Cincinnati Bearcats vs Oklahoma State Cowboys Prediction, 3/8/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Bearcats vs Oklahoma State Cowboys

Date: Saturday, March 8, 2025

Location: Gallagher-Iba Arena in Lawrence, KS

TV: ESPN+

The Oklahoma State Cowboys (14-16) will compete against the Cincinnati Bearcats (17-13) at Gallagher-Iba Arena on Saturday.

The Cincinnati Bearcats faced off with Kansas State and took a loss by a final of 54-49 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Bearcats ended up finishing with 12 while Kansas State accounted for 11 personal fouls. They converted 3 of 18 shots from 3-point land. Kansas State ended up shooting 70.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 7 of 10 tries. Furthermore, Kansas State pulled down 33 rebounds (7 offensive, 26 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Kansas State distributed 13 dimes and had 6 steals for this game. When it comes to the defense, Cincinnati allowed the other team to go 40.7% from the field on 22 out of 54 shooting. They also distributed 11 assists for the matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and having 5 steals. Pertaining to grabbing boards, they collected 35 with 10 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Bearcats converted 5 of 11 tries for a percentage of 45.5%. Cincinnati walked away from the contest having earned a 36.8% field goal percentage (21 of 57) and made 2 of their 18 three-point attempts.

Day Day Thomas is one guy who played a role for the matchup. He finished with 12 points on 5 out of 11 shooting. He played 27 minutes and collected 2 boards. He finished shooting 45.5% from the floor and also distributed 1 assist.

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Cincinnati enters this one with a win-loss mark of 17-13 on the campaign. They are giving up possession 9.9 times per game and as a team are committing 13.6 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Cincinnati is grabbing 34.6 rebounds per contest and has earned 408 dimes this season, which ranks 201st in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Bearcats are shooting 32.6% on 3-point shots (220 of 675) and 66.2% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 70.6 pts per contest (270th in Division 1) while shooting 45.2% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Bearcats are forcing their opponents into 12.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 14.3 personal fouls. They relinquish 31.7% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 21st in Division 1 in PPG allowed (64.9). The Bearcats defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 42.4% (723 of 1,705) and they surrender 33.0 boards per game as a team. They are currently ranked 62nd in college in allowing assists with 357 relinquished on the year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Oklahoma State Cowboys took a loss by a final score of 83-70 when they faced UCF. When talking about rebounding, Oklahoma State permitted UCF to grab 47 in all (14 offensive). They finished shooting 35.7% from three-point range via 10 out of 28 and walked away from this one shooting 27 of 30 at the free throw line (90.0%). The Cowboys allowed UCF to knock down 23 of 56 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 41.1% in this matchup. At the conclusion of this game, the Cowboys went 25 for 66 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 37.9%. Regarding shots from downtown, Oklahoma State knocked down 7 of their 25 tries (28.0%). They were able to knock down 13 of the free throws for a percentage of 86.7%. UCF committed 16 personal fouls for this contest which took the Cowboys to the free throw line for a total of 15 attempts. They gave up possession 9 times, while earning 12 steals for the matchup. The Cowboys recorded 18 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 24 in the matchup.

Brandon Newman was important for the Cowboys in this contest. He scored 13 points in his 31 mins of playing time and earned 2 assists in the matchup. He knocked down 3 of 8 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 37.5%, and added 3 rebounds.

Oklahoma State has a record of 14-16 so far this season. As an offense, the Cowboys are connecting on 42.3% from the field, which has them ranked 311th in the nation. Oklahoma State has tallied 2,177 pts on the year (72.6 per game) and they pull down 34.6 boards per game. They are getting an assist 12.5 times per contest (270th in college) and they are giving up possession 13.4 times per game. The Cowboys are committing 19.8 fouls per contest and they hit 72.7% from the free throw line.

The Cowboys on the defensive side of the court are 304th in college in PPG given up with 76.5. They have forced 14.8 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.1% from the field (309th in college hoops). The Oklahoma State defense allows 35.4% on shots from distance (267 of 754) and their opponents are connecting on 71.4% of their free throw shots. They surrender 14.5 assists and 34.5 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 287th and 199th in those defensive categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cincinnati

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