The Cincinnati Bearcats (12-9, 2-8 Big 12) are 3.5-point underdogs as they attempt to stop a four-game losing streak when they visit the UCF Knights (13-8, 4-6 Big 12) on Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at Addition Financial Arena. The contest airs at 7:00 PM ET on CBS Sports Network. The matchup has an over/under of 147.
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Who Will Win UCF vs. Cincinnati?
UCF and Cincinnati Betting Trends, Records Against the Spread
UCF has a 5-5 record against the spread this season when favored by 3.5 points or more.
Cincinnati has not yet covered the spread as an underdog of 3.5 points or more this year (0-2).
Between them, these two teams average 2.6 more points per game (149.6) than this game’s total (147).
UCF and Cincinnati have seen their opponents average a combined 5.2 fewer points per game than the over/under of 147 set for this outing.
The average total for UCF’s games this year is 11.4 more points than the over/under of 147 in this game.
The average over/under for Bearcats games this year is 14.0 fewer points than the point total of 147 for this outing.
The Knights are 11-10-0 against the spread this season.
The Bearcats are 7-14-0 ATS this year.
UCF Stats & Insights
UCF scores 79.6 points per game (61st in college basketball) and gives up 78.8 (336th in college basketball) for a +18 scoring differential overall.
UCF pulls down 32.5 rebounds per game (166th in college basketball) while allowing 34.3 per contest to its opponents. It is outrebounded by 1.8 boards per game.
The Knights connect on 9.0 three-pointers per game (66th in college basketball) at a 34.9% rate (125th in college basketball), compared to the 8.1 their opponents make while shooting 35.1% from beyond the arc.
UCF ranks 206th in college basketball with 94.6 points scored per 100 possessions, and 207th in college basketball defensively with 93.6 points conceded per 100 possessions.
The Knights are posting 75.4 points per game this year in home games, which is 11.0 fewer points than they’re averaging in road games (86.4).
Cincinnati Stats & Insights
Cincinnati’s +147 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 7.0 points per game) is a result of putting up 70.0 points per game (283rd in college basketball) while giving up 63.0 per contest (14th in college basketball).
Cincinnati is 130th in college basketball at 33.1 rebounds per game. That’s 3.4 more than the 29.7 its opponents average.
Cincinnati makes 7.3 three-pointers per game (228th in college basketball) at a 31.7% rate (295th in college basketball), compared to the 5.9 per game its opponents make, at a 31.5% rate.
Cincinnati averages 93.6 points per 100 possessions on offense (238th in college basketball), and concedes 84.3 points per 100 possessions (22nd in college basketball).
In 2024-25 the Bearcats are scoring 9.0 more points per game at home (73.8) than away (64.8).
UCF Key Players to Watch
The Knights leader in points and rebounds is Keyshawn Hall, who scores 18.1 points and pulls down 6.8 boards per game.
UCF’s best passer is Darius Johnson, who averages 4.0 assists per game to go with a PPG scoring average of 14.7.
The Knights get the most three-point shooting production out of Johnson, who makes 2.6 threes per game.
Johnson is UCF’s leader in steals, averaging 2.5 steals per game, while Moustapha Thiam leads them in blocks with 2.5 per contest.
Cincinnati Key Players to Watch
Simas Lukosius is at the top of the Bearcats scoring leaderboard with 12.0 points per game. Lukosius also grabs 3.3 rebounds and averages 2.4 assists per game.
The Cincinnati leaders in rebounding and assists are Dillon Mitchell with 6.6 rebounds per game (also adding 10.2 points and 1.5 assists per game) and Jizzle James with 3.9 assists per game (also tacking on 10.3 points and 3.3 rebounds per game).
Lukosius is consistent from distance and leads the Bearcats with 2.3 made threes per game.
Cincinnati’s leader in steals is Mitchell with 1.5 per game, and its leader in blocks is Aziz Bandaogo with 1.5 per game.
UCF vs. Cincinnati Prediction
UCF 75, Cincinnati 71
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