[7:02 PM]Albany @ Cincinnati

What will be the GAME RESULT?

Cincinnati: Wins By 15+ Points

Any Other Result

 

• The line for this game is Cincinnati by 15.5 points.

• Cincinnati coach Mick Cronin needed to find a replacement for a trio of big men, and Kyle Washington answered the call Friday against Brown. The 6-9 Washington will likely need another strong outing Monday for the No. 25 Bearcats when a surprising Albany team pays a visit in a game that is part of the Hall of Fame Tip-Off.

• The Great Danes outrebounded Penn State 43-26 and held on after taking a 41-25 lead at the half. In his first collegiate start, sophomore Joe Cremo, a preseason selection to the America East All-Conference team, had 22 points, 10 rebounds and five assists in 37 minutes. Dallas Ennema, a 6-6 senior, drained four shots from behind the arc and scored a career-high 20 points in 23 minutes off the bench while sophomore guard David Nichols scored a career-high 19 and chipped in with four assists.

• Troy Caupian, named the American Athletic Conference preseason Co-Player of the Year, had 10 points on 4-of-8 shooting and added seven rebounds, six assists, two steals and a block. Sophomore guard Jacob Evans, held out of the exhibition contest with a foot injury, scored 23 points – three shy of his career high – on 9-of-12 shooting. Gary Clark, the Defensive Player of the Year in the AAC last season, scored 14 points on 7-of-9 shooting and added nine rebounds, four assists and two blocks in 27 minutes.

• The Bearcats are 48-7 at Fifth Third Arena since the start of the 2013-14 season (18-1 in 2013-14; 15-3 in 2014-15; 14-3 last year; and 1-0 this season).

• Cincinnati held Brown to 31.6 percent shooting and eight points below the Bearcats’ average allowed last season, which ranked 12th nationally.

• Albany has players from eight different states in addition to Australia (F Mike Rowley), England (F Terrel Martin-Garcia) and Canada (F Devonte Campbell).

 

StreakSmarts Pick: Cincinnati: Wins By 15+ Points

Confidence: 5/10

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