Free Pick | NCAA | Sunday | Jan. 11

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#859 Cincinnati +3.5 over UCF 4:00 PM CT

Cincinnati is only 8-7 this season but the Bearcats have displayed elite defensive potential for Wes Miller. Four losses have been against top 30 caliber opponents and the 0-2 start in Big XII play came while facing Houston and West Virginia in close low-scoring games, including a 62-60 loss in Morgantown on Tuesday. Cincinnati doesn’t have a road win this season, but this is a team that will be difficult to pull away from and an underdog price just past the one-possession threshold offers some appeal Sunday as the Bearcats look to avoid starting 0-3 in conference play. UCF is 12-2 and the Knights beat Kansas in the Big XII opener. On Tuesday UCF lost by double-digits at Oklahoma State however and the win over Kansas is one of just three top 100 wins for UCF on the season, and the other loss for the Knights did come at home early in the season. UCF ended Cincinnati’s season last April with an 88-80 win in the Las Vegas Crown Tournament after Cincinnati had won the regular season meeting by double-digits in Orlando as this will be a notable game for the Bearcats. The free throw shooting numbers are a concern for Cincinnati but getting the far better defense at an underdog price is an appealing opportunity on Sunday in Big XII action.