Iowa State Cyclones vs Cincinnati Bearcats Prediction, 2/13/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Iowa State Cyclones vs Cincinnati Bearcats

Date: Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Location: Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Cincinnati Bearcats (15-8) will go up against the Iowa State Cyclones (18-5) at Fifth Third Arena on Tuesday.

The Iowa State Cyclones faced off with TCU and walked away with a win by a score of 71-59 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Cyclones finished with 16 while TCU recorded 17 personal fouls. They also made 5 of their 17 tries from three-point range. TCU ended up shooting 50.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 8 of 16 attempts. Moreover, TCU totaled 25 boards (11 offensive, 14 defensive), but didn't notch a block. TCU totaled 15 dimes and had 7 steals in the matchup. Pertaining to the defense, Iowa State allowed their opponent to shoot 44.2% from the floor on 23 out of 52 shooting. They also distributed 20 dimes for this game while forcing 9 turnovers and earning 5 steals. When discussing pulling down rebounds, they compiled a total of 22 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Cyclones made 15 of 18 shots for a rate of 83.3%. Iowa State finished having earned a 50.0% FG percentage (24 out of 48) and buried 8 of their 19 shots from downtown.

Tre King is someone who came through for the contest. He ended up scoring 15 points on 4 out of 7 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 31 minutes and also collected 3 boards. He finished 57.1% from the field but had no assists when the game ended.

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Iowa State enters this contest with a win-loss mark of 18-5 for the campaign. They turn it over 10.9 times per game and as a team they commit 16.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Iowa State is pulling down 35.0 rebounds per game and has accumulated 390 assists for the campaign, which is 36th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Cyclones are hitting 35.8% from downtown (155 of 433) and 69.2% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 79.0 points per game (62nd in the country) while going 47.6% from the floor.

On defense, the Cyclones are forcing 17.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.1 personal fouls. They are ranked 112th in the nation in allowing assists to the opposition with 288 relinquished on the campaign. The Cyclones defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 40.4% (478 of 1,184) and they relinquish 32.0 rebounds per contest as a team. They are relinquishing 33.6% on three-point shots and they are 7th in college basketball in PPG allowed (62.1).

For their last game, the Cincinnati Bearcats went home defeated by a final of 67-62 when they played Houston. The Bearcats were able to snag 23 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 31 for the matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while recording 2 steals for the game. Houston earned 20 fouls in this contest which got the Bearcats to the charity stripe for 25 tries. They were able to convert 18 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 72.0%. When it comes to shots from 3-point land, Cincinnati converted 6 out of 20 attempts (30.0%). Overall, the Bearcats finished 19 out of 51 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 37.3%. The Bearcats allowed Houston to bury 27 of their 69 attempts from the field which had them shooting 39.1% in this game. They shot 18.8% from distance by connecting on 3 out of 16 and ended up going 10 out of 14 from the free throw line (71.4%). With respect to rebounds, Cincinnati permitted Houston to pull down 39 in all (16 on the offensive side).

Daniel Skillings ended up being a major contributor for the Bearcats for the matchup. He made 4 out of 11 for the contest for a field goal rate of 36.4%, and accounted for 3 rebounds. He accumulated 13 points in his 33 minutes on the court and accumulated 1 assist in the matchup.

Cincinnati has a win-loss mark of 15-8 on the season. As an offensive team, the Bearcats are hitting on 44.4% from the field, which is 208th in the nation. Cincinnati has totaled 1,755 pts so far this season (76.3 per contest) and they collect 41.0 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 15.3 times per contest (66th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 11.5 times per contest. The Bearcats have committed 14.8 fouls every game while shooting 68.7% from the charity stripe.

The Cincinnati defense concedes 32.3% on 3-point attempts (151 of 467) and their opponents are converting on 73.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 12.4 dimes and 32.1 boards per contest, which ranks 143rd and 42nd in college hoops. The Bearcats on the defensive end are ranked 52nd in the nation in points per game surrendered with 66.8. They are forcing their opponents into 11.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 41.1% from the floor (51st in the country).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Iowa State

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