Hofstra vs Cincinnati Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 3/18/23
Cincinnati Bearcats (22-12) vs. Hofstra Pride (25-9)
March 18, 2023 2:00 pm EDT
The Line: Hofstra Pride +1.5 / Cincinnati Bearcats -1.5 ; Over/Under: -
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The Cincinnati Bearcats and Hofstra Pride meet Saturday in the college basketball NIT Second Round Round at the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Cincinnati Bearcats are averaging 77.9 points on 45.5 percent shooting and allowing 69.7 points on 42.8 percent shooting. Landers Nolley II is averaging 16.6 points and 2.6 assists, while David DeJulius is averaging 14.7 points and 2.2 rebounds. Viktor Lakhin is the third double-digit scorer and Jeremiah Davenport is grabbing 4.1 rebounds. The Cincinnati Bearcats are shooting 36 percent from beyond the arc and 70.2 percent from the free throw line. The Cincinnati Bearcats are allowing 33.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.8 rebounds per game.
The Hofstra Pride are averaging 74.2 points on 48 percent shooting and allowing 65.6 points on 40.2 percent shooting. Aaron Estrada is averaging 20.3 points and 4.1 assists, while Tyler Thomas is averaging 16.5 points and 3.7 rebounds. Darlinstone Dubar is the third double-digit scorer and Warren Williams is grabbing 4.9 rebounds. The Hofstra Pride are shooting 36.1 percent from beyond the arc and 73.6 percent from the free throw line. The Hofstra Pride are allowing 30.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.1 rebounds per game.
The Pride are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 road games and 9-2 ATS in their last 11 games following a ATS win. The Bearcats are 18-37-1 ATS in their last 56 Saturday games. The under is 4-1 in Bearcats last 5 overall. The under is 4-1 in Bearcats last 5 overall.
The Cincinnati Bearcats are the more talented team and should be favored, but we can not sleep on Hofstra. The Pride went into Rutgers and beat a team that believed should have been in the big dance. Hofstra also has wins over Pricneton and Charleston and is one of the more balanced teams in the country led by a top level defense. At home, Hofstra should have a packed house with a respectable program coming to town. I’ll take my chances with Hofstra here.
