The Cincinnati Bearcats’ +20000 odds rank them in the top-50 among all NCAA teams to win the 2023-24 college basketball national championship. Next on the schedule is a neutral-site contest versus the Baylor Bears at 9:30 PM ET on Thursday, March 14.
Cincinnati won its most recent game against Kansas, 72-52, on Wednesday. Daniel Skillings led the way with 25 points, plus seven rebounds and two assists.
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Cincinnati NCAA Championship Odds
- National championship odds (preseason): +25000
- National championship odds (on Dec. 31): +15000
- National championship odds (current): +20000
- Big 12 championship odds: +2200
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Cincinnati Strength of Schedule, Tournament Resume
- According to our predictions, the Bearcats have the 54th-ranked schedule in the nation.
- For the remainder of 2023-24, Cincinnati faces no teams with a record not as good as its own, and one team currently above .500.
- The Bearcats have one game left in the regular season, including one versus Top 25-ranked opponents.
- Cincinnati’s signature win of the season came on March 13 in a 72-52 victory versus the No. 16 Kansas Jayhawks.
- Against Quadrant 1 teams (according to the RPI), the Bearcats are 3-7 (.300%) — tied for the 28th-most victories, but also tied for the 22nd-most losses.
- Against Quadrant 3 opponents (based on the RPI), the Bearcats are 8-1 (.889%) — tied for the 11th-most victories.
Cincinnati Season Stats and Insights
- The Bearcats outscore opponents by 7.3 points per game (scoring 75.2 points per game to rank 132nd in college basketball while allowing 67.9 per outing to rank 67th in college basketball) and have a +241 scoring differential overall.
- The Bearcats knock down 7.4 three-pointers per game (188th in college basketball) at a 32.7% rate (258th in college basketball), compared to the 6.6 their opponents make while shooting 33.5% from beyond the arc.
- Cincinnati scores 232.7 points per 100 possessions (205th in college basketball), while giving up 210.1 points per 100 possessions (45th in college basketball).
- The Bearcats force 11.4 turnovers per game (106th in college basketball) while committing 11.4 (203rd in college basketball play).
Cincinnati Leading Performers
- Skillings leads the Bearcats scoring 12.6 points per game.
- Cincinnati is led in rebounding by Aziz Bandaogo’s 7.8 rebounds per game and assists by Day Day Thomas’ 3.1 assists per game.
- Simas Lukosius connects on 2.3 threes per game to lead the Bearcats.
- Cincinnati’s blocks leader is Bandaogo, who records 1.5 per game. Thomas leads the team by averaging 1.8 steals a contest.
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