Cincinnati Bearcats vs Utah Utes Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 11/01/25

The primetime game in the Big 12 features the Cincinnati Bearcats and the Utah Utes. College GameDay is heading to this game, and the crowd will be extra rowdy after partying all day. This is a crucial game in the Big 12, as Cincinnati is 5-0 in conference play with several tough games to go (BYU, at TCU), while Utah is 3-2 and cannot afford a loss if it it has any hope of climbing back into the race. The status of Utah QB Devon Dampier is very unclear, as Utah continues to ignore the conference’s new rules on injury transparency, so keep an eye on that on Saturday. Regardless, I think this Cincinnati team is definitely not a fluke, and even in what is probably the toughest road venue in the conference, I like catching 10 points with the Bearcats. Give me Cincinnati +10.

This game is strength on strength, as the Bearcat offense faces the best defense they will see all season. Cincinnati is a balanced attack that wants to run the football a ton, but if you stack the box on the Bearcats, they love to go vertical. It is a tough attack to stop, but Utah is a top-10 defense. On the other side, Utah is definitely run-first, and almost all of its passing attack is within 5 yards of the line of scrimmage or outside the hashes. I think Cincinnati can focus enough attention in those places to slow the Utes down. This game really comes down to whether the Bearcats can move the ball against an elite defense in a hostile road environment. I do not think Cincinnati will win this game, but I do think this game is a one-possession battle most of the night. I’ll take the points.

Cincinnati vs Utah Prediction: Cincinnati Bearcats +10 (-110) available at the time of publishing. Playable at that number.

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