Cincinnati vs. Baylor Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 28

The Cincinnati Bearcats (10-10, 2-5 Big 12) host the Baylor Bears (11-8, 1-6 Big 12) at Fifth Third Arena, starting at 6:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, January 28, 2026. The Bears are 4.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup has a point total of 148.5.

Cincinnati heads into this contest on the heels of an 82-68 loss to Arizona State on Saturday. In Cincinnati's loss, Baba led the way with a team-high 23 points (adding nine rebounds and four assists). Baylor heads into this game following a 97-90 loss to TCU on Saturday. Tounde Yessoufou scored a team-leading 21 points for Baylor in the loss.

Cincinnati vs. Baylor Odds and Game Time

• When: Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. ET
• Where: Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio
• Spread favorite: Cincinnati -4.5
• Moneyline favorite: Cincinnati -205
• Moneyline underdog: Baylor +169
• Over/Under: 148.5 points

How to watch Cincinnati vs. Baylor

• TV Channel: FOX Sports 1
• Live Stream: Fubo
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Betting the Over/Under: Cincinnati vs. Baylor

• This season, Cincinnati and its opponents have combined to outscore Wednesday's total of 148.5 points seven times.
• A total of 13 of Baylor's games have finished with a combined score over 148.5 points this season.
• The Bearcats average 72.6 points per game against the Bears' 86.5, totaling 10.6 points over the game's over/under of 148.5.
• These two teams give up a combined 144.5 points per game, 4.0 less than this contest's over/under.
• On average, the over/under in Cincinnati's games is 8.4 fewer points than the over/under of 148.5 in this matchup.
• A difference of 15.0 points separates the average over/under in Baylor's games (163.5 points) and this matchup's over/under (148.5).

Betting the Spread: Cincinnati vs. Baylor

• Cincinnati is 8-12-0 against the spread this season.
• This season, the Bearcats have an ATS record of 5-5 in their 10 games as a favorite of 4.5 points or more.
• Baylor has seven wins against the spread in 18 games this season.
• The Bears have yet to cover the spread this season when underdogs by 4.5 points or more in three chances.
• Cincinnati is 6-6 against the spread, and 10-2 overall, at home this season.
• At home, Cincinnati is 5-5 ATS as a 4.5-point favorite or more.
• Baylor is 1-3 overall, with only one win against the spread, away from home.

Betting the Moneyline: Cincinnati vs. Baylor

• This season, Cincinnati has won eight out of the 10 games in which it has been the moneyline favorite.
• The Bearcats have entered nine games this season favored by -205 or more and are 8-1 in those contests.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Cincinnati has a 67.2% chance to win.
• Baylor has been moneyline underdogs in six games this season, however, it has failed to come away with a win in any of those games.
• The Bears have won all of their three games in which they were named as at least a +169 moneyline underdog.
• Baylor has an implied victory probability of 37.2% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.