Oklahoma State Cowboys vs Cincinnati Bearcats Prediction, 2/28/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oklahoma State Cowboys vs Cincinnati Bearcats

Date: Saturday, February 28, 2026

Location: Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati, OH

TV: CBSSN

The Oklahoma State Cowboys (17-11) are hitting the road to Fifth Third Arena on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Cincinnati Bearcats (15-13).

The Oklahoma State Cowboys stepped onto the hardwood against West Virginia and earned the victory with a final of 91-84 in their last contest. Oklahoma State walked away from the game with a 49.2% field goal percentage (31 of 63) and knocked down 10 of their 23 shots from 3-point land. From the charity stripe, the Cowboys converted 19 of 27 attempts for a rate of 70.4%. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they earned 35 with 11 of them being offensive. They also recorded 17 assists for the game while forcing 10 turnovers and getting 6 steals. When discussing defense, Oklahoma State allowed their opponent to shoot 48.5% from the field on 33 out of 68 shooting. West Virginia distributed 15 dimes and had 7 steals for this contest. In addition, West Virginia grabbed 32 rebounds (11 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. West Virginia finished shooting 50.0% from the charity stripe by converting 6 of 12 tries. They converted 12 of their 31 shots from beyond the perimeter. In relation to personal fouls, the Cowboys finished with 16 while West Virginia racked up 17 personal fouls.

Parsa Fallah is someone who was important for this game. He finished the game shooting 58.3% from the field and earned 4 dimes. He was on the court for 34 mins played and also pulled down 8 boards. He scored 18 points on 7 of 12 shooting.

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Oklahoma State steps onto the court with a record of 17-11 so far this year. They are averaging 83.8 pts per game (29th in D-1) while going 46.1% from the field. The Cowboys are connecting on 34.1% on shots from beyond the arc (217 of 636) and 73.3% from the free throw line. As a team, Oklahoma State is grabbing 37.9 rebounds per game and has 424 assists on the season, which has them ranked 125th in the country in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 12.3 times per contest and as a unit are committing 17.3 fouls every game.

On defense, the Cowboys have forced 12.6 turnovers per game while drawing 18.7 personal fouls. They rank 330th in college in allowing assists to their opponents with 460 relinquished so far this season. The Cowboys defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 44.7% (799 of 1,786) and they relinquish 36.9 rebounds per contest as a team. They surrender 35.1% on three-point shots and they are ranked 346th in D-1 in PPG from their opponents (81.5).

In their last game, the Cincinnati Bearcats went home defeated by a final of 80-68 when they faced Texas Tech. In reference to attacking the glass, Cincinnati allowed Texas Tech to snag 37 in total (11 offensive). They shot 40.0% from 3-point land by going 10 of 25 and finished the game at 16 out of 20 from the free throw line (80.0%). The Bearcats permitted Texas Tech to bury 27 out of their 52 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.9% for the matchup. When the game finished, the Bearcats shot 25 for 62 from the floor which had them at 40.3%. In reference to shots from downtown, Cincinnati converted 8 of 24 attempts (33.3%). They were able to make 10 of them for a percentage of 76.9%. Texas Tech earned 14 personal fouls for this game which took the Bearcats to the charity stripe for a total of 13 tries. They coughed up the ball 3 times, while getting 5 steals for the game. The Bearcats were able to pull down 13 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 23 in the game.

Moustapha Thiam ended up being a factor for the Bearcats for the matchup. He knocked down 7 out of 19 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 36.8%, and accumulated 10 rebounds. He tallied 21 points in his 36 minutes on the court, but didn't record an assist.

Cincinnati has a win-loss record of 15-13 this season. The Bearcats are committing 16.0 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 67.7% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 16.1 times per contest (59th in college hoops) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.8 times per game. Cincinnati has accounted for 2,031 points this season (72.5 per game) and they collect 36.8 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Bearcats are connecting on 42.9% from the field, which is ranked 306th in D-1.

The Bearcats on defense are ranked 33rd in college in points given up per game with 67.5. They are able to force 13.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 41.5% from the field (50th in college hoops). The Cincinnati defense concedes 31.9% on three-point shots (210 of 658) and their opposition knocks down 70.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 13.1 dimes and 34.8 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks 156th and 214th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cincinnati

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