Utah Valley vs Cincinnati Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 3/22/23
Cincinnati Bearcats (23-12) vs. Utah Valley Wolverines (27-8)
March 22, 2023 9:00 pm EDT
The Line: Utah Valley Wolverines +1.5 / Cincinnati Bearcats -1.5; Over/Under: +151
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The Cincinnati Bearcats and Utah Valley Wolverines meet Wednesday in the college basketball NIT Quarterfinal at the UCCU Center. 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 16.7 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 4.2 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 Utah Valley Wolverines are averaging 76.7 points on 45.9 percent shooting and allowing 67.6 points on 38.7 percent shooting. Le’Tre Darthard is averaging 13.9 points and 1.5 assists, while Justin Harmon is averaging 13.8 points and 3.7 rebounds. Trey Woodbury is the third double-digit scorer and Aziz Bandaogo is grabbing 10.1 rebounds. The Utah Valley Wolverines are shooting 32.3 percent from beyond the arc and 74.5 percent from the free throw line. The Utah Valley Wolverines are allowing 31 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 37.6 rebounds per game.
The Bearcats are 8-2 ATS in their last 10 Wednesday games and 21-8 ATS in their last 29 games overall. The Wolverines are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 home games and 21-5 ATS in their last 26 games overall. The under is 4-0 in Bearcats last 4 overall. The under is 9-4-1 in Wolverines last 14 overall.
The Cincinnati Bearcats are getting the benefit of the doubt here for obvious reasons, but Utah Valley has been playing the better ball overall. Utah Valley is winning its last 5 games by an average of 16.6 points while shooting 54.8 percent from the field, and gets a home game after smoking New Mexico and Colorado. Home game, respectable program and national TV, you know Utah Valley will be excited about this one and should have a packed house. Utah Valley doesn’t get these looks often. Give me the free bucket.
