Cincinnati @ TEMPLE
#314 TEMPLE -3½ -106 over Cincinnati

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Posted at 10:00 AM EST.

12:00 PM EST. The Bearcats look almost irresistible, as they come into this contest undefeated off a bye sporting a #20 ranking in the Coaches Poll. In addition, the Bearcats have also been a cash cow against the spread this year, as they have covered five times in six contests overall this season. We now have an unranked team spotting points to a ranked team and oddsmakers have hung that very enticing hook on a key number to boot. For Cincinnati backers, this one has red flags all over it.

Indeed the Bearcats remain unscathed but they haven’t played anyone. The list of their assailed includes UCLA on the road where they were taking back 11 points and won outright. If they played today, Cinci would be 11 because that’s how bad UCLA has been under California Chip. Since then, Cincinnati has toppled an FCS foe, Miami Ohio of the MAC, cupcake UConn, Ohio of the MAC, and Tulane without Jonathan Banks for most of the game. In other words, this team is as not as good as their ranking or record implies.

By contrast, Temple looks far better than they did in their opener against Villanova where they fell 19-17. The market has been reluctant to forgive that result despite Temple going toe-to-toe with Buffalo and Boston College in their other losses this season. The Owls absolutely polished Power Five constituent Maryland in its own stead. The Owls also put on a defensive spectacle when they defeated the Tulsa Golden Hurricane and they also marched into Navy last week and handed the Mids a lost on their own field by a score of 24-17.

This is the toughest team that Cincinnati will face yet and it comes after a bye week against an extremely physical team. It’s also worth noting that against the aforementioned cupcakes, the Bearcats have trailed in four of their six wins. At 6-0, perhaps the Bearcats go out against their first real competition and ace the test but the difference between this team and what Cinci has faced is stark and now the Bearcats will pay the price for it.

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Our Pick

#314 TEMPLE -3½ -106 (Risking 2.12 units - To Win: 2.00)