Cincinnati Bearcats vs Oklahoma State Cowboys Prediction, 3/11/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Bearcats vs Oklahoma State Cowboys

Date: Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Location: T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, MO

TV: ESPN+

The Cincinnati Bearcats (17-13) are headed to T-Mobile Center on Tuesday where they will try to defeat the Oklahoma State Cowboys (14-16).

The Cincinnati Bearcats stepped onto the hardwood against Kansas State and took a loss by a final of 54-49 in their last game. Cincinnati finished the game having earned a 36.8% FG percentage (21 of 57) and converted 2 of their 18 shots from downtown. At the charity stripe, the Bearcats made 5 of 11 attempts for a rate of 45.5%. With respect to grabbing boards, they earned 35 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 11 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing 12 turnovers and getting 5 steals. With regard to defending, Cincinnati let their opponent shoot 40.7% from the floor on 22 out of 54 shooting. Kansas State doled out 13 dimes and had 6 steals for this game. Moreover, Kansas State snagged 33 rebounds (7 offensive, 26 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Kansas State shot 70.0% at the free throw line by making 7 of 10 shots. They made 3 of 18 tries from 3-point land. In relation to personal fouls, the Bearcats left the arena with 12 while Kansas State finished the game with 11 personal fouls.

Day Day Thomas is one guy who played a role for the game. He finished 45.5% from the field and also recorded 1 assist. He played 27 minutes and also grabbed 2 boards. He recorded 12 points on 5 out of 11 shooting.

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Cincinnati comes into this game with a win-loss mark of 17-13 this season. They lose possession via turnover 9.9 times per contest and as a group are committing 13.6 personal fouls every game. As a team, Cincinnati is grabbing 34.6 boards per game and has accounted for 408 assists so far this season, which is 209th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Bearcats are connecting on 32.6% on shots from beyond the arc (220 of 675) and 66.2% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 70.6 points per game (268th in the nation) while shooting 45.2% from the field.

Defensively, the Bearcats are able to force 12.6 turnovers per game while drawing 14.3 personal fouls. They are surrendering 31.7% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 23rd in college in points per game allowed (64.9). The Bearcats are giving up a field goal percentage of 42.4% (723 of 1,705) and they relinquish 33.0 boards per game as a unit. They are ranked 60th in college in giving up assists with 357 relinquished for the year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Oklahoma State Cowboys went home defeated by a final of 83-70 when they faced UCF. The Cowboys were able to corral 18 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 24 in this game. They also coughed it up 9 times, while earning 12 steals for the game. UCF had 16 fouls for the contest which got the Cowboys to the charity stripe for a total of 15 attempts. They were able to knock down 13 of the free throws for a rate of 86.7%. When discussing three-point shots, Oklahoma State knocked down 7 of their 25 attempts (28.0%). When the game finished, the Cowboys shot 25 out of 66 from the field which had them at 37.9%. The Cowboys allowed UCF to bury 23 out of 56 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.1% in this matchup. They wrapped up this game 35.7% from three-point range by going 10 out of 28 and ended up shooting 27 of 30 from the charity stripe (90.0%). With respect to cleaning the glass, Oklahoma State permitted UCF to snag 47 in total (14 on the offensive glass).

Brandon Newman ended up being a major contributor for the Cowboys in the game. He made 3 out of 8 for the game giving him a rate of 37.5%, and tallied 3 rebounds. He accumulated 13 points in his 31 mins on the hardwood and added 2 dimes in this game.

Oklahoma State has a mark of 14-16 for the season. On the offensive side of the court, the Cowboys are shooting 42.3% from the floor, which is ranked 311th in college. Oklahoma State has accumulated 2,177 points so far this year (72.6 per contest) and they pull in 34.6 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 12.5 times per contest (270th in college) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.4 times per contest. The Cowboys are committing 19.8 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 72.7% from the free throw line.

The Oklahoma State defense surrenders 35.4% on shots from beyond the arc (267 of 754) and opponents are converting on 71.4% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 14.5 dimes and 34.5 rebounds per game, which ranks 290th and 201st in college hoops. The Cowboys defensively are ranked 304th in college in PPG given up with 76.5. They are forcing their opponents into 14.8 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 46.1% from the floor (309th in Division 1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cincinnati

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