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Cincinnati Football Schedule 2023: Analysis, Breakdown, 3 Things To Know

Cincinnati football schedule 2023 analysis, breakdown, 3 things to know

Cincinnati football schedule 2023: Who do the Bearcats miss on the Big 12 schedule and what are 3 things to know?

Cincinnati Football Schedule 2023: 3 Things To Know

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Sept 2 Eastern Kentucky

Sept 9 at Pitt

Sept 16 Miami University

Sept 23 Oklahoma

Sept 29 at BYU

Oct 7 OPEN DATE

Oct 14 Iowa State

Oct 21 Baylor

Oct 28 at Oklahoma State

Nov 4 UCF

Nov 11 at Houston

Nov 18 at West Virginia

Nov 25 Kansas

Cincinnati Football Schedule What To Know: Who do the Bearcats miss from the Big 12 slate?

The Bearcats gets a nice welcome present as they enter into Big 12 life.

Not having to play Texas is a sweet deal, and this year, not getting Texas Tech on the schedule is a huge plus. If that wasn’t nice enough, they don’t have to play either team from the 2022 Big 12 Championship – there’s no Kansas State or TCU.

It’s not all perfect with a run of three road games in four weeks in the second half of the Big 12 season, but …

Cincinnati Football Schedule What Really Matters

Considering all the changes for the program and the coaching staff as the new era begins, Cincinnati should be able to ease into the schedule.

Going to Pitt isn’t easy, but at least that’s relatively close. Three of the first for games are at home, and there are just two road games before the end of October.

The Bearcats get Oklahoma and UCF at home, playing Houston at Houston is just like life in the old American Athletic Conference dates, and going to West Virginia isn’t all that awful.

Cincinnati Football Schedule What To Know: What does it all really mean?

Yeah, Cincinnati is jumping up in weight class, but all things considered there’s not a whole lot to complain about.

There isn’t a true week off in the loaded and balanced Big 12 – outside of the actual week off before playing Iowa State, of course – but the home games are all manageable, there isn’t a road game that’s a no-chance loss, and there are enough winnable dates to assume at least seven wins.

As long as the Bearcats can own home, it should be a terrific season with this schedule.

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Louisville 24, Cincinnati 7 Wasabi Fenway Bowl What Happened, What It All Means

Louisville 31, Cincinnati 7: Wasabi Fenway Bowl what happened, player of the game, and what it all means

Louisville beat Cincinnati 24-7 to win the Wasabi Fenway Bowl. What happened, who was the player of the game, and what does it all mean?

Louisville 24, Cincinnati 7 Wasabi Fenway Bowl What Happened, Player of the Game, What It All Means

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Wasabi Fenway Bowl What Happened

– It was tight early with the teams trading touchdowns for a 7-7 game late into the first half, and it was all Louisville the rest of the way. Brock Domann hit MarshonFord for an eight yard score, Jawhar Jordan ripped off a 41-yard touchdown, and the Cardinals had a 21-7 lead at halftime. That was about it. Cincinnati didn’t have any answers.

– Louisville was hardly sharp. It turned it over four times, but there weren’t any real issues thanks to the offensive line and running game. The combination of Maurice Turner and Jawhar Jordan combined for 275 yards with two Jordan scores. The Cincinnati lines couldn’t hold up on either side – the team ran for just 44 yards and managed just 127 yards of total offense.

– This was supposed to be a rough bowl game, and it was lived up to the hype. The weather wasn’t as bad as expected – it wasn’t an excuse.

Neither team was a true representative of the regular season version. Cincinnati gave it everything and it kept on fighting, but it just didn’t have the parts or timing in place. Louisville was at least able to run, and it didn’t get too crazy outside of relying on the O line. It’s all okay – it was a very early game to ease the way into a long day of football.

Wasabi Fenway Bowl Player of the Game

Maurice Turner, Jawhar Jordan, RBs Louisville
Turner ran 31 times for 160 yards, and Jordan ran nine times for 115 yards and two scores and caught two passes for 11 yards.

