Baylor vs. Cincinnati Prediction, Odds, Picks - Big 12 Tournament

Updated Mar. 14, 2024 8:28 p.m. ET

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The No. 3 seed Baylor Bears (22-9, 11-7 Big 12) will square off against the No. 11 seed Cincinnati Bearcats (20-13, 7-11 Big 12) in the Big 12 tournament Thursday at T-Mobile Center, starting at 9:30 PM ET.

The Bears hit the court as 7.5-point favorites against the Bearcats. The game's point total is set at 139.5.

Continue scrolling to get everything you need to know before betting on the Baylor-Cincinnati matchup.

Baylor vs. Cincinnati Game Information & Odds

When: Thursday, March 14, 2024 at 9:30 PM ET
Where: T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri
How to Watch on TV: ESPN2
Live boxscore on FOX Sports

Bears vs Bearcats Betting Information
Favorite	Spread	Favorite Spread Odds	Underdog Spread Odds	Total	Over Total Odds	Under Total Odds	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline
Bears	-7.5	-110	-110	139.5	-108	-112	-345	+275

Baylor vs. Cincinnati Prediction

Pick ATS: Cincinnati (+7.5)
Pick OU: Over (139.5)
Prediction: Baylor 76, Cincinnati 72

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Baylor vs. Cincinnati Betting Insights

Betting Line Implied Predictions

Per the spread and over/under, the implied score for the game is Bears 74, Bearcats 66.
The Bears have a 77.5% chance to claim victory in this contest per the moneyline's implied probability.
The Bearcats have a 26.7% implied probability to come out on top.

Key Spread Facts

Baylor has won 17 games against the spread this season, while failing to cover or pushing 12 times.
Cincinnati has won 16 games against the spread this year, while failing to cover or pushing 17 times.
Baylor has been favored by 7.5 points or more nine times this season, and covered the spread in seven of those contests.
Cincinnati is 3-0 ATS this year when playing as at least 7.5-point underdogs.

Key Total Facts

A total of 22 times so far this season, the Bears and their opponent have combined for more than 139.5 points.
Bearcats games have had over 139.5 points 19 times this year.
The Bears and Bearcats combine to average 156.7 points per contest, which is 17.2 more than the total for this game.

Key Moneyline Facts

Baylor has put together a 13-2 record in games when it was favored on the moneyline (winning 86.7% of those games).
Cincinnati has entered the game as underdogs 10 times this season and won three of those games.
Baylor has won all five games it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -345 or shorter.
This season, Cincinnati has won two of its four games when it is the underdog by at least +275 on the moneyline.

Baylor vs. Cincinnati: Recent Results

Bears vs Bearcats Recent Games
Date	Favorite	Spread	Total	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Result
1/13/2024	Bears	-6	148.5	-258	+210	62-59 BAYL

Baylor vs. Cincinnati: 2023-24 Stats Comparison

	Baylor	Cincinnati
Points Scored Per Game (Rank)	81.5 (23)	75.2 (132)
Points Allowed (Rank)	71.5 (161)	67.9 (67)
Rebounds (Rank)	9.6 (101)	12 (11)
3pt Made (Rank)	8.7 (57)	7.4 (187)
Assists (Rank)	15 (69)	14.7 (86)
Turnovers (Rank)	11.3 (187)	11.4 (199)

Baylor 2023-24 Key Players

Bears Leaders
Name	GP	PTS	REB	ASST	STL	BLK	3PM
Ja'Kobe Walter	31	14.7	4.5	1.5	1.1	0.2	2.1
Rayj Dennis	31	13.5	3.8	6.7	1.4	0	1.1
Jalen Bridges	31	11.6	5.4	1.5	1.1	0.6	2.1
Langston Love	24	11	2.9	1.2	0.4	0.2	1.5
Yves Missi	30	10.9	5.5	0.4	0.6	1.5	0

Cincinnati 2023-24 Key Players

Bearcats Leaders
Name	GP	PTS	REB	ASST	STL	BLK	3PM
Dan Skillings Jr.	32	12.6	6.3	1.6	0.9	0.7	1.2
Simas Lukosius	31	10.8	3.2	2.9	0.5	0.1	2.3
Day Day Thomas	33	10.7	2.4	3.1	1.8	0.2	1
Viktor Lakhin	26	10.2	6.6	1.8	0.7	0.9	0.5
John Newman III	33	9.6	5.2	1.7	1.2	0.2	0.8