The Baylor Bears (9-4, 1-1 Big 12) host the Cincinnati Bearcats (10-3, 0-2 Big 12) after winning eight straight home games. The Bears are favored by 5.5 points in the contest, which starts at 8:00 PM ET on Tuesday, January 7, 2025. The matchup has a point total of 139.5.
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Baylor Cover -5.5 vs Cincinnati -108
Baylor vs. Cincinnati betting lines
- Baylor moneyline odds to win: -233
- Cincinnati moneyline odds to win: +189
- Spread: Baylor (-5.5)
- Total: 139.5
Baylor statistics, trends and more
As the home team
- Baylor covered the spread in a lower percentage of its home games than away games last year. Baylor covered 11 times in 17 games at home, and it covered six times in nine games on the road.
- The Bears exceeded the over/under more often when playing at home last season, hitting the over in 10 of 17 home matchups (58.8%). In road games, they hit the over in three of nine games (33.3%).
- Baylor fared worse as a moneyline favorite in home games last year, sporting a home record of 11-1, compared to going 3-0 in away games.
Last season stats
- Offensively, the Bears were the 32nd-ranked squad in college basketball (80.4 points per game) last season. Defensively, they were 147th (71.1 points allowed per game).
- Baylor was 184th in college basketball in rebounds per game (31.9) and third-best in rebounds allowed (26.2) last year.
- Last season the Bears were ranked 83rd in college basketball in assists with 14.7 per game.
Baylor betting records this season
- ATS Record: 5-7-0 (Home: 4-2-0; Away: 0-2-0)
- ATS Record When Favored by 5.5+: 4-2-0 (As Favorite: 5-3-0; As Underdog: 0-4-0)
- O-U-P: 8-4-0 (Home: 5-1-0; Away: 1-1-0)
- Record When Moneyline Favorite: 8-0 (Home: 6-0; Away: 0-0)
- Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-4 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-2)
| Field Goal % | Opp. Field Goal % | Rebounds | Opp. Rebounds | Assists | Turnovers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47.0 (91st in nation) | 43.2 (185th) | 36.5 (34th) | 29.8 (116th) | 17.5 (22nd) | 10.8 (114th) |
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Cincinnati statistics, trends and more
As the away team
- Cincinnati’s winning percentage against the spread at home is .375 (3-5-0). Away, it is .500 (2-2-0).
- Bearcats games have gone above the over/under 25% of the time at home (two of eight), and 0% of the time on the road (zero of four).
Last season stats
- The Bearcats put up 74.7 points per game (143rd-ranked in college basketball) last season, while allowing 68.2 points per contest (69th-ranked).
- Cincinnati ranked 13th-best in college basketball by averaging 36.7 boards per game. In terms of rebounds allowed, it ranked 27th in college basketball (28.8 allowed per contest).
- The Bearcats ranked 93rd in college basketball with 14.5 dimes per game.
Cincinnati betting records this season
- ATS Record: 6-7-0 (Home: 3-5-0; Away: 2-2-0)
- O-U-P: 2-11-0 (Home: 2-6-0; Away: 0-4-0)
- Record When Moneyline Favorite: 10-3 (Home: 7-1; Away: 2-2)
- Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
| Field Goal % | Opp. Field Goal % | Rebounds | Opp. Rebounds | Assists | Turnovers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47.8 (63rd in nation) | 38.3 (19th) | 36.0 (46th) | 27.2 (25th) | 15.8 (91st) | 9.2 (15th) |
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