189 Cincinnati +3 Why is Fresno giving points to the better team here? The Bulldogs who were 8-5 last year do return 15 starters but how many games did RB Ryan Matthews with his 1800 yards and 19 TDs win for them. I'd say at least the 3 close games that they won. Fresno as a team ran for just 57 yards vs Cincinnati last year and lost 28-20. Cincinnati was a -17 point chalk.
The Bearcats beat some very good teams down the stretch last year, West Virginia, Pitt, Connecticut, I don't think Fresno could beat any of those teams this year.
Cincinnati QB Zach Collaros another dual threat talented Jr, filled in nicely for often injured Tony Pike. They also picked up 6' 3" 210 Sr WR Vidal Hazelton from USC to complement a strong receiving core.
Defensively the Bulldogs are a mess surrendering 414 ypg and 6.0 ypc., which ranked them 111th vs the run and 99th in Total Defense. Not much improvement on the horizon as HC Pat Hill moved Sec Coach Randy Stewart to Def Co-coordinator.
