Cincinnati Bearcats vs Houston Cougars Prediction, 2/27/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Bearcats vs Houston Cougars

Date: Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Location: Fertitta Center in Houston, TX

TV: ESPN+

Fertitta Center is the location where the Houston Cougars (24-3) will meet the Cincinnati Bearcats (16-11) on Tuesday.

The Cincinnati Bearcats stepped onto the hardwood against TCU and ended up losing by a score of 75-57 in their last game. When talking about fouls, the Bearcats ended up walking away with 12 while TCU finished the game with 10 fouls. They also buried 9 of 22 shots from distance. TCU finished the game at 93.3% at the charity stripe by knocking down 14 of their 15 tries. Additionally, TCU pulled down 30 rebounds (7 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. TCU dished out 18 assists and had 11 steals for this game. In terms of defense, Cincinnati allowed the other team to shoot 44.8% from the field on 26 of 58 shooting. They also recorded 13 assists in the matchup while forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and getting 7 steals. When it comes to hauling in rebounds, they collected a total of 30 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Bearcats knocked down 8 of their 14 attempts for a rate of 57.1%. Cincinnati walked away from the game with a 41.5% FG percentage (22 of 53) and converted 5 of their 14 shots from downtown.

Day Day Thomas is a player who came through for this contest. He ended up walking away with 13 points on 4 of 9 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 30 minutes and also totaled 3 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 44.4% from the field and also distributed 2 dimes.

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Cincinnati heads into this matchup with a record of 16-11 on the season. They are averaging 74.9 points per contest (147th in the country) while hitting 44.2% from the field. The Bearcats are hitting 32.7% on 3-pointers (192 of 587) and 68.2% from the free throw line. As a unit, Cincinnati is pulling down 40.4 boards per contest and is sitting with 398 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 112th in college basketball in terms of passing. They are turning it over 12.3 times per game and as a squad are committing 14.6 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Bearcats are able to force 11.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.4 fouls. They currently rank 162nd in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 350 relinquished so far this season. The Bearcats defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 42.2% (666 of 1,577) and they surrender 31.6 boards per contest as a basketball team. They give up 32.8% on 3-point shots and they are 77th in D-1 in points per game allowed (67.9).

In their last game, the Houston Cougars walked away with a victory by a final of 82-76 when they faced Baylor. In relation to how they cleaned up the glass, Houston allowed Baylor to get 32 in total (7 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 40.0% from downtown by connecting on 10 out of 25 and ended up shooting 18 out of 22 from the free throw line (81.8%). The Cougars allowed Baylor to make 24 of their 55 attempts from the field which left them shooting 43.6% for the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Cougars ended up shooting 29 for 61 from the field which had them at 47.5%. In regard to shots from 3-point land, Houston knocked down 6 of their 21 attempts (28.6%). They were able to knock down 18 of them for a percentage of 85.7%. Baylor had 17 fouls in the matchup which got the Cougars to the charity stripe for a total of 21 tries. They turned it over 8 times, while getting 14 steals for the game. The Cougars were able to collect 17 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 25 for this contest.

Emanuel Sharp was important for the Cougars in this game. He converted 5 out of 12 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 41.7%, and accumulated 2 rebounds. He tallied 18 points in his 33 mins on the court and accumulated 1 assist in this contest.

Houston has a mark of 24-3 this year. On the offensive side of the court, the Cougars are shooting 43.5% from the floor, which is 251st in college basketball. Houston has totaled 2,003 pts this season (74.2 per game) and they pull in 39.1 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 13.1 times per contest (186th in the country) and they turn the ball over 8.7 times per contest. The Cougars are committing 18.0 fouls per contest while shooting 68.9% from the free throw line.

The Houston defense gives up 30.1% on 3-point attempts (167 of 555) and their opponents are converting on 65.3% of their free throw shots. They concede 11.4 dimes and 33.2 boards every game, which is 64th and 97th in the country. The Cougars on the defensive end are ranked 1st in college basketball in PPG allowed with 56.1. They are able to force 16.1 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 37.6% from the floor (1st in the nation).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cincinnati

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