Free NCAA Football Prediction: Cougars vs. Bearcats Odds
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College Football Handicapping Analysis: Week 14
(11-1) Houston Cougars vs. Cincinnati Bearcats (12-0)
Date: Saturday, December 4th, 2021
Time: 11:00 pm EST
Venue: Nippert Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
NCAA Football ATS Spread Odds: HOU +10.5 / CIN -10.5 (Bet Now!)
NCAA Football Moneyline Odds: Cougars +360 / Bearcats -460
NCAA Betting Total Odds: O/U 52.5
The Houston Cougars and the Cincinnati Bearcats will meet in the AAC Championship Saturday afternoon.
HISTORY: Houston and Cincinnati go back to their days as Conference USA rivals. The Cougars lead the all-time series 15-12, the Bearcats won this year’s meeting 38-10 at Nippert.
Cinci is favored by eleven points at home here.
Houston Cougars
The Houston Cougars have quietly enjoyed one of the most successful seasons in school history. Aside from an opening season loss to in-state Texas Tech, Dana Holgersen’s Cougars have relatively cruised to an 11-1 record, defeating SMU, Tulsa and Memphis a long the way.
Clayton Tune has figured it out in year three behind center. The junior quarterback has been impressive this season, and he has Houston on the verge of spoiling Cinci’s season. Tune has thrown for 3,013 passing yards with 26 touchdowns to eight interceptions.
Alton McCaskill has brought versatility to Houston’s Run & Shoot offense. The freshman running back leads the team with 844 rushing yards and 16 touchdown runs.
Nathaniel Dell and Jeremy Singleton lead a talented group of pass catchers. Dell eclipsed the 1,000-yard mark with a 62-yard, two-score performance against UConn last weekend. He leads the team with 71 catches, 1,027 receiving yards and eleven touchdowns. Singleton caught six balls for 100 yards and a score in the win over the Huskies.
Cincinnati Bearcats
Cincinnati is in big spot here, and it could just be the biggest game in school history. A win over Houston would send Luke Fickell’s Bearcats to the CFB Playoff, making them the first non-Power Five school to break into the field. Modern day BCS Busters.
Desmond Ridder has improved so much in four years, and it all comes down to this. The senior quarterback has 45 starts under his belt, and he’s thrown for 3,000 passing yards with 27 touchdowns to eight interceptions. Ridder is also an-established ground threat, rushing for over 2,000 yards in his career.
Jerome Ford has given Cinci a strong ground game this season. The sophomore back eclipsed the 1,000-yard mark last week, and he’s scored in all but one game this season. Ford is up to 1,051 rushing yards and an AAC-leading 17 rushing touchdowns this year.
Alec Pierce is the team’s leading pass catcher with 48 catches, 802 receiving yards, and seven touchdowns.
Free Week 14 NCAA Football Pick
Cincinnati has done everything they were suppose to this season. They ran through a manageable table, and now face their stiffest test yet.
4* Free Week 14 NCAA Betting Pick: Houston to Cover
Cinci hasn’t faced a team as potent and motivated yet this season. The Tulsa game gave the country a blueprint on how to play the Bearcats close, and they haven’t come across an offense as potent as Houston’s yet. We like the idea of spotting them the points here because this Cougars team can put up points in a hurry.
Take Houston’s spread for the AAC Championship Saturday.
4* Free Week 14 NCAA Betting Pick: Houston +10.5
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