UCF vs. Cincinnati Prediction, Odds, Picks - October 12, 2024

Updated Oct. 10, 2024 9:04 a.m. ET

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The Cincinnati Bearcats (3-2) are 3-point underdogs in a road Big 12 matchup against the UCF Knights (3-2) on Saturday, October 12, 2024 at FBC Mortgage Stadium. The over/under is 58.5 in this matchup.

The Knights' most recent contest was versus the Florida Gators, and they lost by a score of 24-13. Last time out, the Bearcats fell to the Texas Tech Red Raiders, with 44-41 being the final score.

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UCF vs. Cincinnati Game Information & Odds

When: Saturday, October 12, 2024 at 3:30 p.m. ET
Location: FBC Mortgage Stadium in Orlando, Florida
TV: ESPN2
Live Box Score on FOX Sports

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UCF vs Cincinnati Betting Information updated as of October 10, 2024, 8:46 a.m. ET.
Favorite	Spread (Odds)	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Moneyline	Under Moneyline
UCF	-3 (-111)	-150	+124	58.5	-111	-109

UCF vs. Cincinnati Prediction

Pick ATS: Cincinnati (+3)
Pick OU: Under (58.5)
Prediction: Cincinnati 32, UCF 25

Predictions are made by the Data Skrive betting model.

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UCF vs. Cincinnati Betting Insights

Per the spread and over/under, the implied score for the matchup is Knights 31, Bearcats 28.
The Knights have a 60.0% chance to collect the win in this contest based on the moneyline's implied probability. The Bearcats have a 44.6% implied probability.
UCF has won three games against the spread this season, while failing to cover twice.
Cincinnati has won two games against the spread this season.

UCF vs. Cincinnati: Head-to-Head

Over their last three meetings, UCF has put up two wins versus Cincinnati.
The last three times the Bearcats have squared off with the Knights, they have put up a 2-1 record against the spread. The scoring has gone over the point total on one occasion.
In their last three head-to-head matchups, Cincinnati has compiled 103 points versus UCF, while allowing only 74 points.

UCF vs. Cincinnati: 2024 Stats Comparison

	UCF	Cincinnati
Off. Points per Game (Rank)	34.2 (42)	33.4 (47)
Def. Points per Game (Rank)	24.6 (65)	21.6 (43)
Turnovers Allowed (Rank)	8 (82)	7 (67)
Turnovers Forced (Rank)	5 (95)	8 (44)

UCF 2024 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
RJ Harvey	RB	600 YDS / 9 TD / 120 YPG / 6.6 YPC 7 REC / 164 REC YDS / 2 REC TD / 32.8 REC YPG
K.J. Jefferson	QB	1,012 YDS (59.3%) / 7 TD / 4 INT 193 RUSH YDS / 2 RUSH TD / 38.6 RUSH YPG
Kobe Hudson	WR	16 REC / 363 YDS / 2 TD / 72.6 YPG
Myles Montgomery	RB	141 YDS / 2 TD / 35.3 YPG / 7.1 YPC 1 REC / 49 REC YDS / 1 REC TD / 12.3 REC YPG
Deshawn Pace	LB	22 TKL / 1 TFL / 2 INT / 2 PD
Nyjalik Kelly	DL	16 TKL / 1 TFL / 2 SACK
Ethan Barr	LB	21 TKL / 1 TFL
Mac McWilliams	DB	11 TKL / 1 TFL / 1 INT / 1 PD

Cincinnati 2024 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Brendan Sorsby	QB	1,481 YDS (66.3%) / 12 TD / 1 INT 66 RUSH YDS / 3 RUSH TD / 13.2 RUSH YPG
Xzavier Henderson	WR	31 REC / 450 YDS / 4 TD / 90 YPG
Corey Kiner	RB	413 YDS / 2 TD / 82.6 YPG / 6.2 YPC
Evan Pryor	RB	239 YDS / 3 TD / 47.8 YPG / 10.4 YPC
Jared Bartlett	LB	16 TKL / 3 TFL / 2 SACK
Josh Minkins	DB	15 TKL / 1 TFL / 2 INT / 2 PD
Eric Phillips	DL	6 TKL / 3 TFL / 3 SACK
Derrick Canteen	DB	11 TKL / 1 TFL / 1 INT / 1 PD