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Wasabi Fenway Bowl Fun Stats

– Third down conversions: Louisville 7-of-14 – Cincinnati 2-of-13

– Turnovers: Louisville 4 – Cincinnati 2

– Total Yards: Louisville 419 – Cincinnati 127

Wasabi Fenway Bowl What It All Means

After a rough start to the season and a slew of twists and turns, you’re jacked to be a Louisville fan right now. Nothing against Scott Satterfield, but start with the program getting favorite son Jeff Brohm from Purdue as the next head coach. Yeah, losing to rival Kentucky hurts, but closing out with a bowl win always makes the offseason better.

The eight-win season it the best since 2019, this is the first bowl win since then, and it’s the second bowl victory since taking down the 2015 Music City. And on the flip side …

For all the slings and arrows Satterfield suffered as the Louisville head coach, he was able to put this program together and leave it in a great place before making the move to Cincinnati – he should be solid in his new home. This was going to be a rough go no matter what for the Bearcats – opt-outs, injuries, and the coaching change were all a problem.

It was a disappointing run with a loss to Tulane to miss out on the American Athletic Conference championship, and this didn’t help. It was still a nine-win season, the program is off to the Big 12, and there’s a lot in place to keep the success going – this bowl loss isn’t a reflection on where things are at.

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Cincinnati vs Louisville Wasabi Fenway Bowl Prediction Game Preview

Cincinnati vs Louisville game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Wasabi Fenway Bowl on Saturday, December 17, 2022

Cincinnati vs Louisville prediction, game preview, odds, how to watch. Wasabi Fenway Bowl, Saturday, December 17, 2022

Cincinnati vs Louisville Wasabi Fenway Bowl Prediction Game Preview

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Cincinnati vs Louisville How To Watch

Date: Saturday, December 17, 2022
Game Time: 11:00 am ET
Venue: Fenway Park, Boston, MA
How To Watch: ESPN
Record: Cincinnati (9-3), Louisville (7-5)
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Cincinnati vs Louisville Wasabi Fenway Bowl 5 Things To Know

Wasabi Fenway Bowl Prediction, What’s Going To Happen, History

– At least they’re playing the thing. Welcome to the true inaugural Fenway Bowl – the 2020 version was canceled due to the pandemic, and 2021 didn’t go because Virginia had its own COVID issues. There’s going to be a football game played – the weather doesn’t appear to be an issue – and it’s going to be in Fenway Park. Beyond that, this gets extremely weird starting with …

– Scott Satterfield is switching sides. The Louisville head coach is taking over the Cincinnati program after this is all done, and Purdue’s Jeff Brohm is stepping in to take over the Cardinals. For this, it’ll be Deion Branch as the interim UofL head man, and special teams coach Kerry Coombs will take over for the Bearcats.

– Cincinnati was 2-2 in bowl games under Luke Fickell – he left for Wisconsin – including last year’s College Football Playoff semifinal loss to Alabama. The program is 10-11 overall in bowls, lost its last two, and is 2-5 in its last seven since beating Duke in the 2012 Belk. But …

– Louisville isn’t a whole lot better at this bowl thing. It’s 11-12-1 all-time and just 1-3 in its last four – it dropped the SERVPRO First Responder to Air Force last season.

– The two former Big East brothers haven’t played since 2013 – a 31-24 Louisville win. Cincinnati lost to Tulane to close out the regular season, but all three defeats were by a touchdown or less. Louisville dropped two of its last three, but turned the year around with a big second half run with five wins in six games before closing with a loss to Kentucky.

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Why Cincinnati Will Win The Wasabi Fenway Bowl

Malik Cunningham is opting out. The do-it-all Louisville star quarterback was banged up late in the year and Brock Domann took over most of the duties, but the offense didn’t click quite as well without the main man – playing Clemson and Kentucky had something to do with that over the last three weeks.

