Cincinnati Bearcats vs Colorado Buffaloes Prediction, 1/15/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Bearcats vs Colorado Buffaloes

Date: Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Location: CU Events Center in Boulder, CO

TV: ESPN+

The Cincinnati Bearcats (10-5) are on their way to CU Events Center on Wednesday where they will take on the Colorado Buffaloes (9-6).

The Cincinnati Bearcats stepped onto the hardwood against Kansas and took a loss by a final of 54-40 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Bearcats ended up with 6 and Kansas racked up 6 personal fouls. They made 2 out of their 21 attempts from three-point range. Kansas finished 80.0% from the free throw line by converting 4 of their 5 tries. Moreover, Kansas snagged 43 rebounds (14 offensive, 29 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Kansas totaled 12 assists and had 5 steals for this game. Regarding the defense, Cincinnati allowed the other team to go 35.3% from the field on 24 out of 68 shooting. They also doled out 8 assists for the game while creating 7 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In reference to pulling down rebounds, they collected a total of 39 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Bearcats converted 1 of their 2 attempts for a rate of 50.0%. Cincinnati wrapped up the contest with a 30.5% FG percentage (18 out of 59) and converted 3 out of their 22 3-point attempts.

Dillon Mitchell is one guy who was a major factor for the matchup. He ended up going 62.5% from the floor but had no assists when the time ran out. He was on the hardwood for 29 mins and snagged 5 boards. He racked up 10 points on 5 of 8 shooting.

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Cincinnati heads into this one with a mark of 10-5 so far this year. They are averaging 73.1 pts per contest (235th in college) while hitting 46.0% from the field. The Bearcats are hitting 33.2% from downtown (120 of 361) and 62.7% from the free throw line. As a team, Cincinnati is pulling down 37.9 rebounds per game and has tallied 225 assists this season, which is 215th in the nation in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 10.4 times per game and as a team they commit 13.2 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Bearcats have forced 12.3 turnovers every game and they draw 14.1 personal fouls. They are 18th in college in allowing assists to their opponents with 159 relinquished for the year. The Bearcats defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 38.8% (334 of 860) and they relinquish 31.9 boards per game as a squad. They are conceding 27.1% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 7th in D-1 in PPG from their opponents (60.5).

For their last game, the Colorado Buffaloes took a defeat with a final score of 78-70 when they faced West Virginia. The Buffaloes earned 26 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 33 for the game. They also coughed it up 14 times, while getting 4 steals in the matchup. West Virginia was called for 24 fouls in this matchup which took the Buffaloes to the free throw line for a total of 30 attempts. They were able to knock down 24 of them for a rate of 80.0%. In regard to shooting from distance, Colorado converted 6 of 19 attempts (31.6%). In all, the Buffaloes finished the game shooting 20 for 48 from the field which gave them a rate of 41.7%. The Buffaloes permitted West Virginia to bury 25 of 55 tries from the field which had them sitting at 45.5% for this game. They finished 33.3% from beyond the arc via 8 of 24 and walked away from this one shooting 20 out of 28 from the free throw line (71.4%). Concerning cleaning up the glass, Colorado allowed West Virginia to collect 26 in all (4 on the offensive side).

Julian Hammond III was important for the Buffaloes in the matchup. He converted 6 of 13 for this game for a rate of 46.2%, and earned 4 rebounds. He recorded 23 points in his 30 mins on the hardwood, but went home with no dimes.

Colorado has a record of 9-6 so far this season. As an offense, the Buffaloes are connecting on 46.3% from the field, which is ranked 115th in college. Colorado has scored 1,118 points on the season (74.5 per contest) and they pull down 36.3 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 16.7 times per game (47th in the nation) and they are giving up possession 15.0 times per game. The Buffaloes commit 15.7 personal fouls every game and they shoot 77.2% from the charity stripe.

The Colorado defense surrenders 32.2% on shots from behind the 3-point line (117 of 363) and their opponents are converting on 73.3% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 11.9 assists and 32.4 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 93rd and 76th in college. The Buffaloes are ranked 176th in the nation in points given up per game with 71.0. They are forcing 11.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 42.1% from the field (122nd in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Colorado

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