Cincinnati Bearcats vs Dayton Flyers Prediction, 11/14/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Bearcats vs Dayton Flyers

Date: Saturday, November 14, 2026

Location: UD Arena in Dayton, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Cincinnati Bearcats (2-1) are headed to UD Arena on Saturday where they will try to beat the Dayton Flyers (1-2).

The Cincinnati Bearcats faced off with Minnesota and ended up losing by a score of 63-61 in their last contest. In relation to fouls, the Bearcats ended up finishing with 11 and Minnesota totaled 15 fouls. They buried 8 of 25 shots from beyond the arc. Minnesota finished the game at 63.6% when shooting free throws by knocking down 7 of 11 shots. Moreover, Minnesota pulled down 37 boards (11 offensive, 26 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Minnesota earned 13 assists and had 5 steals for the game. Concerning defense, Cincinnati allowed their opponent to shoot 42.9% from the floor on 24 of 56 shooting. They also doled out 13 assists for this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 16 turnovers and getting 8 steals. In terms of hauling in boards, they earned a total of 26 with 6 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Bearcats buried 8 of 12 tries for a percentage of 66.7%. Cincinnati ended the game with a 41.1% FG percentage (23 out of 56) and buried 7 of their 29 shots from distance.

Tylen Riley is a guy who was a contributor for this game. He finished the game shooting 47.1% from the floor and dished out 3 assists. He played 32 minutes played and snagged 5 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 25 points on 8 of 17 shooting.

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Cincinnati will play this contest with a win-loss mark of 2-1 for the season. They have an average of 73.7 pts per contest (251st in D-1) while shooting 43.7% from the floor. The Bearcats are hitting 28.7% on 3-pointers (25 of 87) and 69.2% from the free throw line. As a team, Cincinnati is grabbing 35.3 rebounds per contest and has tallied 52 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 123rd in college hoops in terms of passing. They cough up possession 11.3 times per contest and as a team they are committing 15.7 fouls every game.

On defense, the Bearcats are able to force 18.7 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 16.7 fouls. They are currently ranked 81st in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 31 surrendered for the season. The Bearcats defensively are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 39.2% (62 of 158) and they concede 32.3 rebounds per game as a team. They surrender 28.9% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 39th in Division 1 in points per game allowed (60.0).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Dayton Flyers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 99-89 against Siena. The Flyers corralled 25 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 34 for the game. They gave up possession of the ball 18 times, while getting 7 steals for the game. Siena committed 16 fouls in this contest which took the Flyers to the free throw line for 12 shots. They were able to make 6 of the free throw tries for a rate of 50.0%. In reference to shooting from downtown, Dayton knocked down 11 out of 30 attempts (36.7%). In all, the Flyers shot 36 for 66 from the field which gave them a percentage of 54.5%. The Flyers permitted Siena to convert 30 of their 67 attempts from the field which had them at 44.8% for this contest. They shot 35.5% from behind the 3-point line via 11 out of 31 and walked away from this one shooting 28 out of 33 at the charity stripe (84.8%). In relation to how they rebounded, Dayton permitted Siena to grab 30 in all (11 offensive).

Aiden Derkack pitched in for the Flyers for the game. He earned 25 points in his 33 mins on the hardwood and added 4 dimes in this matchup. He converted 9 of 13 for the game for a rate of 69.2%, and had 10 rebounds.

Dayton has a mark of 1-2 for the season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Flyers are hitting on 49.4% from the floor, which ranks 85th in college. Dayton has earned 254 pts this season (84.7 per contest) and they average 38.7 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 16.7 times per contest (121st in the country) and they are giving up possession 14.3 times per contest. The Flyers are responsible for committing 22.7 fouls every game while shooting 73.0% from the free throw line.

The Dayton defense allows 30.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter (26 of 86) and their opposition knocks down 76.4% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 12.7 assists and 36.0 boards per contest, which ranks them 184th and 225th in college. The Flyers defensively are ranked 287th in college hoops in points allowed per game with 79.3. They are able to force 13.3 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.0% from the floor (141st in college).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cincinnati

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