Cincinnati Bearcats vs. Connecticut Huskies Pick Prediction NCAA College Football Odds Preview 10-19-2013

  • 11 years ago
The Connecticut Huskies will travel to play the Cincinnati Bearcats in a week eight NCAA college football game set for Saturday afternoon.

Start time from Cincinnati is set for 12PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by ESPNU.

The betting odds from this college football game have the home team Cincinnati Bearcats favored by -14 ½ points with a total of 45 ½ points.

Connecticut has lost six straight games to fall to 0-6 after a 13-10 home defeat last week to the South Florida Bulls as a -4 point betting favorite. The game total landed over 47 ½ points. It was a 10-10 tie as the half then the Huskies get shutout in the second half and give up a game winning field goal with four minutes left in the game.

The club posted 356 offensive yards with 207 running for 5 ½ yards per carry. Tim Boyle connected on 15 of 43 throws for 149 yards. Running back Lyle McCombs ran for 164 yards on 20 carries and a touchdown. On defense, the Huskies held the Bulls to just 228 yards with 122 running for 3 ½ yards a carry. The Connecticut defense got off the field 71% of the time on third down.

Cincinnati improves their 2013 record to 4-2 with a 38-20 home victory last week to the Temple Owls as a -20 ½ point betting favorite. The game total landed at over 54 ½ points. After going up by 8 at the break the Bearcats outscored the Owls 10-0 in the second half.

The team moved the football for 475 yards with 205 running for 5 yards a carry. Brendon Kay hit on 31 of 37 passes for 270 yards and two touchdowns. Running back Tion Green contributed with 91 rushing yards on 18 carries and two touchdowns. They won the turnover battle by a +1 margin. On defense the Bearcats allowed 376 yards to Temple with 176 on the ground for over 5 ½ yards per rush. Cincinnati on defense got off the field 64% of the time on third down and the Bearcats held a 14 minute time of possession advantage.

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