Utah Utes vs Cincinnati Bearcats Prediction, 2/11/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Utah Utes vs Cincinnati Bearcats

Date: Tuesday, February 11, 2025

Location: Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Cincinnati Bearcats (14-9) will go up against the Utah Utes (13-10) at Fifth Third Arena on Tuesday.

The Utah Utes stepped onto the hardwood against West Virginia and took a loss by a final of 72-61 in their last contest. Utah walked away from the game with a 41.1% FG percentage (23 of 56) and buried 6 out of their 23 3-point shots. From the free throw line, the Utes made 9 of 14 shots for a percentage of 64.3%. When it comes to hauling in rebounds, they earned 34 with 9 of them being offensive. They also doled out 11 assists in this contest in addition to creating 6 turnovers and having 2 steals. When talking about the defense, Utah allowed 48.1% from the field on 25 out of 52 shooting. West Virginia doled out 15 dimes and had 6 steals for the contest. Moreover, West Virginia grabbed 28 boards (5 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't notch a block. West Virginia finished the game shooting 56.5% at the free throw line by burying 13 of their 23 shots. They converted 9 of 24 shots from downtown. When talking about fouls, the Utes finished with 20 while West Virginia totaled 13 fouls.

Keanu Dawes is a guy who was a contributor for the matchup. He finished the game at 57.1% from the field and distributed 1 assist. He was on the court for 22 mins and also grabbed 11 boards. He was able to score 14 points on 4 of 7 shooting.

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Utah will enter this contest with a win-loss record of 13-10 for the year. They are turning it over 12.7 times per game and as a team they are committing 18.4 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Utah is pulling in 39.3 rebounds per contest and has 416 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 13th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Utes are connecting on 33.4% on 3-point shots (194 of 580) and 62.3% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 75.4 points per game (153rd in the nation) while going 45.8% from the floor.

On defense, the Utes are forcing their opponents into 11.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.5 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 32.4% on 3-point shots and they are 135th in college in PPG allowed (70.2). The Utes defense is giving up a FG percentage of 40.6% (559 of 1,376) and they relinquish 34.7 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are 86th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 287 conceded on the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Cincinnati Bearcats got the win with a final of 84-66 when they faced BYU. Concerning team rebounding, Cincinnati permitted BYU to snag 16 overall (2 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 34.5% from 3-point land by shooting 10 of 29 and ended up shooting 8 out of 11 at the charity stripe (72.7%). The Bearcats permitted BYU to knock down 24 of 51 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 47.1% for the matchup. In all, the Bearcats finished the game shooting 34 for 58 from the field which gave them a rate of 58.6%. Pertaining to three-point attempts, Cincinnati buried 10 of 20 attempts (50.0%). They were able to bury 6 of them for a rate of 66.7%. BYU was called for 12 personal fouls for the contest which took the Bearcats to the free throw line for 9 attempts. They also turned the ball over 10 times, while earning 4 steals for the matchup. The Bearcats recorded 17 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 24 for this game.

Jizzle James pitched in for the Bearcats in this game. He had 24 points in his 28 mins on the court and accounted for 3 assists in this matchup. He buried 9 of 14 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 64.3%, but went home without a rebound.

Cincinnati has a mark of 14-9 this year. As an offensive team, the Bearcats are hitting on 45.5% from the field, which is 151st in the country. Cincinnati has tallied 1,647 points for the year (71.6 per contest) and they grab 35.2 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 14.3 times per contest (136th in the country) and they turn it over 10.0 times per contest. The Bearcats are responsible for committing 13.6 fouls every game while shooting 65.5% from the charity stripe.

The Cincinnati defense concedes 31.2% on shots from behind the 3-point line (139 of 445) and their opponents are knocking down 75.6% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 11.5 assists and 32.9 rebounds every game, which ranks them 55th and 93rd in the country. The Bearcats on the defensive end are ranked 19th in Division 1 in points given up per game with 64.0. They have forced 12.9 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.5% from the field (78th in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cincinnati

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