Cincinnati Bearcats vs Howard Bison Point Spread Picks

Howard has lost three in a row and is turnover-prone averaging 15.4 turnovers per game. The defense has allowed 81 points per game in the last three contests, losing all three as a favorite. Howard is on a 9-21-1 ATS run. No. 14 Cincinnati shoots 51.5% from the field as a team while the defense is fifth in the nation in shooting allowed (36.2%). The Bearcats were favored by more than 26 points against Arkansas-Pine Bluff and Nicholls State and covered easily in wins of 109-54 and 86-49. Play Cincinnati. 

Unbeaten Cincinnati is running right at opponents, averaging 85.2 points, with five players averaging over 9 points per game. The offense as a team shoots 47% from the field and 37.3% from long range. Cincinnati has gone eight straight games OVER the total when working on five or six days of rest. Howard has lost four of six, surrendering 88, 107, 85, and 83 points in four of those contests. Howard comes off an 87-83 victory over Mount St. Mary's and is averaging 76.9 points. They're on a 5-2 run OVER with five players scoring over 9.2 points per game. Play Cincinnati/Howard OVER the total.