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The Cincinnati Bearcats (2-2, 0-1 Big 12) are on the road to face the BYU Cougars (3-1, 0-1) in a Friday night Big 12 conference game. Kickoff at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo is at 10:15 p.m. ET (ESPN). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Cincinnati vs. BYU odds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.
Cincinnati opened conference play last week with a 20-6 home loss to Oklahoma, failing to cover the 13.5-point spread as underdogs as the Under (57) easily cashed. It was their 2nd straight loss after starting the season 2-0.
BYU also opened conference play last week with a loss to Kansas on the road 38-27, failing to cover the 9-point spread as the underdogs while the Over (57.5) hit. They started the season with 3 straight wins.
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Cincinnati at BYU odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 6:47 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Cincinnati -120 (bet $120 to win $100) | BYU +100 (bet $100 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Cincinnati -1.5 (-105) | BYU +1.5 (-115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 49.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Cincinnati at BYU picks and predictions
Prediction
BYU 27, Cincinnati 20
Moneyline
Cincinnati’s point total has decreased each week this season. They have won their only road game so far this season.
BYU has averaged 35.3 points per game in their last 3 contests. This will be the Cougars’ home conference debut in the Big 12.
BET BYU (+100)
Against the spread
With only a 1.5-point spread, there is only the slightest chance a team wins without covering. BYU is 1-3 ATS through 4 game this season and 2-0 ATS when favored. Cincinnati is 2-2 ATS but has failed to cover the spread in their last 2.
Here, the better play is to stick with the moneyline on BYU. PASS.
Over/Under
Go lightly as the Over has hit in BYU’s last 3 games and all 3 totals reached 50 or more. And 2 of Cincinnati’s 4 games have reached 50 points.
BET UNDER 49.5 (-110).
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