Cincinnati vs. BYU Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - March 3

The Cincinnati Bearcats (16-13, 8-8 Big 12) host the BYU Cougars (20-9, 8-8 Big 12) at Fifth Third Arena, tipping off at 9 p.m. ET on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. The Bearcats are 2.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup has an over/under of 152.

Cincinnati heads into this game following a 91-68 win over Oklahoma State on Saturday. Day Day Thomas scored a team-best 26 points for Cincinnati in the win. BYU's most recent game was a 79-71 loss to West Virginia on Saturday. Robert O. Wright III scored a team-best 23 points for BYU in the loss.

Cincinnati vs. BYU Odds and Game Time

• When: Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 9 p.m. ET
• Where: Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio
• Spread favorite: Cincinnati -2.5
• Moneyline favorite: Cincinnati -140
• Moneyline underdog: BYU +115
• Over/Under: 152 points

How to watch Cincinnati vs. BYU

• TV Channel: ESPN2
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Betting the Over/Under: Cincinnati vs. BYU

• This season, seven of Cincinnati's 29 games have gone over Tuesday's over/under of 152 points.
• A total of 18 of BYU's games have finished with a combined score higher than 152 points this season.
• The Bearcats average 73.2 points per game against the Cougars' 85, totaling 6.2 points over the matchup's total of 152.
• These two teams surrender a combined 142.8 points per game, 9.2 points less than this contest's over/under.
• This season the average over/under for Cincinnati's games is 140.7 points, 11.3 fewer than the over/under of 152 set for this contest.
• The over/under for this contest is 8.2 points lower than the average over/under in BYU's games this season (160.2 points).

Betting the Spread: Cincinnati vs. BYU

• Cincinnati has 13 wins against the spread in 29 games this season.
• The Bearcats are 9-8 ATS when favored by 2.5 points or more this season.
• In BYU's 29 games this season, it has 12 wins against the spread.
• So far this year, the Cougars have been installed as underdogs by a 2.5-point margin or more five times and are 3-2 ATS in those matchups.
• Cincinnati is 9-8 against the spread, and 14-3 overall, at home.
• At home, Cincinnati is 8-7 ATS as a 2.5-point favorite or more.
• In away games, BYU is 3-5 overall and 3-5 against the spread.
• On the road, BYU has two wins ATS (2-3) as 2.5-point underdogs or more.

Betting the Moneyline: Cincinnati vs. BYU

• Cincinnati has entered the game as moneyline favorites 16 times this season and won 13, or 81.2%, of those games.
• This season, the Bearcats have won 13 of their 16 games, or 81.2%, when favored by at least -140 on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win from Cincinnati, based on the moneyline, is 58.3%.
• BYU has come away with one win in the six contests it has been listed as the moneyline underdog this season.
• This season, the Cougars have come away with a win one times in five chances when named as an underdog of at least +115 or worse on the moneyline.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that BYU has a 46.5% chance of pulling out a win.