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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