The Cincinnati Bearcats take on the Vanderbilt Commodores in the 2011 AutoZone Liberty Bowl. This game is set to take place at 3:30 EST on December 31st in Memphis, Tennessee. The Commodores will clearly have a home-field advantage considering this game will be played in their home state. Cincinnati (9-3, 5-2 Big East) clinched a share of their conference title. Vanderbilt (6-6, 2-6 SEC) did an excellent job just to make the postseason after coming into the year with little expectations. According...
Read more about 2011 AutoZone Liberty Bowl Odds Connecticut at Cincinnati Line - November 29, 2011The Cincinnati Bearcats are set to host the Connecticut Huskies in a game that will play a huge role in who wins the Big East this season. The Bearcats improved to 4-2 inside the conference with a 30-13 win over Syracuse. With a win over Connecticut they would finish the season tied with Louisville on top the conference at 5-2, but whether or not they earn the automatic BCS bid for winning the Big East will come down to Thursday’s game between South Florida and West Virginia. If West Virginia...
Read more about Connecticut at Cincinnati Line Cincinnati at Syracuse Line - November 22, 2011The Cincinnati Bearcats are set to host the Syracuse Orange in Big East play this Saturday. While the Orange have no shot at winning the conference with a 1-4 mark inside the Big East, Cincinnati is right in the thick of things despite back-to-back losses Rutgers and Louisville are tired for the lead at 4-2, while Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, and West Virginia are all just a half-game back at 3-2. Not only will the Bearcats be looking to stay in the hunt for the title, they will be out for revenge...
Read more about Cincinnati at Syracuse Line Cincinnati at Rutgers Odds - November 17, 2011The Cincinnati Bearcats sit in first place in the Big East conference. They control their own destiny the rest of the way, but they’ll be visiting a Rutgers team Saturday that is only a half-game behind in the standings. In fact, there is a four-way tie for second place in the Big East. Cincinnati has won five straight meetings with Rutgers, including a ridiculous 69-38 home victory last season. The Bearcats racked up 661 total yards, including 366 passing and four touchdowns from Zach Collaros,...
Read more about Cincinnati at Rutgers Odds 2011 Cincinnati Basketball - November 10, 20112010-11 Results Overall: 26-9 Big East: 11-7 Conference Tournament: Lost in Quarterfinals Postseason: Lost in 3rd round to eventual champion Connecticut Roster Seniors Dion Dixon Yancy Gates Juniors Alex Eppensteiner Cheikh Mbodj JaQuon Parker Cashmere Wright Sophomores Justin Jackson Sean Kilpatrick Freshmen Kelvin Gaines Jeremiah Davis Octavius Ellis Ge’Lawn Guyn Jermaine Sanders Shaquille Thomas Head Coach Mick Cronin Key Losses Gone are last year’s two starting forwards, Rashad Bishop and...
Read more about 2011 Cincinnati Basketball West Virginia at Cincinnati Odds - November 8, 2011The No. 23 Cincinnati Bearcats look to grab a stranglehold on a potential Big East title Saturday when they host the West Virginia Mountaineers. They will also be looking for revenge from a 37-10 road loss to the Mountaineers last season. Geno Smith threw for 174 yards and four touchdowns to lead WVU to victory, while Zach Collaros threw for 222 yards with no touchdowns and two interceptions for the Bearcats. The Mountaineers outgained Cincinnati 419-281 for the game and held a 29-15 edge in first...
Read more about West Virginia at Cincinnati Odds North Carolina State at Cincinnati Line - September 19, 2011This Thursday the Cincinnati Bearcats will host the North Carolina State Wolfpack in what should be an entertaining non-conference matchup. Both teams are coming off impressive wins this past Saturday. The Bearcats improved to 2-1 with a 59-14 win over Akron, while the Wolfpack took out South Alabama 35-13 to also improve to 2-1 on the season. North Carolina State beat Cincinnati 30-19 on their home field a year ago, but our week 4 college football odds currently have the Bearcats favored by 8-points...
Read more about North Carolina State at Cincinnati Line 2011 Cincinnati Football Predictions - June 27, 2011The Cincinnati Bearcats struggled to live up to expectations in the first year under head coach Butch Jones. After going 23-4 in the last two years under Brian Kelly, which included back-to-back Big East titles, Cincinnati went just 4-8 in 2010, including a 2-5 conference record. It was the Bearcats first losing season since going 4-7 back in 2005. Another season like 2010 and Jones likely won’t be coaching here much longer. Coaches usually show significant progress in their second season,...
