The Cincinnati Bearcats (18-14) travel to face off against the Iowa State Cyclones (23-8) on Wednesday, March 12th. This game will be played at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City and televised on ESPN. Both team’s come into this one having won their previous games. Tip-off is set for 12:30 ET.

Cincinnati Bearcats vs Iowa State Cyclones

The Bearcats Are Coming Off A Win

Cincinnati Bearcats Recent Game/Games

The Bearcats improved to 18-14 on the season with an 87-68 win over Oklahoma State on Tuesday. Cincinnati, who were -6.5 favorites, covered the spread in the victory.

After leading 38-26 at halftime, the Bearcats scored 49 points in the 2nd half while allowing 42. The total points for the game reached 155, surpassing the O/U line of 137.5.

The Cyclones Are Coming Off A Win

Iowa State improved to 23-8 on the season with a 73-57 win over Kansas State on Saturday. The Cyclones, who were favored by six points, not only picked up the road win but also covered the spread. The total points for the game came in at 130, falling short of the O/U line of 141.5.

Leading 34-26 at halftime, Iowa State continued to control the game in the second half, outscoring the Wildcats 39-31 to secure the win.

Bearcats Offense Breakdown

The Bearcats put up 87 points in their last game, shooting 47.8% from the field and posting an effective field goal percentage of 52.2%. They were strong inside, hitting 58.7% of their two-point attempts, but struggled from beyond the arc, connecting on just 26.1% of their threes (6/23). At the free-throw line, Cincinnati was solid, making 75% of their attempts (15/20).

Dillon Mitchell was a force on the boards, grabbing 15 rebounds to go along with 18 points and 5 assists. Day Day Thomas led the team with 21 points, while Josh Reed added 19, both shooting 66.7% from three (2/3). Connor Dow was a standout from deep, hitting 4 of 5 threes and finishing with 12 points in just 13 minutes of action.

Cyclones Offense Breakdown

Iowa State put up 73 points in their last game, shooting 47.1% from the field with an effective field goal percentage of 54.9%. They knocked down 35% of their three-point attempts, going 7-for-20, and were efficient from the free-throw line, hitting 18-of-22 for 81.8%.

David N’Guessan was a standout, shooting 8-of-10 from the field and finishing with 19 points and 7 rebounds. Curtis Jones led the team with 24 points, despite shooting just 33.3% overall and from beyond the arc.

Bearcats Team Defense

Even though Cincinnati gave up 68 points, they allowed their opponent to shoot 44% from the field, with 17 of those baskets coming from two-point range on 38 attempts. The Bearcats also conceded 8 threes, as their opponent shot 44% from beyond the arc.

Cincinnati sent their opponent to the free-throw line 19 times, where they hit 10 free throws, shooting 52%. The Bearcats also allowed 13 offensive rebounds in the game.

Cyclones Team Defense

Even with Cincinnati giving up 68 points, their defense couldn’t slow down the opposition’s shooting, as they allowed 44% from the field. The Bearcats conceded 25 made field goals on 56 attempts.

From beyond the arc, Cincinnati’s defense allowed 8 threes on 18 attempts, with the opposition shooting 44% from deep. At the free-throw line, Cincinnati sent them to the line 19 times, where they hit 10 free throws.

Bearcats vs Cyclones Trends

• In their last five road games, Cincinnati has averaged 69 points per game while allowing 72. The team’s record in this stretch was 1-4 while going 3-2.
• When looking at their past ten home matchups, Iowa State has an ATS record of 6-4 while averaging 70 per game. The team went 5-5 overall in these games.
• Spanning across their last three games as the betting underdog, the Bearcats have gone 2-1 vs the spread. Their overall record in these games was 0-3.
• Although the Cyclones have a strong straight up record in their last five games as the betting favorite, they have not done as well vs the spread going 2-3.

Bearcats vs Cyclones Prediction

In this Cyclones vs. Cyclones matchup, our point-spread bet is on the Cyclones at -8.5. While we project the Cyclones to win 75-71, our recommendation is to bet on the Bearcats for the point-spread.

Regarding the over/under, the current line is set at 135.5, and our model predicts the Bearcats and Cyclones to score a combined 146 points. We recommend betting on the over.

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