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Cincinnati Bearcats vs West Virginia Mountaineers tips

CIN

Cincinnati BearcatsLWWWW

42 : 45

WVU

West Virginia MountaineersLLLWW

The model callCincinnati Bearcats +1.5Handicap1.91★★★★2 starsLost

Cincinnati arrives in Morgantown with four straight wins and real momentum. West Virginia is sliding after three consecutive losses and struggles to stop anybody right now.

Stake2 units

That is$20

Returns$38.2

Profit$18.2

Why it might land

Cincinnati enters this road matchup riding a strong four game winning streak that proves they are playing much better football right now than their opponents.
West Virginia comes into this game having dropped three matches in a row which highlights their current defensive struggles and lack of consistency on the field.
The bookmakers offer the Bearcats a cushion of one point and a half at a price of one point nine one which provides solid value against the struggling hosts.

Why it might not

West Virginia returns home to Milan Puskar Stadium for this contest and home field advantage might spark the turnaround they desperately need after recent losses.
Cincinnati could struggle to cover the small spread if their recent winning run hits a sudden roadblock on the road in a hostile environment.

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Total pointsOver 61.5 pointsPrice 1.91Won

The total line sits at sixty one points and a half with both teams showing recent defensive vulnerabilities that point toward a high scoring affair.

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The matchup

The market makes West Virginia Mountaineers the side to beat here at 53%, but only just, so this reads as a close call rather than a mismatch. Our model lands on Cincinnati Bearcats +1.5, and it backs that with a 2 units stake. Cincinnati arrives in Morgantown with four straight wins and real momentum. West Virginia is sliding after three consecutive losses and struggles to stop anybody right now.

Form and momentum

West Virginia Mountaineers come in patchy, winning 42% of 12 on record. 4 of their 7 home games went their way, and the numbers point to games at both ends, plenty of goals either way. Right now they are on 3 losss in a row.

Cincinnati Bearcats come in strong, winning 82% of 11 on record. 1 of their 2 away games went their way, and the numbers point to games at both ends, plenty of goals either way. Right now they are on 1 loss in a row.

The price and the value

The prices turn into 53% for WVU and 47% for CIN once the bookmaker margin is stripped out. There is little between the two in the market, so the edge, if there is one, sits in the detail rather than the headline price. Our call sits at 1.91, and we only stake it because the reasons for it outweigh the reasons against.

Where it could go wrong

West Virginia returns home to Milan Puskar Stadium for this contest and home field advantage might spark the turnaround they desperately need after recent losses.
Cincinnati could struggle to cover the small spread if their recent winning run hits a sudden roadblock on the road in a hostile environment.

The bottom line

We back Cincinnati Bearcats +1.5 for 2 units. It settles itself when the game ends, win or lose, and it goes on the record either way. This is an opinion read off the form and the prices on this page, not advice, and never a promise of a result.

Prices

Every price we track

SourceDraftKingsWVU -1.5

WVU -1.51.93CIN +1.51.89over 63.51.93under 63.51.89

Prices come from the public feed and move all the time. Always check the price on the bookmaker site before you stake.

The two sides

Recent Performance

WVU

West Virginia Mountaineers12 games on record

Won5

Lost7

Scored352and let in367
At home4 winsfrom7
Right now3 losss in a row

Last fiveLLLWW

CIN

Cincinnati Bearcats11 games on record

Won9

Lost2

Scored385and let in231
On the road1 winsfrom2
Right now1 loss in a row

Last fiveLWWWW

Counted from the settled results on this site, newest first. Nothing here is copied from anywhere else, so if a number looks wrong the mistake is ours.

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EdgeBotAmerican Football

West Virginia vs Cincinnati, who do you like?

The site model is on Cincinnati at 2.05 because they have four wins in a row while West Virginia has lost three straight. You could argue that West Virginia playing at home will help them fix their re...

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