No. 16 Cincinnati puts home win streak on the line against Alabama State

Alabama State Hornets (3-3) at Cincinnati Bearcats (5-0)

Cincinnati; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bearcats -27; over/under is 144.5

BOTTOM LINE: No. 16 Cincinnati hosts Alabama State aiming to extend its three-game home winning streak.

The Bearcats have gone 3-0 at home. Cincinnati is the best team in the Big 12 in team defense, allowing 55.4 points while holding opponents to 35.5% shooting.

The Hornets are 0-3 in road games. Alabama State averages 82.5 points and has outscored opponents by 4.2 points per game.

Cincinnati makes 55.5% of its shots from the field this season, which is 12.0 percentage points higher than Alabama State has allowed to its opponents (43.5%). Alabama State scores 27.1 more points per game (82.5) than Cincinnati gives up to opponents (55.4).

TOP PERFORMERS: Simas Lukosius is scoring 16.6 points per game and averaging 3.0 rebounds for the Bearcats.

CJ Hines is scoring 15.7 points per game and averaging 1.8 rebounds for the Hornets.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.