Cincinnati Bearcats vs Kansas State Wildcats Prediction, 12/30/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Bearcats vs Kansas State Wildcats

Date: Monday, December 30, 2024

Location: Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, KS

TV: CBSSN

The Cincinnati Bearcats (10-1) are traveling to Bramlage Coliseum on Monday where they will play the Kansas State Wildcats (6-5).

The Cincinnati Bearcats faced Grambling and took home the win by a score of 84-49 in their last contest. Cincinnati walked away from the game having earned a 46.2% FG percentage (30 out of 65) and converted 9 out of their 32 shots from downtown. From the free throw line, the Bearcats converted 15 of their 20 attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. With regard to hauling in boards, they compiled 40 with 17 of them being offensive. They also recorded 17 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing 16 turnovers and getting 9 steals. When it comes to defense, Cincinnati allowed 34.0% from the field on 17 out of 50 shooting. Grambling distributed 10 dimes and had 4 steals for this contest. Furthermore, Grambling collected 28 rebounds (8 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Grambling finished the contest at 86.7% when shooting free throws by knocking down 13 of their 15 attempts. They also buried 2 of their 14 attempts from distance. When it comes to personal fouls, the Bearcats walked away with 15 while Grambling racked up 21 personal fouls.

Aziz Bandaogo is one guy who was a major factor for this contest. He went 83.3% from the field and also recorded 1 assist. He played 21 minutes played and pulled down 6 boards. He accounted for 15 points on 5 out of 6 shooting.

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Cincinnati steps onto the court with a win-loss mark of 10-1 on the year. They are turning it over 9.4 times per game and as a unit they commit 13.3 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Cincinnati is pulling down 38.6 boards per game and has accounted for 184 assists for the season, which ranks 154th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Bearcats are connecting on 35.7% on shots from downtown (97 of 272) and 65.3% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 79.5 points per game (88th in the country) on 48.7% from the field.

On defense, the Bearcats are forcing their opponents into 13.1 turnovers per game while drawing 15.3 fouls. They are currently ranked 15th in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 113 surrendered so far this season. The Bearcats are giving up a field goal percentage of 37.5% (236 of 630) and they relinquish 31.0 boards per contest as a team. They surrender 27.5% on 3-point shots and they are 9th in D-1 in points per game allowed (58.5).

In their last game, the Kansas State Wildcats took a loss by a final score of 84-65 when they played Wichita State. Concerning rebounds, Kansas State allowed Wichita State to collect 38 in total (7 offensive). They finished 40.0% from 3-point land by shooting 4 out of 10 and ended up shooting 20 out of 22 from the free throw line (90.9%). The Wildcats allowed Wichita State to convert 30 of 59 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 50.8% for this game. When the game finished, the Wildcats finished shooting 25 out of 69 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 36.2%. When it comes to shooting from distance, Kansas State converted 9 of 32 attempts (28.1%). They were able to knock down 6 of the free throw tries for a clip of 40.0%. Wichita State committed 14 fouls in this contest which took the Wildcats to the charity stripe for 15 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while earning 3 steals for the contest. The Wildcats corralled 20 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards totaling 32 for the matchup.

Macaleab Rich pitched in for the Wildcats in this matchup. He made 8 of 13 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 61.5%, and accumulated 2 rebounds. He tallied 20 points in his 19 mins of playing time, but wasn't able to notch an assist.

Kansas State has a mark of 6-5 on the campaign. The Wildcats have committed 15.4 fouls per contest and they go 66.0% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 17.3 times per game (35th in college) and they are turning it over 12.5 times per game. Kansas State has tallied 859 points for the season (78.1 per contest) and they pull down 35.5 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Wildcats are connecting on 46.3% from the floor, which is 130th in college hoops.

The Wildcats defensively are ranked 174th in D-1 in PPG given up with 71.0. They are able to force 13.7 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 43.4% from the field (198th in college). The Kansas State defense gives up 34.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (77 of 222) and opponents are making 78.0% of their free throw shots. They give up 13.4 dimes and 33.8 boards per game, which has them ranked 210th and 156th in the country.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cincinnati

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