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UCF Knights
66 – 65 OT
FINAL Neutral Conference Big 12
Cincinnati Bearcats
Big 12 Conference · T-Mobile Center (Neutral) · March 11, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread CIN -3.5 Home covered
O/U 149.5 Under
Money UCF +130 / CIN -155
Model Predictions
Spread Total UCF win
Actual UCF +1 131 Won
Massey CIN -2.3 (+3.3) — —
Massey Totals — 149.2 (-18.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 63% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 58% ✓
Baseline Plus ML CIN -2.2 (+3.2) 147.8 (-16.8) 39% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ CIN -1.4 (+2.4) 146.6 (-15.6) 40% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML CIN -2.0 (+3.0) 146.4 (-15.4) 41% ✗
Baseline ML CIN -2.7 (+3.7) 147.0 (-16.0) 41% ✗

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 8, 2026 CIN 92 – 72 UCF
Jan 11, 2026 UCF 73 – 72 CIN
Apr 3, 2025 UCF 88 – 80 CIN
Feb 6, 2025 CIN 93 – 83 UCF
Feb 17, 2024 CIN 76 – 74 UCF

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UCF CIN
Overall 21-12 18-15
Conference 9-9 9-9
Home 14-5 15-3
Away 5-5 2-8
Neutral 2-2 1-4
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 80.7 73.1
Avg Pts Against 78.4 67.6
Massey 10.6 (#56) 12.9 (#43)
Bradley-Terry 2.43 (#33) 1.89 (#51)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.12 (#36) 2.78 (#43)
RPI 0.584 (#40) 0.551 (#75)
Shooting & Four Factors UCF CIN
FG% 47.4% 43.4%
3PT% 37.8% 33.7%
REB / G 36.8 37.0
OREB / G 12.2 11.2
AST / TO 1.44 1.44
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.0% 50.7%
TOV% 15.8% 16.7%
ORB% 34.6% 30.9%
FT Rate 23.2% 19.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.6% 47.8%
Opp TOV% 15.6% 18.4%
DRB% 71.6% 73.0%
Opp FT Rate 26.2% 21.5%

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