Baylor Bears vs Cincinnati Bearcats Prediction, 2/25/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baylor Bears vs Cincinnati Bearcats

Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025

Location: Fifth Third Arena in Stillwater, OK

TV: ESPN+

Fifth Third Arena is the location where the Cincinnati Bearcats (16-11) will take on the Baylor Bears (16-11) on Tuesday.

The Baylor Bears took the court against Colorado and went home with a loss by a final score of 76-74 in their last contest. Baylor ended having earned a 36.2% field goal percentage (25 out of 69) and knocked down 9 of their 27 shots from downtown. From the free throw line, the Bears made 15 of 17 tries for a percentage of 88.2%. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they compiled 34 with 12 of them being offensive. They also doled out 12 assists for this game while forcing 11 turnovers and earning 7 steals. With regard to defense, Baylor allowed 48.9% from the field on 23 of 47 shooting. Colorado recorded 18 dimes and had 6 steals for this contest. Additionally, Colorado snagged 29 boards (3 offensive, 26 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Colorado finished shooting 84.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 21 of their 25 attempts. They also knocked down 9 out of their 22 shots from distance. When it comes to fouls, the Bears ended up finishing with 23 while Colorado accounted for 15 fouls.

Norchad Omier is someone who was a major contributor for this game. He recorded 18 points on 7 out of 11 shooting. He played for 36 minutes and also totaled 13 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 63.6% from the field but didn't record a dime.

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Baylor enters this contest with a win-loss mark of 16-11 so far this season. They are turning it over 11.3 times per game and as a squad are committing 16.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Baylor is grabbing 35.9 boards per game and has earned 405 assists for the season, which has them ranked 119th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Bears are connecting on 35.8% on shots from distance (235 of 656) and 75.2% from the free throw line. They are averaging 78.5 pts per contest (72nd in the country) while going 45.4% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Bears are forcing their opponents into 13.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.9 personal fouls. They currently rank 312th in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 410 surrendered so far this year. The Bears are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 44.1% (666 of 1,509) and they concede 32.4 rebounds per game as a squad. They are conceding 35.6% on 3-point shots and they are 128th in college in PPG from their opponents (70.3).

For their last game, the Cincinnati Bearcats got the win with a final of 75-63 when they played TCU. The Bearcats were able to corral 24 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards totaling 36 for this contest. They turned it over 7 times, while earning 5 steals for the matchup. TCU was called for 16 personal fouls for the game which got the Bearcats to the charity stripe for a total of 17 shots. They were able to make 15 of those for a clip of 88.2%. With respect to 3-point shots, Cincinnati converted 4 of 20 tries (20.0%). At the conclusion of this game, the Bearcats went 28 for 61 from the floor which gave them a rate of 45.9%. The Bearcats permitted TCU to knock down 27 of 66 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.9% for the game. They went 26.1% from distance by going 6 of 23 and finished the contest at 3 of 4 from the charity stripe (75.0%). In reference to attacking the glass, Cincinnati allowed TCU to get 27 in total (10 on the offensive side).

Jizzle James ended up being a major contributor for the Bearcats in this matchup. He tallied 18 points in his 28 mins on the court and tallied 4 assists for this contest. He converted 7 of 16 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 43.8%, and accumulated 4 rebounds.

Cincinnati has a win-loss record of 16-11 this season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Bearcats are hitting on 45.5% from the field, which ranks them 143rd in Division 1. Cincinnati has accumulated 1,936 points this year (71.7 per game) and they pull in 34.8 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 13.8 times per contest (172nd in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 10.0 times per contest. The Bearcats have committed 13.7 fouls per game and they go 66.7% from the charity stripe.

The Bearcats on defense are ranked 24th in college hoops in points allowed per game with 64.9. They have forced 12.7 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 41.9% from the field (80th in college). The Cincinnati defense surrenders 31.9% from downtown (171 of 536) and opponents are making 76.2% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 11.8 assists and 33.1 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 65th and 107th in D-1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Baylor

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