BYU vs. Cincinnati Prediction: Spread, Total Points, Moneyline Picks – Saturday, January 25, 2025 ...Middle East

The BYU Cougars (12-6, 3-4 Big 12) are at home in Big 12 action against the Cincinnati Bearcats (12-6, 2-5 Big 12) on Saturday, January 25, 2025 at 10:30 PM ET. The Cougars are favored by 6.5 points in the game. The point total in the matchup is 136.5.

BYU vs. Cincinnati Odds

BYU odds to win: -298 Cincinnati odds to win: +240 Spread: BYU (-6.5) Total: 136.5

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Game Time and Information

Date: Saturday, January 25, 2025 Time: 10:30 PM ET TV: ESPN2 Where: Provo, Utah Venue: Marriott Center

Who Will Win BYU vs. Cincinnati?

BYU and Cincinnati Betting Trends, Records Against the Spread

BYU has a 6-3 record against the spread this season when favored by 6.5 points or more.

Between them, these two teams average 16.2 more points per game (152.7) than this game’s total (136.5).

BYU and Cincinnati have seen their opponents average a combined 7.8 fewer points per game than the over/under of 136.5 set in this outing.

The average total BYU has had set in games this season is 10.9 more points than this outing’s point total.

The average over/under in Bearcats games this season is 2.4 fewer points than the point total of 136.5 for this outing.

So far this season, the Cougars have compiled an 8-9-0 record against the spread.

The Bearcats have a 7-11-0 record against the spread this year.

BYU Stats & Insights

BYU is outscoring opponents by 13.4 points per game with a +241 scoring differential overall. It puts up 80.4 points per game (57th in college basketball) and gives up 67.0 per contest (57th in college basketball).

The 35.4 rebounds per game BYU averages rank 49th in the nation, and are 9.2 more than the 26.2 its opponents record per contest.

The Cougars knock down 1.6 more threes per contest than the opposition, 10.4 (17th in college basketball) compared to their opponents’ 8.8.

BYU ranks 26th in college basketball with 104.9 points scored per 100 possessions, and 71st in college basketball defensively with 87.4 points conceded per 100 possessions.

Offensively, the Cougars have played better in home games this season, averaging 88.1 points per game, compared to 68.2 per game when playing on the road.

Cincinnati Stats & Insights

Cincinnati’s +191 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 10.6 points per game) is a result of putting up 72.3 points per game (247th in college basketball) while giving up 61.7 per outing (10th in college basketball).

Cincinnati ranks 84th in the country at 34.4 rebounds per game. That’s 4.9 more than the 29.5 its opponents average.

Cincinnati connects on 7.6 three-pointers per game (197th in college basketball), 2.3 more than its opponents.

Cincinnati ranks 188th in college basketball with 95.8 points scored per 100 possessions, and 10th defensively with 81.8 points conceded per 100 possessions.

The Bearcats are scoring more points at home (76.0 per game) than on the road (66.7).

BYU Key Players to Watch

The scoring leader for the Cougars this season is Richie Saunders, who averages 14.5 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game.

Keba Keita leads BYU in rebounding, averaging 8.5 per game, while Egor Demin leads the team in assists, distributing an average of 5.8 in each contest.

Trevin Knell makes more threes per game than any other member of the Cougars, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 2.3 per contest.

The BYU steals leader is Demin, who averages 1.6 takeaways per game, while its blocks leader is Keita, who compiles 0.8 rejections per contest.

Cincinnati Key Players to Watch

Simas Lukosius is at the top of the Bearcats scoring leaderboard with 12.2 points per game. Lukosius also grabs 3.4 rebounds and racks up 2.6 assists per game.

The Cincinnati leaders in rebounding and assists are Dillon Mitchell with 6.6 rebounds per game (also adding 11.0 points and 1.3 assists per game) and Jizzle James with 4.1 assists per game (also tacking on 10.7 points and 3.5 rebounds per game).

Lukosius is reliable from distance and leads the Bearcats with 2.3 made threes per game.

Cincinnati’s leader in steals is Mitchell with 1.6 per game, and its leader in blocks is Aziz Bandaogo with 1.7 per game.