Oklahoma University Sooners vs. Cincinnati Bearcats; Betting Line- Sooners -22 1/2(Total 53 Television- ABC kickoff 3:30 PM ET; Memorial Stadium, Norman, Okla. The Cincinnati Bearcats have been preparing hard to be a quality BCS level program and today (Sep 6) comes the final exam when they travel to Memorial Stadium in Norman, Okla., to play the Oklahoma University Sooners. Oddsmakers at online sportsbook Bodog (Bodoglife.com) don’t see the Bearcats having much of a chance having them installed as underdog by a 22 ½ point chalk to the powerful Sooners. The total is posted at 53.
Cincinnati and Oklahoma are both 1-0 this season after opening with big wins over schools from the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) in week-1. The Bearcats soundly defeated Eastern Kentucky by the score of 40-7 while OU pounded UT-Chattanooga 57-2.
The Bearcats like to hang their hat on the defense under head coach Brian Kelly. UC paced the country with 26 interceptions and shared the national lead with 42 takeaways in 2007. Senior All-American defensive tackle Terrill Byrd is scheduled to make his 2008 debut against Oklahoma after missing the opener due to a violation of team rules.
The Sooners are ranked No. 4 in both Associated Press and USA-Today(Coaches) polls. Coach Bob Stoops had plenty to say about the Bearcats in his weekly news conference previewing the game.
“Brian Kelly and his staff do an excellent job and have had a lot of success the past couple of years,” said Stoops. “If you look defensively, they have nine seniors and two fourth year juniors. They are very athletic guys with great experience. I love watching defenses and these guys are very sound fundamentally and play hard.”
College Football Pick: Cincinnati +22 ½. The Bearcats have a legitimate big-time BCS quality defense and have the potential to shut down any opposing offense. OU will have a difficult time getting up on the Bearcats more than three TD’s. OU will win the game SU.
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