The No. 21 Cincinnati Bearcats (9-2) square off against a familiar opponent when they host the No. 19 Tulane Green Wave (9-2) on Friday, November 25, 2022 at Nippert Stadium in an AAC battle.
In their last outing, the Bearcats knocked off the Temple Owls 23-3. The Green Wave’s last game finished in a 59-24 win over the SMU Mustangs. Ben Bryant threw for 130 yards, with one touchdown and no interceptions on 9-of-18 passing (50.0%) for the Bearcats in that matchup against the Owls. Ryan Montgomery rushed for 58 yards on 14 carries (4.1 yards per carry) and one touchdown, adding one reception for 13 yards. Tre Tucker hauled in four receptions for 78 yards (averaging 19.5 per catch), while scoring one touchdown against the Owls. Michael Pratt recorded 141 passing yards while going 9-for-14 with three touchdowns and no interceptions for the Wave against the Mustangs. He added 10 carries for 70 yards and three touchdowns. Tyjae Spears carried the ball 13 times for 121 yards and two touchdowns. He caught one pass for five yards and one touchdown. Shae Wyatt recorded three catches for 104 yards (on four targets), with two touchdowns.
The Bearcats are favored (-2.5) in an expected close matchup against the Green Wave. The total is set at 47 points.
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