Cincinnati Bearcats basketball visits Boulder to play Colorado for the first time since 1982 Wednesday. Here are three keys for UC to get a Big 12 win

The University of Cincinnati Bearcats finally got in the Big 12 win column Wednesday night holding off the short-handed Colorado Buffaloes 68-62. They were outshot 41% to 37% but made their last four field goals and finished the game 16-for-21 from the free throw line to corral the Buffaloes.

The University of Arizona men’s basketball team (8-5, 2-0 in Big 12) defeated the No. 16 University of Cincinnati (10-3, 0-2 in Big 12) 72-67, marking the Wildcats’ second Big 12 match of the season.

The Bearcats are betting favorites again on Saturday. UC is currently an 8.5-point favorite as of this writing, with the point total set at 133.5 against Arizona State. It's Cincinnati's biggest spread as a favorite since not covering the eight points against Xavier in that 68-65 win.

It is a Saturday afternoon Big 12 clash as Arizona State faces Cincinnati. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with an Arizona State-Cincinnati prediction and pick. Arizona State comes into the game at 10-6 on the year,

The Bearcats basketball team is out of the Big 12 basement—but still has a ton of work to do over the next few weeks. Arizona State comes to town on Saturday with a 1-4 conference record, just like Cincinnati.