Oklahoma +6 over CINCINNATI: The Bearcats have won their last 4 in a row after the brawl vs Xavier, but none of those teams are even close to mid-major status. Tonight they step up big time in competition as Oklahoma has won its last five games to move to 9-1 on the season, with their only loss to date coming against a solid Saint Louis squad back in late November. There are three active double-digit scorers on the Oklahoma roster, and Steven Pledger leads the team with 19.8 ppg. Andrew Fitzgerald provides 11.5 ppg, while Romero Osby brings 10.0 ppg and 8.8 rpg to the mix. The Sooners are generating 78.7 ppg while holding opponents to 65.1 ppg on 41 percent field goal efficiency. The Bearcats are still missing three players due to suspensions stemming from a brawl with bitter rival Xavier earlier this month. The most notable absentee is forward Yancy Gates, who is eligible to return on January 4 against Notre Dame. They may not have missed Gates vs their last 4 opponents, but his 13.5 ppg and 9.5 rpg, numbers will be difficult to replace vs the Sooners tonight. Cincinnati really struggles at times even with those players as they did lose by 23 to Xavier, plus they also beat Georgia by 6, Miami -Oh by 9 and lost home games to Presbyterian and Marshall, all before the brawl. They may have looked good since that night, but theb Sonners will give them a dose of reality here. KEY TRENDS--- CINCINNATI is 1-9 ATS vs.teams that are outscoring their opponents by 12+ ppg over the last 3 seasons, while OKLAHOMA is 11-3 ATS when playing against a good team (Win Pct. 60% to 80%) over the last 2 seasons.
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