Fresno State vs Cincinnati College Football Odds, College Football Predictions & College Football Picks: Pat Hill's high mileage squad will travel to Cincinnati this weekend to take on the No. 14 Bearcats. The Bulldogs are coming off a hard hitting conference loss to Boise State while Brian Kelly's team is hoping to move their record to 4-0 after beating Oregon State in Corvallis. This exciting non-conference tilt is set to get underway at 12:00pm ET and can be seen live on ESPN360.com. College Football Odds at BetUS.com have the Bearcats listed as a -17 against the spread favorite.

Fresno State trailed Boise State 24-3 at one point last Friday, but roared back to make it an exciting finish at Bulldog Stadium. The Broncos ultimately got the better of Pat Hill's troops, winning 51-34. Still, Fresno had no trouble racking up the yards against a stout Boise defense as they posted 507 for the game. 

Junior running back Ryan Mathews steamrolled his way through the Broncos, rushing for an astounding 234 yards and three touchdowns in 19 carries. All three of Mathews scores came on 60 plus yard runs, helping him earn WAC Player of the Week honors. Quarterback Ryan Colburn had a mediocre outing, going 14-for-29 for 187 yards, a touchdown, and two interceptions. He did, however, demonstrate a great deal of toughness, surviving several punishing hits from the Broncos defense.

The Bulldogs defense could not handle Chris Petersen's offense at all. Boise had 480 yards as quarterback Kellen Moore threw three touchdowns and running backs Jeremy Avery and D.J. Harper combined for 293 yards and a touchdown.

Cincinnati looks like a team set on repeating as Big East champion, jumping out to a 3-0 start with wins against quality foes Rutgers and Oregon State. The Beavers served as the latest Bearcat victim, losing 18-28 last Saturday in Corvallis. Cincinnati produced 408 yards in the victory, 332 of which came through the air.

Quarterback Tony Pike further increased his stock with a 31-for-49, 332 yard, two touchdown performance. Pike had a solid season last year, but he has taken his game to a new level this year, completing over 70-percent of his passes and producing four touchdowns to every one interception.

Wide receivers D.J. Woods and Mardy Gilyard were the chief contributors to Pike's dissection of the Oregon State secondary. Woods caught seven passes for 117 yards and a touchdown while Gilyard had nine catches for 65 yards and a score.

Cincinnati's defense gave up a modest 344 yards to the Beavers, but they held Oregon State's best player, running back Jacquizz Rodgers, to just 73 yards in 20 carries. The Bearcats front seven limited the OSU ground game to a 2.9 yard per carry average. 

BetUS.com Fresno State vs Cincinnati College Football Odds, Predictions & Picks:

Fresno State Bulldogs +17 (-110), Over 61.5 (-110), +550 (Moneyline)

Cincinnati Bearcats -17 (-110), Under 61.5 (-110), -750 (Moneyline)

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