Cincinnati at East Carolina Picks & Betting Tips
Cincinnati are tipped to complete a perfect regular season campaign with a blowout win.
The Bearcats are into the top four in the polls and know they need a convincing win to stay there.
They have covered regularly against East Carolina for the past decade, so Cincinnati are tipped to cover again here.
- Cincinnati have a perfect 11-0 record
- Cincinnati are ranked #4 in the latest College Football Playoff polls
- Cincinnati are 5-1-0 ATS as a 22.5 favorite or shorter this season
- Cincinnati are 8-3-0 ATS in their last 11 games vs East Carolina
Head To Head
- East Carolina lead the all-time series 13-11-0
- Cincinnati won 55-17 when the teams met last season
- Cincinnati have won 9 of the last 10 meetings
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Cincinnati are just one win away from completing a perfect regular season campaign.
The Bearcats have won all 11 of their previous games and last weekend’s 48-14 blowout finally got them into the College Football Playoff Polls.
Desmond Ridder lit up the Mustangs as he completed 17 of his 23 pass attempts for 274 yards and three TDs.
Ridder is now 206/310 for 2,699 yards, 25 touchdowns and six interceptions this season. He also has 325 yards rushing and six further scores.
Alex Pierce has been the main beneficiary in the passing game and he now has 666 yards and six TDs.
The biggest weapon on offense is RB Jerome Ford. He has 966 yards and 16 touchdowns off 162 carries, averaging 6.0 yards per game. Ford has a further 192 yards and one TD in the passing game.
Cincinnati rank seventh in the nation in points per game (39.8) but it has not been all offense.
The Bearcats defense is seventh in points allowed per game (16.9) and eighth in total offense (310.4 yards per game).
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East Carolina go into this matchup in good form thanks to a four-game win streak.
The Pirates lost four of their first seven games but a 29-14 win over South Florida provided a spark.
They then blew out Temple 45-3 before edging Memphis 30-29 and Navy 38-35.
QB Holton Ahlers is 236/375 for 2,901 yards, 17 touchdowns and nine picks this season. He has also rushed for 226 yards and six scores, as well as a receiving TD.
Tyler Snead leads the team in receiving with 769 yards and four touchdowns off 61 catches.
RBs Keaton Mitchell and Rahjai Harris have been their star performers on offense though.
Mitchell has 1,334 yards from scrimmage and 10 scores, while Harris has 708 yards from scrimmage and 5 TDs.
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