Cincinnati Bearcats vs Iowa State Cyclones Prediction, 2/15/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Bearcats vs Iowa State Cyclones

Date: Saturday, February 15, 2025

Location: Hilton Coliseum in Syracuse, NY

TV: ESPN+

Hilton Coliseum is the site where the Iowa State Cyclones (19-5) will attempt to defeat the Cincinnati Bearcats (15-9) on Saturday.

The Cincinnati Bearcats faced off with Utah and took home the win by a score of 85-75 in their last game. Cincinnati ended with a 49.2% FG percentage (30 out of 61) and knocked down 11 out of their 22 3-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Bearcats converted 14 of 19 shots for a rate of 73.7%. In regard to rebounding, they compiled 37 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 16 dimes for this contest while forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and getting 5 steals. When it comes to the defense, Cincinnati allowed their opponent to shoot 47.7% from the field on 31 out of 65 shooting. Utah totaled 17 assists and had 7 steals for the contest. Additionally, Utah collected 25 rebounds (7 offensive, 18 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Utah finished the contest at 0.0% when shooting free throws by burying 0 of 3 attempts. They buried 13 of their 32 attempts from beyond the perimeter. In regard to personal fouls, the Bearcats walked away with 10 while Utah accumulated 19 personal fouls.

Jizzle James is a guy who came through for the contest. He ended up going 66.7% from the field and also dished out 6 assists. He was on the hardwood for 28 minutes played and collected 2 rebounds. He ended up with 25 points on 10 of 15 shooting.

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Cincinnati comes into this contest with a win-loss record of 15-9 for the season. They are giving up possession 10.1 times per contest and as a squad they commit 13.4 fouls every game. As a team, Cincinnati is grabbing 35.4 boards per game and has earned 345 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 161st in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. The Bearcats are connecting on 33.1% on three-point shots (180 of 544) and 65.9% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 72.2 points per game (246th in college hoops) while hitting 45.7% from the floor.

On defense, the Bearcats are able to force 12.8 turnovers per game and they draw 14.7 fouls. They rank 61st in the nation in allowing assists to their opponents with 281 relinquished for the year. The Bearcats are allowing a shooting percentage of 41.8% (572 of 1,370) and they relinquish 32.8 boards per game as a squad. They are surrendering 31.9% on shots from downtown and they rank 20th in college in opponents points per game (64.5).

When they last stepped on the court, the Iowa State Cyclones walked away with a victory by a final of 77-65 against UCF. The Cyclones snagged 29 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 39 for the game. They turned it over 9 times, while recording 5 steals in the game. UCF had 13 personal fouls for the contest which took the Cyclones to the charity stripe for a total of 21 attempts. They were able to make 16 of the free throws for a rate of 76.2%. In relation to shooting from distance, Iowa State made 7 out of their 28 tries (25.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Cyclones went 27 for 59 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.8%. The Cyclones allowed UCF to bury 27 of 65 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 41.5% for the contest. They went 23.1% from three-point range via 6 out of 26 and finished the contest at 5 out of 10 at the charity stripe (50.0%). In regard to how they rebounded, Iowa State permitted UCF to snag 29 in total (9 on the offensive glass).

Keshon Gilbert pitched in for the Cyclones for the matchup. He scored 15 points in his 36 minutes on the court and totaled 4 dimes for the game. He converted 6 of 9 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and had 7 rebounds.

Iowa State has a record of 19-5 for the year. The Cyclones are responsible for committing 15.2 personal fouls per game and they hit 74.6% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 15.1 times per game (91st in college) and they are giving up possession 11.1 times per contest. Iowa State has accumulated 1,955 points on the season (81.5 per contest) and they pull in 37.0 rebounds per game. As an offensive unit, the Cyclones are connecting on 48.1% from the field, which is ranked 36th in the nation.

The Iowa State defense surrenders 33.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter (181 of 546) and their opponents are knocking down 73.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 13.3 assists and 32.0 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 206th and 52nd in the nation. The Cyclones on the defensive side of the court are 49th in college in points allowed per contest with 66.9. They are forcing 15.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 41.3% from the field (67th in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Iowa State

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