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The Fifth Third Arena will host the Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout between the Xavier Musketeers and the Cincinnati Bearcats on Saturday afternoon.
The Musketeers are 6-3 this season and are riding a two-game winning streak after a 84-74 home victory last Saturday against West Virginia Mountaineers. The Bearcats are also 6-3 and are riding a three-game winning streak after a 97-71 home win last Sunday against Bryant Bulldogs.
Xavier Musketeers vs. Cincinnati Bearcats Betting Odds
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Xavier Musketeers vs. Cincinnati Bearcats Match Details
Fixture: Xavier Musketeers vs. Cincinnati Bearcats
Time and date: Saturday, December 10 at 3:00 PM ET
Venue: Fifth Third Arena, Cincinnati, OH
Xavier Musketeers vs. Cincinnati Bearcats Key Stats
The Muskeeters are an incredibly solid offensive team, averaging 84 points per game. They distributed the basketball well, averaging 20.1 assists over the course of the season.
Senior guard Souley Boum has led the team, averaging 16.6 points, 3.9 rebounds, four assists, and one steal in 32 minutes per game. He definitely made his presence felt throughout the game with his production.
Their defense needs to show a lot of improvement as they are allowing 73.6 points per game heading into this game. The Musketeers are doing decently, forcing 4.8 blocks and 7.3 steals per game. They need to continue to improve on that side of the floor.
The Bearcats are a good offensive team as well, scoring 79.4 points per game thus far and shooting 46.5 percent from the field up to this point. Senior guard David DeJulius has been doing well, averaging 16.1 points, 1.6 rebounds, 3.2 assists, and 1.1 steals per game in 29.7 minutes this season.
Defensively, they have been doing well throughout the year, as they have given up 69 points per game. They need to do better as they are forcing 4.4 blocks and 6.6 steals per game up to this point.
Xavier Musketeers vs. Cincinnati Bearcats Best Picks and Prediction
Xavier Musketeers' offense is going to be too much for the Cincinnati Bearcats to deal with in this matchup. The Musketeers are shooting an outrageous 51.6 percent from the floor and that is tough to stop as that is over their first nine games. All in all, go with the Xavier Musketeers as a road favorite in this game.
Pick: Xavier Musketeers -2.5 (-110)
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