Cincinnati Bearcats NCAA Basketball Betting
The Cincinnati Bearcats began the season ranked in the Top 25 and climbed as high as 14th before the reality of a new and expanded Big 12 conference took over. Wes Miller, now in his fourth season as head coach, was expected to lead the Bearcats to the Big Dance Floor. Instead, Cincinnati languished with a losing conference record for the third time in the past four years. Miller is starting to catch heat and face doubts about his tenure. Since Mick Cronin left for UCLA in 2019 after his ninth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance, the Bearcats have not recovered.
NCAA Basketball Betting Lines
DePaul Blue Demons +8.5
Cincinnati Bearcats -8.5
Total: 139.5
2025 Cincinnati Bearcats Next Matchup
On Tuesday, April 1, 2025, the Cincinnati Bearcats will face the DePaul Blue Demons at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV. Tipoff Time is 3 p.m. ET with television coverage on FS1.
2025 DePaul Blue Demons Team Overview
Overall, the DePaul Blue Demons are 14-19 straight up, 14-16-1 against the spread, and 18-13 over/under the total. DePaul has national metrics of 219th for scoring offense, 197th for field goal percentage, 163rd for 3-point field goal percentage, 228th for free throw percentage, and 211th for offensive rebounding. While defensively, DePaul is 245th for scoring defense, 273rd for field goal percentage permitted, 277th or 3-point field goal percentage allowed, and 249th for defensive rebounding.
Late on DePaul has covered six of its previous nine games. DePaul has gone over the total in four of its last six outings. First among DePaul scorers is CJ Gunn with 12.8 points per game.
2025 Cincinnati Bearcats Team Overview
Overall, the Cincinnati Bearcats are 18-15 straight up, 13-16-2 against the spread, and 10-21 over/under the total. Cincinnati has national metrics of 274th for scoring offense, 161st for field goal percentage, 275th for 3-point field goal percentage, 341st for free throw percentage, and 187th for offensive rebounding. While defensively, Cincinnati is 24th for scoring defense, 109th for field goal percentage permitted, 107th for 3-point field goal percentage allowed, and 85th for defensive rebounding.
Lately, Cincinnati has covered two of its previous six games and has gone over the total in three of its last five outings. Jizzle James is first among Cincinnati scorers with 12.8 points per game.
Joshua Jefferson had 19 points, Dishon Jackson added 10 points and 15 rebounds, and No. 12 Iowa State leaned on its big men to beat Cincinnati 76-56 in the second round of the Big 12 Tournament.
Tamin Lipsey scored 16 before leaving late with an apparent groin injury, and Milan Momcilovic had 13 for the No. 5 seed Cyclones.
Iowa State guard Keshon Gilbert returned from a muscle strain that had kept him out of three of the past five games, including a win over Kansas State to end the regular season. He had three points in 11 first-half minutes but did not play after halftime. His availability, along with Lipsey's status, loom important as the Cyclones chase another Big 12 title.
Jizzle James led the No. 13 seed Bearcats with 17 points, but he missed his final six shots, which helped allow Iowa State to finish the game on an 11-0 run. Josh Reed added 10 points, and Day Day Thomas finished with nine.
Latest NCAA Tournament Results
| YEAR |
RESULT |
| 2019 |
Lost First Round vs. (10) Iowa 72–79 |
| 2018 |
Lost Second Round vs. (7) Nevada 73–75 |
| 2017 |
Lost Second Round vs. (3) UCLA 67–79 |
| 2016 |
Lost First Round vs. (8) Saint Joseph's 76–78 |
| 2015 |
Lost Second Round vs. (1) Kentucky 51–64 |
| 2014 |
Lost First Round vs. (12) Harvard 57–61 |
| 2013 |
Lost First Round vs. (7) Creighton 63–67 |
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