Oklahoma State Cowboys vs Cincinnati Bearcats Prediction, 2/21/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oklahoma State Cowboys vs Cincinnati Bearcats

Date: Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Location: Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati, OH

TV: BIG12|ESPN+

The Oklahoma State Cowboys (11-14) are hitting the road to Fifth Third Arena on Wednesday where they will try to beat the Cincinnati Bearcats (16-9).

The Oklahoma State Cowboys played BYU and went home with a win by a final score of 93-83 in their last game. Oklahoma State finished with a 59.6% FG percentage (31 of 52) and made 11 of 22 3-pointers. When they shot from the free throw line, the Cowboys converted 20 of 29 shots for a rate of 69.0%. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they collected 27 with 5 of them being offensive. They also recorded 16 dimes for this contest in addition to creating 8 turnovers and earning 5 steals. Concerning defense, Oklahoma State allowed 43.7% from the field on 31 out of 71 shooting. BYU distributed 13 assists and had 7 steals in this contest. In addition, BYU collected 31 boards (14 offensive, 17 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. BYU finished 86.7% when shooting free throws by knocking down 13 of their 15 tries. They converted 8 out of their 35 attempts from downtown. In regard to fouls, the Cowboys ended up finishing with 11 and BYU totaled 22 fouls.

Jamyron Keller is a guy who played a role for the matchup. He finished the game at 100.0% from the field and also distributed 2 dimes. He played 38 mins played and pulled down 5 boards. He finished with 22 points on 8 of 8 shooting.

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Oklahoma State heads into this contest with a win-loss mark of 11-14 for the year. They average 71.3 points per contest (258th in Division 1) while going 43.9% from the field. The Cowboys are shooting 34.6% on shots beyond the perimeter (217 of 627) and 67.9% from the charity stripe. As a team, Oklahoma State is snagging 34.6 boards per contest and has totaled 345 assists for the season, which is 173rd in college basketball in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 12.9 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 15.7 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Cowboys are forcing their opponents into 11.6 turnovers every game while drawing 16.7 fouls. They rank 88th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 301 surrendered so far this season. The Cowboys defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 45.2% (662 of 1,463) and they surrender 33.2 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are giving up 33.3% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 150th in college basketball in PPG allowed (70.9).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Cincinnati Bearcats took home the win by a final score of 76-74 against UCF. In the matter of team rebounding, Cincinnati permitted UCF to pull down 30 in all (7 offensive). They wrapped up this game 33.3% from beyond the perimeter by going 4 of 12 and ended up going 14 out of 18 at the free throw line (77.8%). The Bearcats permitted UCF to make 28 out of 59 tries from the field which had them shooting 47.5% for the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Bearcats went 28 for 67 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.8%. When it comes to shots from downtown, Cincinnati converted 7 out of their 26 tries (26.9%). They were able to make 13 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 61.9%. UCF was called for 17 fouls in this game which got the Bearcats to the charity stripe for 21 attempts. They also turned the ball over 10 times, while getting 6 steals for the contest. The Bearcats recorded 24 defensive rebounds and 16 offensive rebounds totaling 40 for this game.

Daniel Skillings ended up being important for the Bearcats for the game. He buried 5 of 14 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 35.7%, and accumulated 8 rebounds. He racked up 15 points in his 31 minutes on the hardwood and added 2 assists for this game.

Cincinnati has a win-loss mark of 16-9 for the campaign. The Bearcats are committing 14.8 personal fouls per game and they connect on 68.5% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 15.0 times per contest (79th in the nation) and they cough up possession 12.0 times per game. Cincinnati has totaled 1,890 points for the season (75.6 per contest) and they collect 41.1 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Bearcats are shooting 44.1% from the field, which has them ranked 217th in the country.

The Cincinnati defense gives up 32.2% on 3-point shots (160 of 497) and their opposition makes 73.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 12.5 dimes and 31.8 boards per contest, which ranks them 145th and 35th in college hoops. The Bearcats defensively are ranked 59th in Division 1 in PPG allowed with 67.2. They are able to force 11.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 41.6% from the field (75th 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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