.3 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Bearcats connected on 44.8% from the field, which was ranked 169th in the nation.

The Bearcats were ranked 150th in college basketball in PPG given up with 69.3. They forced their opponents into 12.2 turnovers per game and let teams shoot 42.7% from the field (119th in college basketball). The Cincinnati defense gave up 31.2% on three-point shots (209 of 669) and opponents knocked down 74.0% of their free throw shots. They gave up 12.9 dimes and 34.7 boards per contest, which ranked them 196th and 219th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cincinnati

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