The Cardinal O is also missing RB Tiyon Evans along with leading receiver WR Tyler Hudson. That’s a problem against a Bearcat defense that led the AAC in total and scoring D, brings a strong pass rush, and should be good enough against the Cardinal passing game even with QB JQ Hardaway in the transfer portal.

Against Louisville it usually comes down to takeaways. It forced three or more six times going 4-2 when it did, but Cincinnati doesn’t turn the ball over enough to matter. However …

Why Louisville Will Win The Wasabi Fenway Bowl

The Cincinnati offense has stalled a bit too much late in the year.

It wasn’t close to being the explosive version of last season, but for the most part it was effective. The defense did most of the work, the offense did what was needed to get by, win close game, repeat.

However, the passing game wasn’t close to being accurate enough in the key loss to Tulane or the close win over East Carolina, and the running game wasn’t quite enough most of the time to pick up the slack.

On the other side, run against Cincinnati, beat Cincinnati.

The Bearcat defense was able to hold up fine against the better passing teams, but was 1-3 against the offenses that hit 200 or more rushing yards. Louisville lost to Florida State in a fun fight, but that’s the only blip when rushing for over 165 yards going 6-1 including the victory over NC State and the win over a brick wall of a James Madison D.

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Tulane vs Cincinnati Prediction Game Preview

Tulane vs Cincinnati game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 13 game on Friday, November 25

Tulane vs Cincinnati prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 13, Friday, November 25

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Tulane vs Cincinnati How To Watch

Date: Friday, November 25
Game Time: 12:00 ET
Venue: Nippert Stadium, Cincinnati, OH
How To Watch: ABC
Record: Tulane (9-2), Cincinnati (9-2)
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Why Tulane Will Win

The running game continues to be amazing.

The Green Wave style of attack does a brilliant job of getting their backs into wide open spaces to come up with big, gashing runs, and now it’s up to Tyjae Spears and QB Michael Pratt to do just enough to keep the Cincinnati defense working.

The Bearcats are solid against the run, but they’ve ben hit for 174 rushing yards or more in four of the last six games. It starts with Tulane trying to set the tone with the ground game, and then it’s up to the defense that’s got a crazy way of being feast-or-famine with takeaways.

There were five takeaways last week against SMU, four against Memphis and two more more in five games. All Tulane needs is one – it’s 7-0 when it forces a turnover, but …

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Why Cincinnati Will Win

Cincinnati went turnover-free in three of the last four games.

On a roll with three straight wins and in nine of the last ten games, the team has one of the nation’s most disruptive defenses, the offense is consistent through the air, and it figured out its style.

Rely on the defense and great punting game, keep the chains moving just enough to come through when absolutely needed, and rely on the defense some more.

It’s a team that knows how to win. There might be a whole lot of flaws, but keep the score low, get the win.

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What’s Going To Happen

Cincinnati is 2-2 when allowing more than 24 points and 7-0 when it allows fewer points. It’s also 5-0 at home.

Tulane has scored fewer than 24 points just once – but that was in the 17-10 win over Kansas State.

The winner is playing for the American Athletic Conference Championship, and the loser has a shot of getting there if UCF loses to USF.

So, most likely, the winner is in, the loser is out.

Cincinnati’s defense will be just a little bit better than Tulane’s offense.

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Tulane vs Cincinnati Prediction, Line

Cincinnati 27, Tulane 24
Line: Cincinnati -2.5, o/u: 46.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2.5
Tulane vs Cincinnati Must See Rating (out of 5): 4
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Cincinnati vs Temple Prediction Game Preview

Cincinnati vs Temple game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 12 game on Saturday, November 19

Cincinnati vs Temple prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 12, Saturday, November 19

Cincinnati vs Temple Prediction, Game Preview

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Cincinnati vs Temple How To Watch

Date: Saturday, November 19
Game Time: 4:00 ET
Venue: Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA
How To Watch: ESPNU
Record: Cincinnati (8-2), Temple (3-7)
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Why Cincinnati Will Win

The Bearcats are deep in the mix for the American Athletic Conference title, win this, beat Tulane next week, go defend your championship.

