Cincinnati Bearcats vs UCF Knights Prediction, 2/5/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Bearcats vs UCF Knights

Date: Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Location: Addition Financial Arena in Orlando, FL

TV: CBSSN

The Cincinnati Bearcats (12-9) are en route to Addition Financial Arena on Wednesday where they will take on the UCF Knights (13-8).

The Cincinnati Bearcats faced West Virginia and went home with a loss by a final score of 63-50 in their last game. Cincinnati wrapped up the contest having earned a 31.5% FG percentage (17 out of 54) and buried 5 of 16 shots from beyond the arc. At the free throw line, the Bearcats buried 11 of 12 shots for a percentage of 91.7%. With respect to getting rebounds, they earned 30 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 11 dimes for this contest while creating 11 turnovers and getting 8 steals. Pertaining to defense, Cincinnati allowed the other team to go 49.0% from the floor on 25 out of 51 shooting. West Virginia distributed 14 assists and had 12 steals in the game. In addition, West Virginia snagged 29 rebounds (4 offensive, 25 defensive), but didn't have a block. West Virginia shot 66.7% from the charity stripe by burying 4 of 6 shots. They made 9 of 18 shots from 3-point land. With respect to personal fouls, the Bearcats walked away with 9 while West Virginia finished the game with 15 personal fouls.

Day Day Thomas is a player who played a role for the game. He accounted for 10 points on 4 of 14 shooting. He played 31 mins played and grabbed 4 boards. He went 28.6% from the field and also distributed 2 dimes.

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Cincinnati heads into this game with a record of 12-9 so far this season. They have an average of 70.0 pts per contest (284th in Division 1) while hitting 44.2% from the field. The Bearcats are shooting 31.7% on shots from distance (154 of 486) and 65.6% from the free throw line. As a team, Cincinnati is grabbing 35.7 boards per contest and has 294 assists this year, which has them ranked 220th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They turn it over 10.0 times per contest and as a team they commit 13.6 personal fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Bearcats are forcing their opponents into 12.8 turnovers per game while drawing 14.4 fouls. They surrender 31.5% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 14th in college hoops in points per game allowed (63.0). The Bearcats defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 40.9% (485 of 1,187) and they surrender 33.4 boards per game as a team. They rank 31st in D-1 in allowing assists with 237 relinquished on the year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the UCF Knights walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 81-75 when they faced BYU. The Knights were able to snag 23 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 29 for this game. They also coughed it up 10 times, while earning 11 steals for the contest. BYU was called for 22 fouls in this matchup which took the Knights to the free throw line for a total of 25 attempts. They were able to knock down 21 of the free throws for a percentage of 84.0%. Regarding shots from beyond the perimeter, UCF buried 8 out of 26 tries (30.8%). When the final whistle blew, the Knights walked away from this one shooting 23 for 62 from the field which had them at 37.1%. The Knights permitted BYU to convert 28 of their 58 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 48.3% for the game. They wrapped up this game 43.8% from distance by going 14 of 32 and walked away from this one shooting 11 of 19 at the charity stripe (57.9%). In the matter of rebounding, UCF permitted BYU to collect 33 overall (5 offensive).

Keyshawn Hall ended up having an impact for the Knights for this game. He made 6 out of 13 for this contest for a field goal rate of 46.2%, and tallied 8 rebounds. He totaled 20 points in his 27 minutes on the hardwood and had 3 assists in the matchup.

UCF has a win-loss record of 13-8 this season. The Knights have committed 17.0 fouls per contest and they shoot 77.8% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 14.7 times per game (119th in college) and they turn it over 12.1 times per contest. UCF has accounted for 1,672 pts for the year (79.6 per game) and they pull in 37.0 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offense, the Knights are connecting on 41.9% from the field, which is ranked 324th in Division 1.

The Knights on defense are ranked 337th in D-1 in PPG surrendered with 78.8. They are forcing their opponents into 13.9 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.6% from the field (248th in the nation). The UCF defense surrenders 35.1% from downtown (170 of 484) and their opponents are knocking down 73.0% of their free throw attempts. They give up 14.7 assists and 38.8 boards every game, which ranks them 297th and 346th in the nation.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cincinnati

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