Should I Bet on the Cincinnati Bearcats This Week in College Football
The Cincinnati Bearcats experienced a drop off from last season's incredible run that resulted in a College Football Playoff, but they were still go, just not for bettors. The Bearcats concluded thir 2022 run with an impressive 9-3 record but just 3-8-1 Against The Spread.
Considerations Before Betting vs. Louisville
Cincinnati is a +1.5 dog in this game. Gambling911.com comes up with a number of Cardinals 2.61, resulting in a 1-point underlay.
These teams have not faced once another in the last decade.
Cincinnati comes into this game mostly intact, Louisville not so much.
Louisville won't have quarterback Malik Cunningham, running back Tiyon Evans and cornerback Kei'Trel Clark.
Standout Louisville receiver Tyler Hudson also will be unavailable.
As for Cincinnati, receiver Tre Tucker and tight end Josh Whyle opted out to prepare for the draft, while first-team All-American Athletic Association cornerback Ja'Quan Sheppard departed and announced he is transferring to Maryland.
Something to consider here is Cincinnati going 9-3 Straight Up on the season but just 3-8-1 Against The Spread. Oddsmakers likely will want these records to better align to conclude the season.
Cincinnati Bearcats 2022 Season
A handful of Bearcats college football games were analyzed by Gambling911.com this season. Here were three that had overlays.
In Week 1, Cincinnati was coming in as a +6.5 to +7 versus Arkansas. The home favorite Arkansas just barely covered the spread with a 7 point win, a push for some gamblers. The wrong team at that time appeared to be favored and we had ourselves a 7-point overlay.
October 1 @ Tulsa - Because this game moved from Bearcats -9.5 to -10.5 and Cincinnati did win by 10, we had another solid middling opportunity for those that managed to bet on both sides at either of these numbers. Just like the Week 1 game, we also had folks pushing. There was yet another overlay, this time 2 to 3 points, and this time the Bearcats were an inflated favorite.
October 22 @ SMU - The Bearcats did win this game but only by two points as a -3.5 road favorite, thus another failed cover. We had an overlay of around 2 points on this one. Overlays with 3 as the base had seen the favorites go 9-26 up to this point.
- Don Shapiro, Gambling911.com
