Cincinnati Bearcats vs Arizona Wildcats Prediction, 1/21/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Bearcats vs Arizona Wildcats

Date: Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Location: McKale Memorial Center in Tucson, AZ

TV: FS1

The Cincinnati Bearcats (10-8) are traveling to McKale Memorial Center on Wednesday where they will go up against the Arizona Wildcats (18-0).

The Cincinnati Bearcats stepped onto the hardwood against Iowa State and took home the win by a score of 79-70 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Bearcats walked away with 18 while Iowa State had 14 fouls. They converted 9 out of their 21 attempts from distance. Iowa State finished 63.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 17 of their 27 tries. Furthermore, Iowa State pulled down 29 rebounds (10 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Iowa State earned 11 dimes and had 4 steals in the game. In reference to the defense, Cincinnati let their opponent shoot 43.1% from the floor on 22 of 51 shooting. They also recorded 15 assists for this game in addition to forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and having 8 steals. In the matter of grabbing boards, they earned 37 with 14 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Bearcats knocked down 9 of 12 tries for a rate of 75.0%. Cincinnati finished the contest having earned a 43.5% field goal percentage (30 out of 69) and converted 10 out of their 34 three-point attempts.

Day Day Thomas is a guy who was important for the matchup. He ended up shooting 44.4% from the floor and dished out 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 26 minutes and also grabbed 2 rebounds. He ended up scoring 19 points on 8 out of 18 shooting.

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Cincinnati will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 10-8 this season. They cough up possession 12.1 times per game and as a squad are committing 16.5 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Cincinnati is snagging 37.9 rebounds per game and has accounted for 311 assists for the year, which ranks 59th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Bearcats are connecting on 30.6% on shots from distance (155 of 506) and 64.6% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 74.1 pts per game (247th in the country) while hitting 42.7% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Bearcats are forcing 14.6 turnovers every game while drawing 17.6 personal fouls. They currently rank 141st in college in allowing assists to their opponents with 236 surrendered so far this season. The Bearcats defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 41.0% (419 of 1,022) and they surrender 34.6 rebounds per game as a squad. They are surrendering 32.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 25th in college hoops in points per game allowed (66.2).

The last time they took the court, the Arizona Wildcats went home victorious with a score of 84-77 when they played UCF. In relation to rebounding, Arizona permitted UCF to pull down 31 in all (12 on the offensive glass). They finished 30.8% from distance by connecting on 8 out of 26 and walked away from this one shooting 13 out of 14 at the charity stripe (92.9%). The Wildcats allowed UCF to make 28 of 70 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 40.0% for the matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Wildcats shot 29 for 55 from the floor which had them shooting 52.7%. When it comes to shots from distance, Arizona knocked down 3 of 13 attempts (23.1%). They were able to convert 23 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 69.7%. UCF committed 23 personal fouls for the game which got the Wildcats to the free throw line for a total of 33 tries. They coughed up the ball 12 times, while earning 5 steals for this contest. The Wildcats recorded 28 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards for a total of 37 for this contest.

Jaden Bradley ended up being important for the Wildcats in this game. He earned 23 points in his 32 mins of playing time and tallied 5 dimes in this game. He made 6 of 11 for the matchup giving him a rate of 54.5%, and earned 6 rebounds.

Arizona has a win-loss record of 18-0 for the season. As an offense, the Wildcats are shooting 52.0% from the field, which ranks 6th in college hoops. Arizona has earned 1,631 points on the year (90.6 per game) and they collect 43.3 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 18.7 times per contest (15th in Division 1) and they are giving up possession 11.9 times per contest. The Wildcats are committing 16.4 fouls per game and they go 73.7% from the free throw line.

The Arizona defense concedes 32.3% on 3-point attempts (130 of 403) and their opponents are knocking down 69.2% of their foul shots. They allow 12.4 assists and 29.7 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 103rd and 8th in college hoops. The Wildcats on the defensive end are ranked 73rd in college in points per game surrendered with 69.3. They are forcing their opponents into 13.4 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 40.0% from the field (35th in college).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cincinnati

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