Utah Utes vs Cincinnati Bearcats Prediction, 3/10/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Utah Utes vs Cincinnati Bearcats

Date: Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Location: T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, MO

TV: ESPN+

The Cincinnati Bearcats (17-14) will try to defeat the Utah Utes (10-21) at T-Mobile Center on Tuesday in the Big 12 Tournament.

The Utah Utes played Baylor and took a loss by a score of 101-75 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Utes finished with 14 and Baylor finished the game with 9 personal fouls. They buried 8 of 18 attempts from downtown. Baylor finished the contest at 86.7% from the free throw line by converting 13 of 15 attempts. Furthermore, Baylor collected 25 boards (11 offensive, 14 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Baylor earned 22 assists and had 10 steals in this matchup. With regard to defense, Utah allowed 61.5% from the floor on 40 of 65 shooting. They also dished out 15 assists for this game as well as forcing the other team into 3 turnovers and getting 3 steals. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they earned 15 with 4 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Utes made 10 of 11 shots for a percentage of 90.9%. Utah walked away from the contest having earned a 60.4% field goal percentage (29 of 48) and buried 7 out of their 14 shots from distance.

Don McHenry is one player who played a role for the game. He accumulated 20 points on 8 out of 12 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 33 mins and also pulled down 4 rebounds. He finished the contest at 66.7% from the floor and recorded 2 assists.

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Utah heads into this contest with a win-loss mark of 10-21 this year. They average 74.6 points per outing (215th in Division 1) while hitting 45.7% from the field. The Utes are shooting 35.5% on shots from beyond the arc (242 of 682) and 73.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Utah is grabbing 33.5 boards per contest and has tallied 428 assists so far this season, which ranks 205th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 11.5 times per game and as a team are committing 16.2 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Utes have forced 9.2 turnovers every game and they draw 15.6 fouls. They relinquish 35.0% on three-point shots and they are ranked 316th in D-1 in PPG allowed (79.3). The Utes defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 48.1% (913 of 1,898) and they relinquish 34.9 rebounds per game as a group. They are ranked 228th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 438 relinquished this season.

The last time they took the court, the Cincinnati Bearcats took a loss by a final score of 73-63 when they played TCU. The Bearcats were able to snag 23 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 in the matchup. They turned the ball over 18 times, while recording 3 steals for the contest. TCU committed 10 fouls in the game which took the Bearcats to the charity stripe for a total of 6 tries. They were able to make 4 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. Regarding shots from downtown, Cincinnati knocked down 13 of their 31 attempts (41.9%). In all, the Bearcats shot 23 for 52 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.2%. The Bearcats allowed TCU to make 26 out of 59 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 44.1% in this game. They shot 27.3% from 3-point land by going 6 of 22 and ended up going 15 of 21 at the free throw line (71.4%). In the matter of how they cleaned up the glass, Cincinnati allowed TCU to get 24 in total (6 on the offensive side).

Day Day Thomas ended up having an impact for the Bearcats in this game. He buried 7 out of 14 in this contest for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and accumulated 4 rebounds. He totaled 19 points in his 37 mins on the court and added 1 assist for this game.

Cincinnati has a mark of 17-14 so far this year. The Bearcats have committed 15.9 personal fouls per game and they hit 68.1% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 16.7 times per contest (40th in college) and they are giving up possession 11.7 times per contest. Cincinnati has totaled 2,275 pts so far this season (73.4 per game) and they grab 36.9 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Bearcats are hitting on 43.3% from the field, which ranks them 294th in the nation.

The Bearcats are ranked 37th in Division 1 in points given up per game with 67.7. They are forcing 12.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 41.6% from the floor (50th in college hoops). The Cincinnati defense surrenders 31.7% from downtown (230 of 725) and their opponents are converting on 71.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 13.3 dimes and 34.5 boards every game, which has them ranked 175th and 196th in Division 1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Utah

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