Utah vs Cincinnati Prediction 2/11/25 College Basketball Picks

The Utah Utes and the Cincinnati Bearcats meet Tuesday in college basketball action from the Fifth Third Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Utah vs. Cincinnati prediction.

Utah Recap

The Utah Utes come into this game looking to bounce back from a 72-61 loss to West Virginia last time out to sit at 13-10 on the year. After this game, Utah will head home for a matchup with Kansas.

Utes Looking To Find Consistency

Gabe Madsen leads the Utes in scoring with 14.7 PPG with 2.6 APG while Ezra Ausar has 11.1 PPG with 4.6 RPG to round out the pair of double-digit scorers for Utah up to this point in the season. Lawson Lovering has 8.6 PPG with 4.8 RPG and 2.4 APG while Mason Madsen has 8.7 PPG with 2.9 RPG. Miro Little has 5.7 PPG with 3.7 RPG and a team-high 3.5 APG to lead the Utes in the assist department while Keanu Dawes has 7.9 PPG with a team-high 5.4 RPG to lead Utah on the glass and Mike Sharavjamts has 6.8 PPG, 3.4 RPG and 2.7 APG. As a team, Utah is averaging 75.4 PPG on 45.8% shooting from the field, 33.4% from three, and 62.3% from the foul line this season.

Why the Utah Utes will win

• Utah has won each of its last nine night games against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• Cincinnati has lost each of its last six Tuesday night games against the Big 12 Conference.

Cincinnati Recap

The Cincinnati Bearcats come into this game looking to add on to their 84-66 win over BYU last time out to improve to 14-9 on the year. After this game, Cincinnati will head on the road to square off with Iowa State.

Bearcats Lose Back-To-Back Games

Simas Lukosius leads the Bearcats in scoring with 11.5 PPG along with 3.2 RPG and 2.4 APG and Jizzle James has 11.1 PPG with 3.2 RPG and a team-high 3.9 APG to lead the Bearcats in the assist department. Dillon Mitchell has 10.5 PPG with a team-high 6.4 RPG to lead the Bearcats on the glass and Dan Skillings Jr. has 10.2 PPG with 3.7 RPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Cincinnati so far this season. Aziz Bandaogo has 7.9 PPG with 5.8 RPG as well on the year. As a team, Cincinnati is averaging 71.6 PPG on 45.5% shooting from the field, 32.4% from three, and 65.5% from the foul line this season.

Why the Cincinnati Bearcats will win

• Cincinnati has won 26 of its last 28 night games at Fifth Third Arena against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• Utah has lost each of its last three road games.

Total Points Facts

• Each of Cincinnati’s last four home night games against the Big 12 Conference has produced a total of 146+ points.
• Five of Utah’s last six games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 137 or fewer points.

Utah vs. Cincinnati Prediction

I’m with Cincinnati here. I get the case to be made for an underdog like Utah when Cincinnati had been really underwhelming for the better part of Big 12 play up to this point. However, Utah has really had issues on the road, including beatdown losses to West Virginia and Oklahoma State in their last couple of road outings. I think Cincinnati found something in their wins over UCF and BYU, and I think Cincinnati keeps it rolling with a win and cover here.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: Cincinnati -8.5