Kansas vs Cincinnati Basketball Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for January 11

The Cincinnati Bearcats (10-4, 0-3 Big 12) will attempt to break a three-game losing streak when they host the Kansas Jayhawks (11-3, 2-1 Big 12) on January 11, 2025 at Fifth Third Arena.

Before you place your bet on this matchup at FanDuel Sportsbook, here are the NCAA basketball odds and spreads you need to know.

Cincinnati vs. Kansas Game Info and Odds

• Game day: Saturday, January 11, 2025
• Game time: 2:00 PM ET
• TV channel: ESPN+
• Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
• Arena: Fifth Third Arena

Cincinnati vs. Kansas Picks and Prediction

All college basketball win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Cincinnati win (55.5%)

See these betting insights and trends before you wager on Saturday's Cincinnati-Kansas spread (Cincinnati -1.5) or total (135.5 points).

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Cincinnati vs. Kansas: ATS Betting Stats and Trends

• Cincinnati is 6-8-0 ATS this season.
• Kansas has covered eight times in 14 chances against the spread this year.
• When the spread is set as 1.5 or more this season, Cincinnati (6-7) covers a lower percentage of those games when it is the favorite (46.2%) than Kansas (1-0) does as the underdog (100%).
• The Bearcats have covered the spread in a lower percentage of their home games than away games. They have covered three times in eight games when playing at home, and they've covered two times in five games on the road.
• The Jayhawks were better against the spread at home (9-7-0) than away (3-7-0) last year.

Cincinnati vs. Kansas: Moneyline Betting Stats

• Cincinnati has been chosen as the moneyline favorite in 11 games this year and has walked away with the win eight times (72.7%) in those games.
• This season, the Bearcats have come away with a win eight times in 11 chances when named as a favorite of at least -111 or better on the moneyline.
• Kansas has been listed as the moneyline underdog only one other time so far this season, a game it won.
• The Jayhawks have played as a moneyline underdog of -108 or longer in only one game this season, which they won.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Cincinnati has a 52.6% chance of pulling out a win.

Cincinnati vs. Kansas Head-to-Head Comparison

• Cincinnati outscores opponents by 14.4 points per game (scoring 75.4 per game to rank 176th in college basketball while allowing 61 per contest to rank ninth in college basketball) and has a +202 scoring differential overall.
• Simas Lukosius ranks 492nd in the country with a team-high 13 points per game.
• Kansas' +214 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 15.3 points per game) is a result of putting up 78.9 points per game (94th in college basketball) while giving up 63.6 per contest (23rd in college basketball).
• Hunter Dickinson is 180th in the country with a team-leading 15.9 points per game.
• The Bearcats are 69th in the nation at 35.2 rebounds per game. That's 7.9 more than the 27.3 their opponents average.
• Dillon Mitchell tops the Bearcats with 7.2 rebounds per game (145th in college basketball action).
• The Jayhawks win the rebound battle by 5.6 boards on average. They collect 35.6 rebounds per game, 55th in college basketball, while their opponents pull down 30.
• Dickinson tops the team with 10.4 rebounds per game (13th in college basketball).
• Cincinnati averages 99.8 points per 100 possessions on offense (100th in college basketball), and gives up 80.7 points per 100 possessions (12th in college basketball).
• The Jayhawks rank 79th in college basketball averaging 101.3 points per 100 possessions on offense, and defensively are 19th, allowing 81.7 points per 100 possessions.

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