The passing game has been up or down – Ben Bryant failed to get to 56% in three of his last four games – but the yards are there. As long as the offense is taking advantage of its chances, and as long as the yards are there for Bryant, everything else should fall into place.

The best defense in the AAC with the best pass rush in the conference should hold up fine, but …

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Why Temple Will Win

The Owls have something in EJ Warner.

The freshman passer is bombing away with more than 200 yards in six of the last eight games and a 486-yard day against the porous Houston secondary. He’s going to keep throwing and he’s going to keep pressing even in the face of Bearcat pressure.

Cincinnati keeps on winning, but it’s getting thrown on over the last few weeks. Navy didn’t do anything through the air – it’s Navy – but UCF and East Carolina were able to come up with enough yards to matter, and …

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What’s Going To Happen

It might not always be pretty, but Cincinnati keeps on getting the job done. It’s still in the mix for a New Year’s Six game, but it’ll have to try against a suddenly interesting Owl offense.

Warner will have a good yardage day, but he’ll give away two picks, The Bearcat defensive front will take over in the second half.

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Cincinnati vs Temple Prediction, Line

Cincinnati 31, Temple 20
Line: Cincinnati -16.5, o/u: 50.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2
Cincinnati vs Temple Must See Rating (out of 5): 2

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East Carolina vs Cincinnati Prediction Game Preview

East Carolina vs Cincinnati game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 11 game on Friday, November 11

East Carolina vs Cincinnati prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 11, Friday, November 11

East Carolina vs Cincinnati How To Watch

Date: Friday, November 11
Game Time: 8:00 ET
Venue: Nippert Stadium, Cincinnati, OH
How To Watch: ESPN2
Record: East Carolina (6-3), Cincinnati (7-2)
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East Carolina vs Cincinnati Game Preview

Why East Carolina Will Win

The Pirates have been fantastic over the last few weeks, and there’s a lot to go.

They’re still in the hunt for the American Athletic Conference Championship if they can win out and have a whole ton of things break the right way, but for now, the team is bowl eligible, they won four of their last five games against a decent slate, and now they get to have some fun.

So what’s going right? The offense has been steady, the defense is coming up with big plays when needed, and the turnovers for both sides have been a big deal.

East Carolina hasn’t given the ball away in three weeks, it forced six takeaways against Memphis and UCF, and the team has figured out how to win.

However …

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Why Cincinnati Will Win

Cincinnati might have a slew of issues – too many penalties and too many problems on third downs – but they’re slowing down.

The flags aren’t as bad as they were earlier in the season, there haven’t been any turnovers over the last two games, and the mediocre rushing attack has perked up with the passing game playing well.

The defense and pass rush are good enough to bother the East Carolina backfield and limit the downfield passes. East Carolina might have a nice passing game, but almost everything is midrange. The Bearcat pass defense should be able to hold up, so …

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What’s Going To Happen

Can the East Carolina running game take over?

It’s 5-0 when it runs for over 150 yards and 1-3 when it doesn’t. On the flip side, Cincinnati is 6-0 when it allows fewer than 220 yards and 1-2 when it gives up more.

East Carolina will be in the game throughout with a balanced attack, but it won’t run enough to control the game and pull this off.

Win this, beat Temple and Tulane, play for the conference championship.

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East Carolina vs Cincinnati Prediction, Line

Cincinnati 28, East Carolina 24
Line: Cincinnati -5.5, o/u: 52.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2
East Carolina vs Cincinnati Must See Rating (out of 5): 4
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Cincinnati vs Navy Prediction Game Preview

Cincinnati vs Navy game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 10 game on Saturday, November 5

Cincinnati vs Navy prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 10, Saturday, November 5

Cincinnati vs Navy How To Watch

Date: Saturday, November 5
Game Time: 4:00 ET
Venue: Nippert Stadium, Cincinnati, OH
How To Watch: ESPNU
Record: Cincinnati (6-2), Navy (3-5)
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Cincinnati vs Navy Game Preview

Why Navy Will Win

The running game isn’t dominating, but it’s doing just enough to go along with the improvements on defense.

