
Utah vs Cincinnati Prediction 1/28/25 College Basketball Picks Today
Cincinnati (12-7) vs. Utah (11-8)
January 28, 2025 10:00 pm EDT
The Line: Utah -1; Over/Under: 138.5
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The Cincinnati Bearcats and the Utah Utes meet Tuesday in college basketball action from the Jon M. Huntsman Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Utah vs Cincinnati Prediction.
Cincinnati Recap
The Cincinnati Bearcats come into this one looking to bounce back from an 80-52 loss at the hands of BYU last time out to fall to 12-7 on the year. Cincinnati will take on West Virginia and UCF after this game.
Bearcats Lose Back-To-Back Games
Simas Lukosius leads the Bearcats in scoring with 12.3 PPG along with 3.4 RPG and 2.5 APG and Jizzle James has 10.4 PPG with 3.5 RPG and a team-high 4.2 APG to lead the Bearcats in the assist department. Dillon Mitchell has 10.7 PPG with a team-high 6.5 RPG to lead the Bearcats on the glass and Dan Skillings Jr. has 11.3 PPG with 3.9 RPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Cincinnati so far this season. Aziz Bandaogo has 7.8 PPG with 6 RPG as well on the year. As a team, Cincinnati is averaging 71.3 PPG on 45.1% shooting from the field, 31.5% from three, and 64.6% from the foul line this season.
Utah Recap
The Utah Utes come into this game looking to bounce back from a 78-61 loss to Baylor last time out to fall to 11-8 on the year. After this game, Utah will head on the road to take on Oklahoma State.
Utes Drop Back-To-Back Games
Gabe Madsen leads the Utes in scoring with 14.8 PPG while Ezra Ausar has 11.1 PPG with 4.7 RPG to round out the pair of double-digit scorers for Utah up to this point in the season. Lawson Lovering has 9.6 PPG with 5 RPG and 2.4 APG while Mason Madsen has 9 PPG with 2.9 RPG. Miro Little has 6.6 PPG with 4.3 RPG and a team-high 4 APG to lead the Utes in the assist department while Keanu Dawes has 7.6 PPG with a team-high 5.2 RPG to lead Utah on the glass and Mike Sharavjamts has 6.8 PPG, 3.4 RPG and 2.8 APG. As a team, Utah is averaging 76.8 PPG on 45.9% shooting from the field, 33.7% from three, and 62.3% from the foul line this season.
Why the Utah Utes will win
- Utah has won each of its last 11 night games at Jon M. Huntsman Center.
- Cincinnati has lost five of its last six night games against the Big 12 Conference.
Total Points Facts
- Twelve of Utah’s last 13 night games at Jon M. Huntsman Center have produced a total of 142+ points.
- Nine of Cincinnati’s last 10 night games have produced a total of 137 or fewer points.
Utah vs Cincinnati Prediction
I’m on the Utes in this one. I think that home court is going to be what makes the difference here as I think that Utah profiles similarly to BYU, a team that just beat up the Bearcats last time out. Utah shoots a lot of threes and does their best work at home and I just don’t feel like stepping in front of Utah at home when a lackluster Cincinnati offense is the alternative. Give me Utah here.