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Cincinnati Bearcats
80 – 88
FINAL Neutral Conference College Basketball Crown
UCF Knights
Big 12 Conference · MGM Grand Garden Arena (Neutral) · April 3, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread CIN -6.5 Away covered
O/U 156.5 Over
Money CIN -300 / UCF +240
Model Predictions
Spread Total CIN win
Actual UCF +8 168 Lost
Massey CIN -4.9 (-12.9) — —
Massey Totals — 149.1 (+18.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 53% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 59% ✗
Baseline Plus ML CIN -3.6 (-11.6) 147.6 (+20.4) 58% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ CIN -2.8 (-10.8) 146.3 (+21.7) 56% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML CIN -3.1 (-11.1) 144.2 (+23.8) 62% ✗
Baseline ML CIN -2.8 (-10.8) 147.8 (+20.2) 54% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 11, 2026 UCF 66 – 65 CIN
Feb 8, 2026 CIN 92 – 72 UCF
Jan 11, 2026 UCF 73 – 72 CIN
Feb 6, 2025 CIN 93 – 83 UCF
Feb 17, 2024 CIN 76 – 74 UCF

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings CIN UCF
Overall 19-16 20-17
Conference 7-13 7-13
Home 12-5 13-5
Away 4-9 2-8
Neutral 3-2 5-4
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 71.2 79.8
Avg Pts Against 66.2 80.4
Massey 12.4 (#43) 7.5 (#76)
Bradley-Terry 1.65 (#59) 1.53 (#65)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.08 (#60) 1.71 (#70)
RPI 0.536 (#99) 0.537 (#97)
Shooting & Four Factors CIN UCF
FG% 44.9% 42.4%
3PT% 32.3% 33.8%
REB / G 34.6 36.7
OREB / G 11.2 12.3
AST / TO 1.34 1.13
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.0% 49.4%
TOV% 15.6% 17.0%
ORB% 32.2% 32.3%
FT Rate 15.5% 27.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.6% 51.1%
Opp TOV% 19.8% 18.1%
DRB% 70.3% 65.5%
Opp FT Rate 18.6% 22.7%

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