Cincinnati vs Kansas State Game Information
| What: | Big 12 Conference Regular Season Game |
| When: | Monday December 30, 2024 at 7:00 EST/4:00 PST |
| Where | Bramlage Coliseum, Manhattan, Kansas |
| Cincinnati vs Kansas State Line: | Cincinnati -3.5 |
| Total: | 152.5 |
| TV: | CBSSN |
Cincinnati vs Kansas State Preview
No. 17 Cincinnati (10-1, 0-0 in Big 12) faces Kansas State (6-5, 0-0 in Big 12) in the Little Apple on Monday night for a Big 12 Conference Regular Season game. In their last 5 games, the Bearcats are 4-1, losing at Villanova by 8 (68-60), topping Howard by 17 (84-67), city rivals Xavier by 3 (68-65), Dayton by 7, and Grambling by 35 (84-59) in their last outing. In their last 5, the Wildcats have gone 2-3, winning back-to-back games vs Longwood by 16 (80-64) and Arkansas Pine Bluff by 47 (120-73), and then losing their next 3 at St. John’s by 16 (88-71), vs Drake by 3 in OT (73-70), and at Wichita State by 19 (84-65). Online sportsbook DraftKings has Cincinnati currently priced at 50/1 longshot odds to win the 2025 NCAA Basketball championship with Kansas State at 150/1,
No. 19 Cincinnati on a 9-1 Streak of Unders
Cincinnati (6-5-0 ATS, 2-9-0 O/U) has been a stone-cold Under team so far this 2024-25 NCAA Basketball Regular Season with the Bearcats playing 9 Unders in their last 10 games. The No. 19-ranked Bearcats have four players in double-digit scoring in G Simas Lukosius (14.9 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 3.0 apg), G Jizzie James (12.0 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 5.2 apg), F Dillon Mitchell (11.5 ppg, 7.5 rpg), and G Dan Skillings Jr. (10.2 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 2.6 apg), and solid support from guys like F Aziz Bandaogo (9.6 ppg, 5.3 rpg), G Day Day Thomas (7.6 ppg, 2.8 rpg), F Arrinten Page (6.5 ppg, 3.7 rpg), and G Connor Hickman (5.5 ppg, 3.0 rpg). Cincinnati (-182 Moneyline) is averaging 79.5 ppg (#91) while allowing just 58.5 ppg (+21.0 Point Differential), 16.7 Assists Per Game (#58) and 38.6 Rebounds Per Game (Tied-#82). Cincinnati is the 12th winningest Basketball program ever with 1,885 Wins.
Cincinnati Betting Trends
- Cincinnati is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games overall
- The Under is 9-1-0 in the Bearcats last 8 games
- The Under is 6-1-0 in Cincinnati’s last 7 Home games
- Cincinnati went 19-18-0 ATS in the 2023-24 NCAAB season (51.4%)
- The Bearcats have been Favorites in every single game this season (11)
Kansas State Opens up Big 12 Play on Monday Night
Kansas State (3-8-0 ATS, 6-5-0 O/U) will be playing its first Big 12 Conference game of the season in this one, and the Wildcats couldn’t have asked for a tougher opponent than Cincinnati, who have already beaten Georgia Tech, Dayton, and Xavier. Leading the KSU charge this season are G Brendan Hausen (13.9 ppg, 2.5 rpg), G David N’Guessan (13.6 ppg, 6.7 rpg), Dug McDaniel (9.8 ppg, 4.5 apg), versatile G Coleman Hawkins (9.2 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 4.2 apg), G Max Jones (8.7 ppg, 3.4 rpg), G Achor Achor (7.3 ppg), G CJ Jones (6.9 ppg), and H Macaleab Rich (6.9 ppg). This team was eliminated by Iowa State in the Big 12 Tournament in March and Kansas State (+150 Moneyline) finished 19-15 last season and didn’t play in a Postseason tournament. The Wildcats beat Montana State, Kentucky, and Michigan State in the 2023 NCAA Tournament before being eliminated by Florida Atlantic in the Elite Eight (79-76).
Kansas State Betting Trends
- Kansas State is 2-4-0 ATS in its last 6 overall
- The Wildcats are 4-1 SU in their last 5 Home games
- The Over is 4-1-0 in Kansas State’s last 5 games overall
- The Wildcats have been Favorites in 10 of their 11 games (Underdogs at St. John’s)
- Kansas State went 17-17-0 ATS in the 2023-24 NCAAB season (50%)
Cincinnati vs Kansas State Prediction
These two schools have met 9 times on the hardwood from 1958 until their first meeting as Big 12 sides last season, with the Bearcats holding a strong 8-1 edge over the Wildcats. In the last 2 meetings, Cincinnati won 75-61 in 2017, covering ATS as small 3-Point Home chalks in a game that went Over the closing Total of 129.5 by 6.5 Points, while last year in march in the Big 12 Tournament, the Bearcats won by 2 (74-72), and failed to cover ATS as 6.5-Point Favorites in a game that also went Over the closing Total (137.5) by 8,5 Points. This Cincinnati vs Kansas State NCAAB pick will ride the Bearcats Under train and look for a sleepy Monday Final Score in the conference opener for both Sides. With Cincinnati (#21 in Ken Pomeroy Ratings) giving up only 58.5 ppg and looking to stay ranked and KSU not as strong as in past years (#90 in Ken Pomeroy Ratings) , this looks like a 75-65-type of game in Manhattan.