Arizona State Sun Devils vs Cincinnati Bearcats Prediction, 1/18/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona State Sun Devils vs Cincinnati Bearcats

Date: Saturday, January 18, 2025

Location: Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati, OH

TV: CBSSN

The Cincinnati Bearcats (11-5) host the Arizona State Sun Devils (10-6) at Fifth Third Arena on Saturday.

The Arizona State Sun Devils played UCF and went home with a loss by a final score of 95-89 in their last game. Arizona State finished the game having earned a 52.6% FG percentage (30 of 57) and converted 12 of 24 shots from 3-point land. From the charity stripe, the Sun Devils knocked down 17 of their 26 shots for a rate of 65.4%. Pertaining to rebounding, they collected 28 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 19 assists in the matchup while creating 12 turnovers and having 5 steals. When it comes to the defense, Arizona State allowed 50.8% from the floor on 33 of 65 shooting. UCF distributed 18 dimes and had 7 steals in this game. Moreover, UCF snagged 29 boards (8 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. UCF finished the contest at 81.0% at the charity stripe by making 17 of their 21 attempts. They made 12 of their 26 tries from 3-point range. Concerning fouls, the Sun Devils finished with 23 and UCF finished the game with 22 fouls.

BJ Freeman is one player who was a contributor in the game. He totaled 26 points on 8 of 14 shooting. He saw the court for 36 mins played and also totaled 4 rebounds. He finished 57.1% from the floor and also dished out 3 dimes.

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Arizona State heads into this matchup with a mark of 10-6 so far this season. They currently have an average of 75.7 points per contest (168th in the country) while going 44.9% from the field. The Sun Devils are shooting 37.1% on shots from downtown (146 of 394) and 71.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Arizona State is grabbing 36.1 boards per game and has earned 221 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 249th in college in terms of passing. They turn it over 13.3 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 16.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Sun Devils are forcing their opponents into 12.1 turnovers every game and they draw 18.5 fouls. They are ranked 185th in the nation in allowing assists to their opponents with 222 conceded for the campaign. The Sun Devils defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 41.8% (421 of 1,006) and they concede 36.5 boards per game as a unit. They are giving up 31.3% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 225th in college hoops in opponents points per game (72.7).

When they last played, the Cincinnati Bearcats got the win with a final of 68-62 when they played Colorado. When it comes to rebounding, Cincinnati permitted Colorado to snag 36 overall (8 on the offensive side). They finished 23.1% from distance by going 3 out of 13 and ended up going 13 out of 21 at the free throw line (61.9%). The Bearcats allowed Colorado to convert 23 out of 56 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 41.1% for this game. When the final whistle blew, the Bearcats shot 22 out of 60 from the floor which gave them a rate of 36.7%. In the matter of three-point attempts, Cincinnati made 8 of their 23 attempts (34.8%). They were able to knock down 16 of the free throw tries for a clip of 76.2%. Colorado had 18 fouls for this game which got the Bearcats to the free throw line for a total of 21 tries. They turned the ball over 10 times, while getting 11 steals for this game. The Bearcats were able to snag 25 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 33 for this contest.

Simas Lukosius ended up being a major contributor for the Bearcats in the game. He earned 16 points in his 28 mins on the court, but wrapped up this contest with no dimes. He made 6 of 12 in this matchup giving him a rate of 50.0%, and accounted for 7 rebounds.

Cincinnati has a mark of 11-5 on the year. The Bearcats have committed 13.6 personal fouls every game while shooting 63.9% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 14.7 times per contest (126th in D-1) and they cough up possession 10.4 times per contest. Cincinnati has 1,164 pts this year (72.8 per contest) and they pull in 37.9 boards per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Bearcats are hitting on 45.4% from the floor, which has them ranked 163rd in the nation.

The Cincinnati defense allows 26.9% on shots from distance (77 of 286) and opponents are knocking down 75.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 10.4 assists and 32.4 rebounds per game, ranking them 29th and 74th in those defensive categories. The Bearcats on defense are ranked 7th in college in PPG given up with 60.6. They are forcing 12.5 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 39.0% from the field (21st in college).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cincinnati

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