Big East Football Preview: Cincinnati Bearcats (5-1) vs. Louisville Cardinals (7-0)

Cincinnati Bearcats vs. Louisville Cardinals

– The Cincinnati Bearcats and the Louisville Cardinals will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium.

Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 3 1/2-point favorites versus the Bearcats, while the game’s total is sitting at 53.

Cincinnati lost its last outing, a 29-23 result against Toledo on October 20. Cincinnati failed to cover in that game as a 5-point favorite, while the 52 combined points took the game UNDER the total.

Louisville was a 27-25 winner in its last match at home against South Florida. They failed to cover the 6-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 52 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.

Current streak:
Louisville has won 7 straight games.

Team records:
Cincinnati: 5-1 SU, 3-3 ATS
Louisville: 7-0 SU, 3-4 ATS

Cincinnati most recently:
When playing in October are 7-3
When playing on turf are 7-3
After outgaining opponent are 9-1
When playing within the conference are 6-4

Louisville most recently:
When playing in October are 5-5
When playing on turf are 9-1
After being outgained are 8-2
When playing within the conference are 8-2

A few trends to consider:
Cincinnati is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
Cincinnati is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Louisville
Cincinnati is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cincinnati’s last 6 games on the road
Louisville is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Louisville is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
Louisville is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Louisville is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games at home

Next up:
Cincinnati home to Syracuse, Saturday, November 3
Louisville home to Temple, Saturday, November 3

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