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The Cincinnati Bearcats and the 14th-ranked Arizona Wildcats will square off in the first round of the Maui Jim Maui Invitational on Monday, November 21st, in an NCAA Men's Basketball non-conference matchup.
The Bearcats are 3-1 to begin the year after a 64-51 road loss last Wednesday against the Northern Kentucky Norse. The Wildcats are a perfect 3-0 and are coming off a massive 104-77 home victory on Thursday over the Utah Tech Tralblazers.
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Cincinnati Bearcats vs. Arizona Wildcats Betting Odds
Cincinnati Bearcats vs. Arizona Wildcats Match Details
Fixture: Cincinnati Bearcats at Arizona Wildcats
Date and Time: Monday, November 21, 11:30 p.m. ET
Venue: Lahaina Civic Center, Maui, HI
Cincinnati Bearcats vs. Arizona Wildcats Key Stats
The Bearcats have done pretty well this season with a pretty solid offensive team. They are averaging 76.3 points per game while shooting 43.9 percent from the floor. Senior guard David DeJulius has been doing extremely well, as in 27.5 minutes he is averaging 18.3 points, 1.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists, and 1.8 steals per game. If he can continue to have a solid 50/50/73.3 shooting split, it will help make Cincinnati a solid team going forward and potentially pull off an upset.
Their defense has done well, allowing 61.5 points per game and have been able to do enough to put distance between them and their opponents. As of this point, they are averaging 4.3 blocks and 8.8 steals per game as a team.
The Wildcats have been playing incredibly offensively, as they have scored 105.3 points this season, leading the country. They have also been shooting the ball exceptionally well, shooting 63.2 percent from the floor. Junior forward Azuolas Tubelis has been doing well on both sides of the ball, putting up 20 points, 7.7 rebounds, 3.7 assists, one block, and 1.3 steals while playing 25.3 minutes per game.
The Wildcats defense has struggled as they are allowing 76.7 points per game. They are averaging five blocks and 5.7 steals per game up to this point.
Cincinnati Bearcats vs. Arizona Wildcats Best Picks and Prediction
It is extremely difficult to imagine the Bearcats being able to keep up with the dominance offensively that the Arizona Wildcats are going to be able to produce in this game. Even from the free-throw line, the Bearcats are shooting 67.2 percent from the free-throw line thus far, while Arizona is connecting on 75.9 percent from the charity stripe. The Bearcats are 5-12 ATS in their previous 17 games so go with the Wildcats to cover the spread here and advance to the second round.
Pick: Arizona Wildcats -9.5 (-115)
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