Cincinnati Bearcats vs Indiana State Sycamores Prediction, 3/26/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Bearcats vs Indiana State Sycamores

Date: Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Location: Hulman Center in Terre Haute, IN

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Cincinnati (+4)

The Indiana State Sycamores (30-6) will go up against the Cincinnati Bearcats (22-14) at Hulman Center on Tuesday in the NIT Quarterfinals. Indiana State opens this matchup as 4-point favorites. The over/under is 155.5.

The Cincinnati Bearcats faced Bradley and walked away with a win by a score of 74-57 in their last game. Cincinnati finished with a 47.5% field goal percentage (28 out of 59) and buried 10 out of their 28 shots from beyond the arc. At the free throw line, the Bearcats buried 8 of 15 shots for a percentage of 53.3%. In reference to pulling down boards, they compiled 39 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 12 assists in this game while creating 11 turnovers and having 7 steals. When discussing defending, Cincinnati let their opponent shoot 37.7% from the floor on 23 of 61 shooting. Bradley totaled 10 assists and had 5 steals for this contest. Furthermore, Bradley had 30 rebounds (5 offensive, 25 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Bradley finished the contest at 85.7% when shooting free throws by knocking down 6 of their 7 tries. They also made 5 out of their 23 shots from long range. Concerning fouls, the Bearcats ended up walking away with 10 while Bradley finished the game with 10 fouls.

Jizzle James is a player who was a major contributor for this game. He finished the game shooting 64.7% from the field and dished out 1 assist. He played 38 mins and grabbed 3 rebounds. He ended up scoring 25 points on 11 out of 17 shooting.

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Cincinnati will enter this contest with a win-loss record of 22-14 this season. They are losing possession via turnover 12.0 times per game and as a unit they commit 14.9 fouls per game. As a team, Cincinnati is pulling down 39.6 rebounds per contest and has racked up 529 assists so far this season, which ranks 40th in the country in terms of passing. The Bearcats are shooting 32.6% on shots beyond the perimeter (270 of 827) and 68.9% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 74.6 pts per contest (150th in Division 1) while shooting 44.1% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Bearcats are forcing their opponents into 12.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 15.7 fouls. They are 279th in the nation in giving up assists with 462 relinquished so far this year. The Bearcats defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 41.8% (874 of 2,090) and they relinquish 32.2 rebounds per game as a group. They concede 33.2% on 3-point shots and they rank 64th in college basketball in opponents PPG (67.7).

In their last game, the Indiana State Sycamores walked away with a victory by a final of 76-64 when they played Minnesota. In the matter of rebounds, Indiana State permitted Minnesota to pull down 31 overall (8 on the offensive glass). They went 35.3% from distance by shooting 6 of 17 and finished the contest at 8 of 15 from the free throw line (53.3%). The Sycamores permitted Minnesota to knock down 25 of 56 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 44.6% for this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Sycamores finished shooting 27 out of 56 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.2%. When discussing 3-point attempts, Indiana State made 8 out of 30 attempts (26.7%). They were able to knock down 14 of the free throw tries for a rate of 77.8%. Minnesota earned 14 personal fouls for the game which took the Sycamores to the free throw line for a total of 18 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while getting 8 steals for the game. The Sycamores collected 24 defensive boards and 3 offensive rebounds totaling 27 in this matchup.

Ryan Conwell was important for the Sycamores in this matchup. He racked up 23 points in his 38 mins on the court and accounted for 5 assists in this game. He knocked down 7 of 11 for this contest giving him a rate of 63.6%, and earned 2 rebounds.

Indiana State has a record of 30-6 so far this year. On the offensive side of the court, the Sycamores are hitting on 50.6% from the floor, which ranks them 3rd in the country. Indiana State has scored 3,047 points on the campaign (84.6 per game) and they snag 35.5 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 17.7 times per contest (11th in Division 1) and they are turning it over 11.7 times per contest. The Sycamores are committing 16.4 fouls per game and they hit 79.9% from the charity stripe.

The Indiana State defense gives up 33.2% on 3-point shots (249 of 751) and opponents are making 74.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 10.6 dimes and 31.9 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks 16th and 28th in those categories on the defensive end. The Sycamores defensively are ranked 196th in college basketball in PPG given up with 72.3. They are forcing 11.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.4% from the field (161st in the nation).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Indiana State (-4)

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