Read more about 2011 Cincinnati Football Predictions 2011 Big East Football Predictions - June 23, 2011The Big East title came right down to the wire in 2010, as Connecticut, West Virginia, and Pittsburgh each finished tied for the best conference record at 5-2. With wins over both the Mountaineers and Panthers, Connecticut won the tie-breaker and represented the Big East in a BCS Bowl. The Huskies would go on to lose 20-48 against Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl. This year Connecticut doesn’t figure to be in the title hunt after losing head coach Randy Edsall, but Pittsburgh, West Virginia, Cincinnati,...
Read more about 2011 Big East Football Predictions NCAA Tournament Upset Predictions - March 13, 2011The NCAA Tournament brackets have been set, and over the next few days millions around the country will fill out their brackets, and try and come as close as possible to what actually happens. If you have ever filled out a bracket, you know simply picking the team with the higher seed will not get you far win it comes to winning your office pool. Just like the regular-season, there are upsets all through the course of the tournament, and spotting early upsets is crucial to picking a strong bracket....
Read more about NCAA Tournament Upset Predictions 2011 Big East Tournament Basketball Predictions & Schedule - March 7, 2011The Big East is the most competitive league in the history of college basketball. That has certainly been the case in 2011 with 10 teams likely headed to the NCAA Tournament and a possible 11th. With the regular season in the books, the Big East Tournament is next. It starts on Tuesday, March 8th with every game being played at Madison Square Garden and the 5-day event lasts through the 12th. Every single game will be nationally televised on either ESPN, ESPN 2 or ESPNU so all who are interested...
Read more about 2011 Big East Tournament Basketball Predictions & Schedule Cincinnati at Notre Dame - January 19, 2011The 16th-ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish host the 25th-ranked Cincinnati Bearcats on Wednesday, January 19. The tip is set for 7:00 EST and will be nationally televised on ESPN 2. Notre Dame is reeling from a pair of blowout losses, while Cincinnati is also looking to bounce back from a lopsided defeat. Taking a look at the college basketball spreads for this Top 25 tussle, I find a line of Notre Dame -3 over Cincinnati with a total set of 130 points. Notre Dame (14-4, 3-3) started the season fast,...
Read more about Cincinnati at Notre Dame Pittsburgh at Cincinnati Odds - November 30, 2010This Saturday the Pittsburgh Panthers will look to keep their slim Big East title hopes alive when they go on the road to take on the Cincinnati Bearcats. The Panthers got blown out at home by West Virginia 35-10, and the only way they can win the Big East is if West Virginia and Connecticut both lose this weekend. The Bearcats got rolled at Connecticut 38-17 last week, and have now lost four of their last five. While Pittsburgh leads the series 7-2, Cincinnati has won two straight, including a thrilling...
Read more about Pittsburgh at Cincinnati Odds College Football Picks: Cincinnati at West Virginia - November 9, 2010This Saturday the Cincinnati Bearcats will go on the road to take on the West Virginia Mountaineers in Big East play. Both teams will look to snap a two game losing streak and get back to .500 in conference play. The Bearcats lost 31-7 at home against Syracuse in their game, while the Mountaineers lost a heartbreaker 16-13 in overtime to Connecticut. The Bearcats are just 3-14-1 against West Virginia in their last 18 games, but have won two straight, including a 24-21 win last season. If you are...
Read more about College Football Picks: Cincinnati at West Virginia South Florida at Cincinnati - October 18, 2010This Friday the Cincinnati Bearcats will look to remain unbeaten in Big East play when they host the South Florida Bulls. The Bearcats opened conference play with a nice 35-27 win at Louisville last week, while the Bulls fell to 0-2 in conference play with a 20-6 loss at West Virginia. Cincinnati has won four straight against the Bulls, including a 34-17 win at South Florida a season ago. If you are thinking about placing a bet on the game this weekend, the current college football odds have the...
Read more about South Florida at Cincinnati Cincinnati at Louisville - October 12, 2010This Friday the Louisville Cardinals will host the Cincinnati Bearcats in a Big East matchup that features two of the conferences new head coaches. Charlie Strong has the Cardinals off to a 3-2 start, while Butch Jones is struggling to get the Bearcats headed in the right direction, as they are just 2-3 after their first five games. These two schools are located just 106 miles apart from each other, and this series is known as the Battle for the Keg of Nails. The Bearcats have won the last two meetings,...
