Cincinnati Bearcats vs BYU Cougars Prediction, 1/6/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Bearcats vs BYU Cougars

Date: Saturday, January 6, 2024

Location: Marriott Center in Provo, UT

TV: ESPN+

Marriott Center is the location where the BYU Cougars (12-1) will attempt to beat the Cincinnati Bearcats (11-2) on Saturday.

The Cincinnati Bearcats faced Evansville and took home the win by a score of 76-58 in their last game. In reference to personal fouls, the Bearcats finished with 12 while Evansville accumulated 13 personal fouls. They also converted 3 out of their 12 tries from 3-point land. Evansville went 53.8% from the free throw line by knocking down 7 of their 13 shots. In addition, Evansville collected 25 rebounds (4 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Evansville dished out 12 dimes and had 7 steals for this game. In terms of defense, Cincinnati allowed the other team to go 41.4% from the floor on 24 of 58 shooting. They also recorded 22 assists in this game in addition to forcing 10 turnovers and having 7 steals. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they compiled 42 with 12 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Bearcats made 10 of their 15 tries for a rate of 66.7%. Cincinnati ended the contest having earned a 39.1% FG percentage (27 out of 69) and converted 12 of their 29 shots from distance.

John Newman is a player who played a role for this contest. He finished the contest at 75.0% from the floor and dished out 3 assists. He played 31 mins played and pulled down 2 rebounds. He accounted for 16 points on 6 out of 8 shooting.

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Cincinnati comes into this game with a win-loss record of 11-2 so far this year. They average 82.1 points per contest (49th in college basketball) while shooting 45.7% from the floor. The Bearcats are connecting on 35.1% on 3-pointers (108 of 308) and 68.4% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Cincinnati is grabbing 43.8 rebounds per game and has totaled 224 dimes this year, which has them ranked 52nd in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 10.4 times per contest and as a squad they commit 14.3 personal fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Bearcats have forced 11.5 turnovers every game while drawing 16.5 fouls. They are ranked 90th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 153 relinquished so far this season. The Bearcats defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 40.6% (308 of 759) and they relinquish 30.2 rebounds per game as a group. They are giving up 31.2% on 3-point shots and they are 72nd in D-1 in opponents points per game (65.8).

In their last game, the BYU Cougars got the win with a final of 94-68 against Wyoming. The Cougars recorded 30 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 41 for the game. They turned it over 9 times, while earning 9 steals for this contest. Wyoming committed 9 fouls in this game which took the Cougars to the free throw line for a total of 4 shots. They were able to make 2 of the free throws for a clip of 50.0%. With respect to 3-point shots, BYU made 14 of 32 tries (43.8%). When all was said and done, the Cougars ended up going 39 out of 73 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 53.4%. The Cougars allowed Wyoming to convert 25 out of 63 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 39.7% for this game. They shot 35.0% from three-point range by shooting 7 of 20 and ended up shooting 11 of 15 at the charity stripe (73.3%). When talking about cleaning the glass, BYU permitted Wyoming to pull down 25 in total (5 offensive).

Trevin Knell pitched in for the Cougars for the game. He made 7 of 10 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 70.0%, and tallied 5 rebounds. He earned 17 points in his 22 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 dimes in the matchup.

BYU has a win-loss mark of 12-1 on the campaign. When it comes to offense, the Cougars are shooting 49.2% from the floor, which is 29th in college basketball. BYU has accounted for 1,175 pts for the year (90.4 per game) and they pull in 44.4 boards per game. They are earning an assist 22.5 times per game (1st in the nation) and they are turning it over 9.8 times per game. The Cougars commit 16.3 fouls per contest and they shoot 72.9% from the free throw line.

The Cougars on the defensive side of the court are 13th in college hoops in PPG allowed with 61.5. They are forcing 13.1 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 40.2% from the field (62nd in college hoops). The BYU defense allows 25.7% on 3-point attempts (67 of 261) and their opponents are converting on 66.5% of their free throw shots. They surrender 11.5 dimes and 30.5 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 84th and 20th in college basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cincinnati

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