Baylor Bears vs UCF Knights Prediction, 1/31/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baylor Bears vs UCF Knights

Date: Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Location: Addition Financial Arena in Orlando, FL

TV: BIG12|ESPN+

Addition Financial Arena is the site where the UCF Knights (12-7) will meet the Baylor Bears (14-5) on Wednesday.

The Baylor Bears faced off with TCU and took a loss by a final of 105-102 in their last contest. Baylor ended having earned a 47.9% FG percentage (35 of 73) and knocked down 5 out of their 22 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Bears knocked down 27 of 38 shots for a percentage of 71.1%. In the matter of getting rebounds, they collected 40 with 16 of them being offensive. They also recorded 21 assists in the game as well as forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and earning 5 steals. When talking about the defense, Baylor allowed their opponent to shoot 52.6% from the field on 40 of 76 shooting. TCU doled out 16 dimes and had 12 steals for this contest. Additionally, TCU had 33 rebounds (11 offensive, 22 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. TCU shot 70.8% at the charity stripe by making 17 of 24 tries. They also made 8 of 20 tries from distance. With respect to fouls, the Bears left the arena with 18 while TCU racked up 23 fouls.

Yves Missi is a guy who was a major contributor for this contest. He left the arena with 25 points on 10 out of 14 shooting. He saw the court for 42 minutes and also totaled 9 boards. He went 71.4% from the floor but had no assists at the end of the game.

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Baylor heads into this matchup with a mark of 14-5 on the season. They average 85.1 points per game (12th in D-1) while hitting 49.4% from the floor. The Bears are shooting 40.0% on three-point attempts (167 of 418) and 72.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Baylor is grabbing 36.3 boards per game and has totaled 300 assists for the campaign, which ranks 108th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 11.6 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 16.7 fouls every game.

On defense, the Bears are forcing 13.0 turnovers per game while drawing 19.4 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 125th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 245 relinquished this season. The Bears defense is giving up a FG percentage of 44.7% (495 of 1,107) and they concede 30.1 boards per game as a squad. They concede 31.7% on 3-pointers and they are 158th in college basketball in PPG allowed (71.1).

When they last stepped on the court, the UCF Knights took a defeat with a final score of 68-57 against Cincinnati. The Knights snagged 16 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards for a total of 27 in this game. They also turned it over 12 times, while getting 8 steals for the game. Cincinnati committed 12 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Knights to the free throw line for a total of 9 attempts. They were able to make 7 of them for a clip of 77.8%. In reference to shooting from downtown, UCF converted 8 of their 18 attempts (44.4%). When the final whistle blew, the Knights finished shooting 21 out of 58 from the field which had them shooting 36.2%. The Knights permitted Cincinnati to make 24 of 52 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 46.2% in this contest. They wrapped up this game 21.4% from three-point range by hitting 3 of 14 and ended up shooting 17 out of 25 at the free throw line (68.0%). When discussing cleaning the glass, UCF permitted Cincinnati to collect 36 in total (12 on the offensive side).

Marchelus Avery was important for the Knights in the game. He buried 6 out of 13 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 46.2%, and tallied 7 rebounds. He had 19 points in his 31 minutes on the court and had 1 assist for this contest.

UCF has a win-loss record of 12-7 so far this season. The Knights commit 17.1 fouls per game and they hit 70.6% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 12.0 times per game (284th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 13.1 times per contest. UCF has 1,366 pts this season (71.9 per contest) and they collect 39.5 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offense, the Knights are shooting 41.0% from the field, which ranks them 329th in the country.

The UCF defense concedes 32.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter (129 of 396) and opponents are converting on 71.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 12.6 assists and 34.3 rebounds per contest, ranking them 162nd and 151st in Division 1. The Knights on the defensive side of the court are 29th in D-1 in points given up per game with 64.5. They are forcing 15.3 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 40.1% from the field (35th in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take UCF

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