Submitted by rsteel on
Cincinnati Bearcats #134 over UCLA Bruins: I will go against the market money for this one. This line opened at 4.5 and is now down to 3.0. Cinci is simply the better team. Last year Cinci went west and as a 14.5 point dog beat UCLA outright in game 1. Chip Kelly and UCLA will likely take another step forward after a down year but this is a bad match up on the road to start the year for them. QB Thompson-Robinson had an up and down freshman year. Cinci returns 14 starters from last years 11 win team. They have exp and an excellent pass defense. In addition the rush offense is in good hands with Warren. Look for ACC rookie of the year QB Ridder to another step forward this year as well. I had this game at 5.0 to begin with only having to lay 3.0 gives us excellent value on the home team.