Grambling Tigers vs Cincinnati Bearcats Prediction, 12/22/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Grambling Tigers vs Cincinnati Bearcats

Date: Sunday, December 22, 2024

Location: Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Cincinnati Bearcats (8-1) will go up against the Grambling Tigers (2-8) at Fifth Third Arena on Sunday.

The Grambling Tigers played Delaware State and went home with a loss by a final score of 73-60 in their last game. Grambling walked away from the contest having earned a 37.9% FG percentage (22 out of 58) and buried 4 out of their 24 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the free throw line, the Tigers made 12 of their 19 attempts for a rate of 63.2%. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 30 with 12 of them being offensive. They also distributed 11 assists for the contest as well as forcing 13 turnovers and having 7 steals. In regard to defending, Grambling let their opponent shoot 47.4% from the floor on 27 of 57 shooting. Delaware State earned 12 assists and had 6 steals for the game. Furthermore, Delaware State grabbed 36 rebounds (13 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Delaware State ended up going 82.4% when shooting free throws by converting 14 of their 17 shots. They also made 5 of their 10 tries from three-point range. In relation to personal fouls, the Tigers walked away with 19 and Delaware State totaled 19 personal fouls.

James Flippin is a player who played a role for this game. He ended up going 46.2% from the floor and also recorded 1 assist. He saw the court for 31 mins and also collected 6 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 14 points on 6 of 13 shooting.

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Grambling will take the court with a record of 2-8 so far this season. They are averaging 68.8 points per game (313th in the country) while going 44.8% from the field. The Tigers are connecting on 37.2% on shots from downtown (73 of 196) and 66.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Grambling is pulling in 34.0 boards per contest and has earned 130 assists this year, which is 317th in college in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 13.9 times per game and as a team they are committing 17.6 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Tigers are able to force 12.3 turnovers every game and they draw 14.5 fouls. They are ranked 167th in college in allowing assists with 143 surrendered this season. The Tigers are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.6% (260 of 597) and they surrender 36.3 boards per game as a unit. They surrender 34.5% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 221st in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (72.5).

When they last stepped on the court, the Cincinnati Bearcats got the victory with a final of 68-65 when they played Xavier. The Bearcats snagged 24 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards for a total of 34 in the game. They also gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while recording 9 steals for the matchup. Xavier was called for 17 fouls in the matchup which got the Bearcats to the free throw line for 26 tries. They were able to make 19 of those for a clip of 73.1%. When discussing shots from 3-point land, Cincinnati made 5 of their 20 attempts (25.0%). When all was said and done, the Bearcats finished the game shooting 22 for 58 from the field which gave them a percentage of 37.9%. The Bearcats allowed Xavier to bury 22 out of 58 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 37.9% for the matchup. They went 31.6% from beyond the arc via 6 of 19 and walked away from this one shooting 15 out of 17 from the free throw line (88.2%). When talking about attacking the glass, Cincinnati permitted Xavier to collect 33 in total (7 offensive).

Simas Lukosius ended up having an impact for the Bearcats for this game. He buried 5 of 13 in this matchup for a rate of 38.5%, and accumulated 4 rebounds. He scored 14 points in his 29 mins on the court and had 2 assists in the matchup.

Cincinnati has a mark of 8-1 this year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Bearcats are hitting on 50.3% from the floor, which ranks them 17th in college. Cincinnati has totaled 724 points so far this year (80.4 per game) and they pull down 38.3 boards per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 17.3 times per game (34th in the country) and they are giving up possession 9.6 times per game. The Bearcats have committed 12.8 personal fouls every game and they hit 62.1% from the charity stripe.

The Cincinnati defense gives up 28.5% on shots from behind the 3-point line (49 of 172) and their opponents are knocking down 71.8% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 10.6 assists and 31.0 rebounds every game, which ranks them 42nd and 38th in college hoops. The Bearcats on the defensive end are ranked 10th in college hoops in points given up per game with 59.6. They are able to force 12.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 37.6% from the field (10th in college hoops).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Cincinnati and under the total points

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