2. Army at Cincinnati
LINE: Cincinnati -13.5
ATS PICK: Army
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There’s a whole lot of Cincinnati love out there, and it’s warranted coming off an 11-win season and a spot in the American Athletic Conference Championship.
There’s no dogging the win over UCF in 2019, but the Bearcats beat a whole lot of mediocre teams, and in general, the victories were close fights.
The Birmingham Bowl blowout over Boston College had a wee bit to do with a coaching transition for the Eagles and blowing out Marshall was impressive, but five of the wins were by less than two touchdowns.
This year, it beat Austin Peay 55-20, Yippee.
Meanwhile, Army has been almost flawless so far, destroying Middle Tennessee and ULM by a combined score of 79-7. This is a major step up in competition, and the Bearcats have the defensive line to keep the Knight offense from blowing up, but 13.5 is a big number.
What has Army shown you so far to suggest that it can’t be competitive here?
Maybe Cincinnati can hit the knuckle ball and it takes over defensively, and it has the type of offense that can negate the time of possession battle, but Army is getting almost two touchdowns. Until it proves there’s a flaw in this 2020 team, it’s worth another shot.