Cincinnati vs. Lipscomb betting: College basketball preview for Dec. 29

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The Cincinnati Bearcats (7-5) are heavy, 14.5-point favorites against the Lipscomb Bisons (7-5) on Monday, December 29, 2025 at 7 p.m. ET. The matchup airs on ESPN+. The matchup’s over/under is set at 150.5.

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Cincinnati Cover -14.5 vs Lipscomb -107

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Cincinnati vs. Lipscomb betting lines

  • Cincinnati moneyline odds to win: -1250
  • Lipscomb moneyline odds to win: +753
  • Spread: Cincinnati (-14.5)
  • Total: 150.5

Cincinnati statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Cincinnati sported a worse record against the spread when playing at home (7-10-0) than it did in road games (6-6-1) last season.
  • The Bearcats exceeded the total more often when playing at home last year, hitting the over in six of 17 home matchups (35.3%). In road games, they hit the over in four of 13 games (30.8%).
  • Cincinnati fared better as a moneyline favorite in home games last season, putting up a home record of 12-3 home record, compared to going 3-3 on the road.

Last season stats

  • The Bearcats were 255th in the country in points scored (71.2 per game) and 33rd in points conceded (66.2) last season.
  • At 32.0 rebounds per game and 29.9 rebounds allowed, Cincinnati was 179th and 94th in the nation, respectively, last season.
  • With 13.9 assists per game last year, the Bearcats were 148th in college basketball.

Cincinnati betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 4-8-0 (Home: 3-5-0; Away: 0-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 14.5+: 2-5-0 (As Favorite: 3-5-0; As Underdog: 1-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 3-9-0 (Home: 2-6-0; Away: 1-0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 6-1 (Home: 6-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-4 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.1 (317th in nation) 39.1 (32nd) 37.1 (43rd) 32.3 (248th) 17.3 (56th) 13.2 (300th)

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Lipscomb statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • This season, Lipscomb is 2-1-0 at home against the spread (.667 winning percentage). Away, it is 5-2-0 ATS (.714).
  • Bisons games have finished above the over/under 66.7% of the time at home (two of three), and 57.1% of the time away (four of seven).

Last season stats

  • On offense, the Bisons posted 78.6 points per game (64th-ranked in college basketball) last year. They gave up 67.7 points per contest on defense (52nd-ranked).
  • Lipscomb pulled down 32.9 rebounds per game (127th-ranked in college basketball). It ceded 31.4 rebounds per contest (195th-ranked).
  • The Bisons ranked 74th in college basketball with 15.1 dimes per contest.

Lipscomb betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 7-3-0 (Home: 2-1-0; Away: 5-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 14.5+: 1-1-0 (As Favorite: 2-1-0; As Underdog: 5-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-3-1 (Home: 2-1-0; Away: 4-2-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 3-0 (Home: 3-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-5 (Home: 0-0; Away: 2-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.5 (187th in nation) 43.9 (208th) 33.8 (159th) 34.7 (325th) 20.0 (ninth) 12.0 (214th)
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