More than anything else, the Midshipmen are owning the time of possession battle again – they lead the AAC keeping the ball for close to 35 minutes a game.

Cincinnati doesn’t do much to try to screw teams up with a quick pace, but it doesn’t care a whole lot about controlling the clock. If the Navy O works, it could be on the field for way too long for UC’s liking.

Here’s the problem with that …

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Why Cincinnati Will Win

The Bearcats are brilliant at getting behind the line.

Sacks don’t matter in this – Navy doesn’t throw – but the Bearcat D is No. 1 in the nation in tackles for loss. Overall the run defense has been just okay, but it’ll come up with just enough negative plays to screw up the Navy attack that can’t afford to ever more backwards.

On the flip side, great things happen when Cincinnati runs well. It’s 5-0 when it averaging 3.8 yards per carry or better, and Navy is 0-3 when it gives that up or more.

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What’s Going To Happen

Navy should be an interesting test for a Cincinnati team coming off the tough loss to UCF. Now that the New Year’s Six dream is all but gone for the Bearcats, will they be focused enough to handle the curveball of a Navy attack?

It’ll take a little bit, but yes.

The Knights ran well in the 25-21 win, but they didn’t dominate up front – and neither will Navy.

The Bearcat offense will be balanced. About 150 rushing yards and 250 through the air should do it as long as it’s converting the third down tries.

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Cincinnati vs Navy Prediction, Line

Cincinnati 30, Navy 17
Line: Cincinnati -19.5, o/u: 46.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3.5
Cincinnati vs Navy Must See Rating (out of 5): 3
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Cincinnati vs UCF Prediction, Game Preview

Cincinnati vs UCF game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 9 game on Saturday, October 29

Cincinnati vs UCF prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 9, Saturday, October 29

Cincinnati vs UCF How To Watch

Date: Saturday, October 29
Game Time: 3:30 ET
Venue: FBC Mortgage Stadium, Orlando, FL
How To Watch: ESPN
Record: Cincinnati (6-1), UCF (5-2)
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Cincinnati vs UCF Game Preview

Why Cincinnati Will Win

It hasn’t always been easy or pretty, but Cincinnati keeps on winning after opening the season with a loss to Arkansas.

This isn’t close to being the team of last year, but it figured out ways to win. It starts with the best pass rush and most disruptive defensive front in college football, the defense comes through when needed, and the offense is just good enough to get by when needed.

UCF is great in so many ways, but East Carolina was able to come up with four takeaways in last week’s 34-13 win last week. The Bearcats don’t take the ball away in bunches, but they’re amazing against the run and should make plenty of plays behind the line, and …

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Why UCF Will Win

Teams that can run well were able to run on Cincinnati.

Arkansas ripped off 224 yards on the ground and won. USF ran for 224 yards and made it a fight. No one else on the Bearcat slate chooses the ground as the primary form of transportation.

The UCF passing game has been fantastic with close to 300 yards through the air in five of the seven games, but it’s at its best when it’s ripping off chunks of yards on the ground.

UCF will not only commit to the running game, but it should succeed at it.

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What’s Going To Happen

There might have been a loss to Louisville early on, but UCF is a fantasist team at home. As long as it doesn’t turn it over like it did against East Carolina it should be fine.

Home field will matter here. The Knights will feed off the home energy, the offense will be balanced and explosive, and they’ll make up for last week’s gaffe with one of the biggest wins of the Gus Malzahn era.

