Howard Bison vs Cincinnati Bearcats Prediction, 12/8/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Howard Bison vs Cincinnati Bearcats

Date: Sunday, December 8, 2024

Location: Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Howard Bison (3-5) are on their way to Fifth Third Arena on Sunday where they will attempt to defeat the Cincinnati Bearcats (6-1).

The Howard Bison took the court against Mount St. Mary's and took a loss by a score of 79-75 in their last contest. Howard finished with a 46.2% field goal percentage (24 of 52) and converted 7 of their 22 shots from 3-point land. At the free throw line, the Bison knocked down 20 of 27 tries for a percentage of 74.1%. In regard to hauling in boards, they compiled a total of 28 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 11 assists in this contest while creating 13 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In the matter of the defense, Howard allowed the other team to shoot 42.0% from the floor on 21 of 50 shooting. Mount St. Mary's doled out 12 assists and had 6 steals for this contest. Moreover, Mount St. Mary's snagged 23 boards (5 offensive, 18 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Mount St. Mary's finished the contest at 96.7% when shooting free throws by knocking down 29 of their 30 attempts. They also knocked down 8 out of their 23 shots from distance. Regarding fouls, the Bison ended up finishing with 23 while Mount St. Mary's totaled 20 fouls.

Anwar Gill is a player who played a role for this game. He went 55.6% from the floor and dished out 3 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 31 mins and collected 3 rebounds. He accounted for 18 points on 5 of 9 shooting.

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Howard will enter this matchup with a win-loss mark of 3-5 on the season. They are giving up possession 15.4 times per contest and as a team are committing 18.5 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Howard is collecting 32.9 boards per game and is sitting with 121 dimes this season, which is 179th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Bison are hitting 37.5% on 3-point shots (66 of 176) and 68.3% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 73.4 pts per game (233rd in college hoops) while going 45.6% from the field.

On defense, the Bison are forcing 11.6 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 16.8 personal fouls. They are surrendering 34.0% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 330th in college hoops in PPG allowed (79.3). The Bison are allowing a FG percentage of 47.8% (216 of 452) and they relinquish 32.6 boards per contest as a basketball team. They currently rank 86th in Division 1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 95 conceded so far this year.

When they last played, the Cincinnati Bearcats took a defeat with a final score of 68-60 when they played Villanova. When discussing rebounding, Cincinnati permitted Villanova to collect 27 in all (4 on the offensive side). They shot 40.0% from downtown by connecting on 8 of 20 and finished the contest at 14 of 17 at the free throw line (82.4%). The Bearcats allowed Villanova to make 23 out of 47 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 48.9% for this contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Bearcats walked away from this one shooting 23 out of 60 from the field which gave them a percentage of 38.3%. When discussing shots from beyond the arc, Cincinnati buried 8 out of their 26 attempts (30.8%). They were able to knock down 6 of those for a rate of 54.5%. Villanova committed 14 fouls in this matchup which got the Bearcats to the free throw line for a total of 11 shots. They turned the ball over 4 times, while recording 6 steals in the matchup. The Bearcats were able to snag 17 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 27 for the contest.

Jizzle James pitched in for the Bearcats in this game. He knocked down 8 of 18 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 44.4%, and added 4 rebounds. He earned 19 points in his 33 mins on the court and accumulated 5 assists for the contest.

Cincinnati has a win-loss record of 6-1 on the year. The Bearcats have committed 12.4 personal fouls every game and they shoot 59.1% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 17.7 times per contest (27th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 9.0 times per game. Cincinnati has 572 pts for the campaign (81.7 per contest) and they average 38.9 rebounds per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Bearcats are hitting on 51.5% from the field, which is 7th in the nation.

The Cincinnati defense allows 27.4% on shots from beyond the arc (37 of 135) and their opponents are knocking down 66.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 9.9 dimes and 31.3 boards every game, which has them ranked 31st and 50th in college hoops. The Bearcats are ranked 5th in the country in PPG allowed with 57.7. They have forced 11.6 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 36.2% from the floor (9th in the country).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Howard

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