Cincinnati Bearcats vs Baylor Bears Prediction, 1/13/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Bearcats vs Baylor Bears

Date: Saturday, January 13, 2024

Location: Foster Pavilion in Waco, TX

TV: ESPN

Foster Pavilion is the location where the Baylor Bears (13-2) will attempt to defeat the Cincinnati Bearcats (12-3) on Saturday.

The Cincinnati Bearcats played Texas and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 74-73 in their last game. Cincinnati finished having earned a 47.5% field goal percentage (29 out of 61) and knocked down 7 out of their 17 3-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Bearcats made 8 of their 15 tries for a rate of 53.3%. When talking about pulling down boards, they earned 29 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 17 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing 11 turnovers and having 6 steals. In regard to defending, Cincinnati allowed the other team to shoot 50.9% from the field on 29 of 57 shooting. Texas dished out 15 dimes and had 8 steals for this game. On top of that, Texas snagged 26 boards (5 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Texas finished 90.0% from the charity stripe by burying 9 of 10 attempts. They knocked down 7 of their 20 shots from beyond the arc. In reference to fouls, the Bearcats ended up walking away with 10 while Texas had 19 fouls.

Simas Lukosius is one guy who came through for the game. He ended up shooting 70.0% from the field and also recorded 4 assists. He played for 29 mins and collected 2 rebounds. He accounted for 19 points on 7 out of 10 shooting.

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Cincinnati will enter this matchup with a win-loss mark of 12-3 this season. They average 80.7 points per contest (54th in college basketball) while going 45.6% from the floor. The Bearcats are shooting 35.6% on shots from 3-point land (121 of 340) and 68.5% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Cincinnati is pulling in 43.3 boards per game and has accumulated 254 assists for the season, which is 48th in college basketball in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.3 times per contest and as a unit are committing 14.0 personal fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Bearcats have forced 11.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.9 personal fouls. They currently rank 139th in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 184 relinquished on the year. The Bearcats defense is giving up a FG percentage of 40.7% (358 of 880) and they relinquish 30.5 rebounds per game as a team. They are giving up 31.0% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 67th in college basketball in opponents PPG (66.0).

The last time they took the court, the Baylor Bears took home the win by a final score of 81-72 against BYU. The Bears were able to pull down 17 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive boards for a total of 21 for this contest. They also turned the ball over 5 times, while getting 7 steals in this matchup. BYU committed 23 fouls in this game which took the Bears to the free throw line for 28 attempts. They were able to make 21 of the free throws for a percentage of 75.0%. In relation to 3-point shots, Baylor knocked down 10 out of 23 tries (43.5%). Overall, the Bears ended up going 25 out of 58 from the floor which gave them a rate of 43.1%. The Bears allowed BYU to make 26 out of 53 attempts from the field which had them shooting 49.1% for the game. They shot 37.5% from 3-point land via 9 of 24 and ended up going 11 out of 14 at the free throw line (78.6%). Concerning rebounds, Baylor permitted BYU to get 28 in total (4 offensive).

Jalen Bridges was important for the Bears for this game. He tallied 25 points in his 36 mins on the court and totaled 2 assists in this game. He made 7 out of 14 in this game for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 5 rebounds.

Baylor has a win-loss mark of 13-2 on the season. The Bears are responsible for committing 16.7 personal fouls per contest and they hit 73.3% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 15.9 times per contest (57th in the nation) and they lose possession via turnover 11.4 times per game. Baylor has totaled 1,315 pts for the year (87.7 per contest) and they collect 36.1 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Bears are connecting on 51.2% from the field, which is 4th in D-1.

The Baylor defense surrenders 31.2% on 3-point shots (91 of 292) and opponents are knocking down 74.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 12.7 dimes and 29.2 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 174th and 5th in Division 1. The Bears on the defensive side of the court are 139th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 69.5. They have forced 13.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.2% from the floor (251st in the country).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Baylor

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