Cincinnati Bearcats vs Kansas Jayhawks Prediction, 1/22/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Bearcats vs Kansas Jayhawks

Date: Monday, January 22, 2024

Location: Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, KS

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Cincinnati (+7)

Allen Fieldhouse is where the Kansas Jayhawks (15-3) will take on the Cincinnati Bearcats (13-4) on Monday. Cincinnati opens this matchup as 7-point dogs. The total is 146.

The Cincinnati Bearcats took the court against TCU and notched a win by a score of 81-77 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Bearcats ended up with 15 and TCU accounted for 19 personal fouls. They also knocked down 11 of 25 shots from downtown. TCU finished shooting 50.0% at the charity stripe by burying 6 of their 12 attempts. On top of that, TCU snagged 34 rebounds (12 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. TCU distributed 20 dimes and had 10 steals for this contest. Regarding defense, Cincinnati allowed the other team to go 41.7% from the field on 30 out of 72 shooting. They also doled out 17 dimes for the matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 18 turnovers and getting 8 steals. With regard to pulling down rebounds, they earned 34 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Bearcats made 11 of 21 tries for a rate of 52.4%. Cincinnati walked away from the game having earned a 52.5% field goal percentage (32 out of 61) and converted 6 out of their 16 3-pointers.

Day Day Thomas is a player who was a major contributor for this contest. He accumulated 21 points on 9 out of 17 shooting. He played for 33 mins and also totaled 4 rebounds. He finished the game at 52.9% from the field and dished out 6 assists.

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Cincinnati heads into this game with a mark of 13-4 on the season. They turn it over 11.4 times per game and as a squad are committing 14.2 fouls per game. As a unit, Cincinnati is grabbing 42.1 rebounds per game and has 282 assists this year, which is 80th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Bearcats are shooting 34.7% on 3-pointers (131 of 377) and 67.1% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 79.5 points per game (64th in the nation) while shooting 45.6% from the field.

On defense, the Bearcats are forcing 12.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.8 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 109th in college hoops in allowing assists with 217 surrendered on the season. The Bearcats are giving up a shooting percentage of 41.0% (410 of 1,000) and they surrender 31.2 rebounds per game as a unit. They are relinquishing 31.6% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 61st in the country in PPG from their opponents (66.4).

When they last stepped on the court, the Kansas Jayhawks took a loss by a final score of 91-85 when they played West Virginia. The Jayhawks were able to collect 17 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards for a total of 22 in this game. They also turned it over 7 times, while earning 8 steals for this contest. West Virginia had 18 fouls for this contest which got the Jayhawks to the charity stripe for 18 attempts. They were able to make 14 of those for a percentage of 77.8%. In relation to 3-point shots, Kansas converted 7 of their 23 tries (30.4%). When the final whistle blew, the Jayhawks finished the game shooting 32 for 60 from the floor which had them shooting 53.3%. The Jayhawks allowed West Virginia to make 29 of their 56 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 51.8% in this contest. They shot 57.1% from three-point range by shooting 12 of 21 and walked away from this one shooting 21 out of 25 from the free throw line (84.0%). In reference to rebounding, Kansas allowed West Virginia to grab 31 overall (9 on the offensive side).

Kevin McCullar ended up having an impact for the Jayhawks in the matchup. He had 24 points in his 32 mins on the hardwood and totaled 5 dimes in this game. He buried 10 of 14 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 71.4%, and added 4 rebounds.

Kansas has a record of 15-3 on the season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Jayhawks are hitting on 51.0% from the floor, which has them ranked 4th in college hoops. Kansas has scored 1,431 pts for the campaign (79.5 per contest) and they grab 37.3 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 21.0 times per contest (1st in college hoops) and they turn the ball over 11.9 times per game. The Jayhawks are responsible for committing 14.5 personal fouls every game and they go 74.2% from the charity stripe.

The Jayhawks on the defensive end are ranked 90th in D-1 in PPG surrendered with 67.7. They are able to force 12.2 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 39.8% from the field (31st in the nation). The Kansas defense surrenders 32.0% from downtown (139 of 434) and opponents are converting on 71.5% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 11.8 assists and 32.2 rebounds every game, which is ranked 98th and 51st in college basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kansas (-7)

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