Cincinnati heads to Heinz Field to take on the Panthers at 11:30 AM EST. The #5 Bearcats are 11-0, and the Panthers are 9-2. This River city rivalry is one of the most anticipated games this Saturday. The college football odds makers have Cincinnati at -2.5 favorites, and the older under total is set at 58. Make all your college sports bets on the Big East at Bodog.com.

The Bearcats are averaging 39.4 PPG, and their defense is giving up 18.6 points per game. Pittsburgh is scoring 32.2 PPG, and the defense is only allowing 17.7 PPG. Both teams are positive and the turnover ratio Cincy is +10, and Pittsburgh is +8. Pittsburgh has the edge on rushing with 183.8 yards again, to Cincinnati’s 150.7 YPG. However, Cincinnati is torturing opponents in the air, with 322 yards per game, while Pittsburgh is averaging 218.9. Defensively both teams match up on rushing and passing fairly close. The mathematical prediction for this game is Cincinnati 31 Pittsburgh 24. Does the mathematical prediction hold true, if so, bet Cincinnati Bearcats at -2.5

Cincinnati finished last game against the Illinois fighting Illini 49-36. QB Tony Pike through for a school record six touchdowns, he went 32/46 for 399 yards with no interceptions. Receivers Ben Guidguli, and Mardy Gilyard brought in two touchdown catches apiece, and Armon Binns and DJ Woods both had a receiving touchdown. Cincinnati had no run game, with only 40 yards rushing total.

Pittsburgh is coming off a three-point upset from West Virginia where they lost 16-19 on a late field goal from West Virginia’s Tyler Bitancurt. This snapped Pittsburgh’s five-game winning streak. Pittsburgh’s QB Bill Stull went 16/30 for 179 yards with one touchdown and two pics. The Panthers had 146 yards rushing, with no rushers hitting pay dirt. Wide receiver Jonathan Baldwin lead in receptions and yards and was Pittsburgh’s only touchdown. He had eight catches for 127 yards, with 1 touchdown. Will Pittsburgh Panthers win at home, bet the home team underdogs at +2.5

Prediction if this game has any similarities to last week’s performance by Pittsburgh, then Cincinnati is going to blow Pittsburgh out of the water. I like Cincinnati to cover the spread, and this game goes over.