Read more about Cincinnati at Louisville Oklahoma at Cincinnati - September 21, 2010This Saturday the No.8 ranked Oklahoma Sooners will go on the road for the first time this season, as they get ready to take on the Cincinnati Bearcats, in the final non-conference game for both teams this season. The Sooners are coming off another close win, as they held off Air Force 27-24, while the Bearcats continue to struggle under new head coach Butch Jones, as they dropped their second game of the season last week against North Carolina State. Looking at the college football odds for the...
Read more about Oklahoma at Cincinnati College Football Picks: Cincinnati at North Carolina State - September 13, 2010This Thursday the Cincinnati Bearcats will travel to Carter-Finley Stadium to take on the North Carolina State Wolfpack. Cincinnati was able to bounce back from a tough loss at Fresno State in week 1 with a nice 40-7 win over Indiana State on Saturday. The Wolfpack pushed their record to 2-0 with an impressive 28-21 win on the road over UCF. The game this Thursday will be the first meeting between the two schools. Taking a look at the college football lines, the oddsmakers have the Bearcats 1-point...
Read more about College Football Picks: Cincinnati at North Carolina State Cincinnati at Fresno State - September 1, 2010This Saturday the Cincinnati Bearcats will open the 2010 season on the road against the Fresno State Bulldogs. It will be the second meeting between the two schools, as Cincinnati won the first meeting in 2009 28-20. The Bearcats were an impressive 12-1 last year, as their only loss came against a very good Florida team in the Sugar Bowl. The Bearcats have just 12 starters back for the 2010 season, and everyone is waiting to see how the Bearcats will fair without head coach Brian Kelly, who left...
Read more about Cincinnati at Fresno State 2010 Cincinnati Football Predictions - July 16, 2010After completing just his third full season in command, head coach Brian Kelly announced that he would be leaving Cincinnati to replace Charlie Weis as Notre Dame’s new head coach in time for the start of the 2010 season. Now Butch Jones will take over after a successful run at Central Michigan University, where he led the Chippewas to a 27-13 record and three bowl appearances. The Bearcats have the roster to maintain his winning track record, but it remains to be seen if Jones will stay with...
Read more about 2010 Cincinnati Football Predictions Cincinnati at Pittsburgh College Football Odds - December 2, 2009The #5 ranked Cincinnati Bearcats will travel to Pittsburgh to take on the #15 ranked Pittsburgh Panthers in what is a battle for the Big East crown. Cincinnati still has slim national title hopes and they definitely want to keep them alive. Pittsburgh is coming off a tough loss at the hands of rival West Virginia, but the Panthers would win the Big East with a victory in this game because they would have the tiebreaker. Don’t worry, there is more than enough motivation for both teams going...
Read more about Cincinnati at Pittsburgh College Football Odds Illinois vs. Cincinnati Spread - November 24, 2009The Fighting Illini of Illinois and the Cincinnati Bearcats both had high hopes coming into this season. The two teams’ seasons have gone in very different paths, with Cincinnati in the national title hunt and Illinois at the bottom of the weak Big 10 conference. Both teams will start different quarterbacks than they did in their previous game, with the Bearcats starting Tony Pike and Illinois starting Juice Williams. The Cincinnati Bearcats are 10-0 on the season and they sit just behind...
Read more about Illinois vs. Cincinnati Spread West Virginia at Cincinnati Spread - November 11, 2009The West Virginia Mountaineers will travel to Cincinnati to take on the undefeated Bearcats of Cincinnati this Friday night in a pivotal Big East showdown on ESPN. Cincinnati isn’t exactly known to be a football power, but this year they are, and they are in the thick of the national title race. West Virginia is having a successful season itself, but a win over a top 5 nationally ranked team could do wonders for the program under 2nd year head coach Bill Stewart. Most of the expert football...
Read more about West Virginia at Cincinnati Spread UConn at Cincinnati College Football Odds - November 6, 2009The Cincinnati Bearcats are up to #5 in the BCS rankings and if things fall just right and they win out, they could play in the BCS Championship game. First things first, the Bearcats need to take care of their own business and UConn is the first team up on their schedule. The Bearcats may have to do it again without the services of Tony Pike, but they have been on a great roll and Zach Collaros has proven a very able backup quarterback. This one will be played in prime time, so they’ll be...
Read more about UConn at Cincinnati College Football Odds Cincinnati at Syracuse Spread - October 29, 2009The Cincinnati Bearcats are rolling right now and they have a legitimate chance to play in national title game if they take care of their business and win out. Some of the teams in front of them will have to lose, but as we have seen in past years, it could definitely happen. Tony Pike is unlikely to play in this one, but the Bearcats have looked good even in his absence. This week they will take on the Syracuse Orange, who have been much more competitive this year. If you want to wager on this,...
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