Cincinnati Bearcats (17-12) vs. Oklahoma Sooners (19-10)
March 5, 2024 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: Oklahoma Sooners -4.5; Over/Under: +137.5
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The Cincinnati Bearcats and the Oklahoma Sooners meet in college basketball action from the Lloyd Noble Center on Tuesday night. Who comes out on top in Tuesday’s Big 12 action? Let’s dive in and find out with our Cincinnati vs. Oklahoma Prediction.
Cincinnati Team Preview
The Cincinnati Bearcats come into this game looking to build on a 74-72 win over Kansas State last time out. Dan Skillings Jr. leads the Bearcats in scoring with 11.9 PPG and 6.4 RPG while Day Day Thomas has 10.4 PPG and a team-high 3.2 APG to lead the Bearcats in assists. Simas Lukosius has 10.1 PPG with 3 RPG and 2.9 APG to round out the trio of double-digit scorers for Cincinnati up to this point in the year. Viktor Lakhin has 9.8 PPG with a team-high 6.4 RPG to lead the Bearcats on the glass while John Newman III has 9.3 PPG with 5.1 RPG. As a team, Cincinnati is averaging 74.3 PPG on 44.2% shooting from the field, 32.7% from three and 68.3% from the foul line this season.
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Oklahoma Team Preview
The Oklahoma Sooners come into this one looking to rebound from back-to-back losses after an 87-85 loss to Houston last time out. Javian McCollum leads Oklahoma in scoring with 13.6 PPG along with 3.4 APG while Otega Oweh has 11.6 PPG with 3.9 RPG so far this season. Jalon Moore has 10.7 PPG with a team-high 6.5 RPG to lead the Sooners on the glass while also rounding out the trio of double-digit scorers for Oklahoma so far this season. Milos Uzan has a team-high 4.4 APG to lead the Sooners in assists this season. As a team, Oklahoma is averaging 75.4 PPG on 46.8% shooting from the field, 34.2% from three and 73.9% from the foul line this season.
Cincinnati vs. Oklahoma Prediction
I’m on Oklahoma here. The Sooners gave Houston all they could handle and I was really impressed by Oklahoma in that game and to be honest, even with a win over K-State, I don’t trust this Cincinnati team as far as I can throw them. The Sooners play their best basketball by a mile at home and I think Oklahoma does enough to bag the win and cover laying the points at home. Give me the Sooners.
