The Cincinnati Bearcats (3-1) head to Oklahoma to take on the Tulsa Golden Hurricane (2-2) Saturday. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook‘s lines around the Cincinnati vs. Tulsa odds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.
The Bearcats beat Indiana 45-24 last week at home. QB Ben Bryant had only 1 interception to go along with 4 touchdowns and 354 yards passing on 24-of-40 attempts. His top receiver was WR Tyler Scott, who caught 10 passes for 185 yards are 3 TDs; the Hoosiers had no answer for Scott. WR Tre Tucker also had a big day catching 5 receptions for 92 yards. In total, 7 Bearcats had at least 1 reception. UC struggled to get their ground game going, with RB Corey Kiner carrying the ball 14 times for only 17 yards, but he did tack on a TD. The Bearcats defense stepped up and forced 3 turnovers (2 INT, 1 FUM), which ultimately propelled the Bearcats to victory. Cincinnati is on a 3-game win streak and will look to extend it on the road Saturday.
Tulsa is coming off a 35-27 loss to then-ranked No. 13 Ole Miss. The Golden Hurricane were up 14-7 after the 1st quarter, but could not recover after giving up 28 points in the 2nd, even though they did not give up any points in the second half. The Tulsa quarterbacking was split between QB Braylon Braxton (83 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT) and QB Davis Brin (112, 1, 0). WR Isaiah Epps was the top receiver (4/62/2), but WR J.C. Santana (4/55/0) was a critical part of the Golden Hurricane offense as well. Tulsa found success on the ground with 3 rushers accumulating more than 65 yards each with RB Bill Jackson (8/77) leading the way.
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Cincinnati at Tulsa odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 9:45 a.m. ET.
- Money line (ML): Cincinnati -380 (bet $380 to win $100) | Tulsa +300 (bet $100 to win $300)
- Against the spread (ATS): Cincinnati -10.5 (-105) | Tulsa +10.5 (-120)
- Over/Under (O/U): 57.5 (O: -120 | U: -105)
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Cincinnati at Tulsa picks and predictions
Prediction
Cincinnati 41, Tulsa 21
Money line
PASS. The -380 Cincinnati ML does not bring the rewards for the risk involved.
Against the spread
Lean CINCINNATI -10.5 (-105). This game will be a big tell for the rest of the Bearcats season. It is never easy to win on the road, but if UC hopes to break back into the Top 25, this is a must-win. Behind Bryant, their offense should prove to be too much for Tulsa’s defense while the Bearcat defense will be too much to handle for the Golden Hurricane offense.
Bearcats are 10-1 ATS in their last 11 games after allowing less than 100 yards rushing in their previous game. Furthermore, the road team is 5-0 ATS in the last 5 meetings between the two schools.
Over/Under
Take the OVER 58.5 (-110). Both teams are capable of putting up big offensive numbers, and that is what is expected for Saturday. Bryant and UC’s offense should start rolling early against the Golden Hurricane defense which should lead towards the Over hitting.
The Over is 3-0-1 in the Bearcats last 4 games overall as well as 3-0-1 in their last 4 games on turf. For Tulsa, the trend is similar with the Over being 4-0 in their last 4 games on turf. The Over is also 5-1 in the last 6 Golden Hurricane games played in October.
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