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Cincinnati vs UCF Prediction, Line

UCF 27, Cincinnati 24
Line: UCF -1.5, o/u: 55.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2
Cincinnati vs UCF Must See Rating (out of 5): 4
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Cincinnati vs SMU Prediction, Game Preview

Cincinnati vs SMU game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 8 game on Saturday, October 22

Cincinnati vs SMU prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 8, Saturday, October 22

Cincinnati vs SMU How To Watch

Date: Saturday, October 22
Game Time: 12:00 ET
Venue: Gerald J Ford Stadium, Dallas, TX
How To Watch: ESPN
Record: Cincinnati (5-1), SMU (3-3)
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Cincinnati vs SMU Game Preview

Why Cincinnati Will Win

The Bearcats got a week off, and they looked like they needed it.

They’re on track to be in the mix for a New Year’s Six bowl slot if they can keep winning, but they struggled to get by a mediocre USF team, the passing game hasn’t quite cranked up like it should, and the run defense is coming off a tough day.

Again, the time off should be a huge help.

SMU is going to throw it around the yard, but the offense isn’t going to control the clock for more than 25 minutes, the run defense isn’t going to hold up, and Cincinnati should be able to grind this out.

But …

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Why SMU Will Win

The Mustangs might be able to bomb away on the Bearcats.

Arkansas has a fantastic offense, but it doesn’t necessarily have a high-powered passing game. Indiana doesn’t either, and neither does Tulsa, but all of them were able to push past 220 yards through the air.

SMU might have lost three in a row before taking down Navy, but it faced Maryland and UCF on the road and TCU at home – no shame in any of those – and the passing game worked against all of them.

For all of the good things Cincinnati does, it’s not great on third downs defensively, the pass defense will give up the occasional big play, and …

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What’s Going To Happen

Here comes the pass rush. SMU will come up with passing yards, but the Bearcat’s will get into the backfield with of the nation’s best pass rushes – no one comes up with more tackles for loss per game.

The Bearcat offense will be balanced, the running game will be great, and it’ll get out of Dallas with a strong win even if it takes a full four quarters to close it out.

SMU will keep pushing, but two late turnovers will matter.

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Cincinnati vs SMU Prediction, Line

Cincinnati 34, SMU 27
Line: Cincinnati -3.5, o/u: 58.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3
Cincinnati vs SMU Must See Rating (out of 5): 3.5
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Cincinnati vs USF Prediction, Game Preview

Cincinnati vs USF game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 6 game on Saturday, October 8

Cincinnati vs USF prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 6, Saturday, October 8

Cincinnati vs USF How To Watch

Date: Saturday, October 8
Game Time: 2:30 ET
Venue: Nippert Stadium, Cincinnati, OH
How To Watch: ESPN+
Record: Cincinnati (4-1), USF (1-4)
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Cincinnati at USF Game Preview

Why USF Will Win

The Bulls are getting the offense moving.

They might not be consistent, and the wins aren’t there, but the O was balanced in the 48-28 loss to East Carolina, the passing game showed a sign of life after a rough loss to Louisville, and it’s starting with an offensive line that’s not bad at keeping teams out of the backfield.

Cincinnati is having a slew of problems with penalties and it’s not controlling the clock. USF has to go against type a bit and grind the game down and keep the Bearcat O off the field.

However …

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Why Cincinnati Will Win

The USF offensive line hasn’t been that good. It’s been a plus compared to the rest of the team, but it’s hit-or-miss. On the other side, Cincinnati leads the nation in sacks and tackles for loss – it’s going to get behind the line.

The team is starting to step up its game a bit with the running game rolling against Tulsa and the passing attack cranking it up against Indiana. All of the pressure from the D is forcing turnovers, and the offense is taking advantage.

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What’s Going To Happen

USF hasn’t played a true home game in almost a month with last week’s game against East Carolina moved because of the hurricane.

The try is there with the Bulls, but the production isn’t. The defense won’t come up with enough big stops in the first half, and the offense won’t generate the production it’ll need to on the ground.

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Cincinnati at USF Prediction, Line

Cincinnati 44, USF 17
Line: Cincinnati -27.5, o/u: 59
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2
Cincinnati at USF Must See Rating (out of 5): 2
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