The Connecticut Huskies will look to play the role of spoiler this Saturday afternoon when they face the Cincinnati Bearcats at Paul Brown Stadium in this Big East conference clash. <\/p>\n
Date\/Time: Saturday, Dec. 3\u00a0\u00a0 12 p.m. (ET)<\/strong> The kick-off is slated for 12 p.m. and the game will be broadcast nationally on ESPN.<\/p>\n Connecticut\u2019s chances at repeating as conference champions ended with a 34-20 loss to Louisville as a one-point home favorite on Nov. 19, but a 40-22 victory over Rutgers as a 3.5-point home underdog this past Saturday kept it hopes of going to a bowl alive if it can win this week.<\/p>\n The Huskies come in at 5-6 straight-up (4-7 against the spread) and 3-3 SU in conference play. If they are going to have any chance at picking-up win number six, their offense will score more than a very pedestrian 24 points a game or their defense will have to find a way to quickly improve upon the 28 points a game it has given-up over its past four outings.<\/p>\n Cincinnati is in position to claim its second Big East title in three seasons as a win guarantees it a tie with the BCS ranking being the tie-breaker. The Bearcats are currently 8-3 SU (6-5 ATS) overall and 4-2 in conference play. They own the head-to-head tie-breaker over 5-2 Louisville by virtue of a 25-16 win on Oct.15 as 13-point home favorites. <\/p>\n However, a 24-21 loss to West Virginia on Nov.12 as three-point home favorites could prove to be their undoing if all three teams end-up tied with five wins. [soliloquy id=”82219″]<\/p>\n First, Cincinnati needs to take care of winning this game behind a rushing attack that is averaging 181.4 yards a game and an offense that is scoring an average of 33.4 points a game. The Bearcats also boast a defense that is giving-up an average of just 19.4 points a game.<\/p>\n The Huskies are 0-4 ATS in their last four games as underdogs on the road. The total has gone \u2018over\u2019 in their last four conference games.<\/p>\n The Bearcats are 1-4 ATS in their last five games as favorites. The total has stayed \u2018under\u2019 in their last four games against the Big East.<\/p>\n Head-to-head in this series, Cincinnati is 4-2 SU in the last six games, but just 2-4 ATS. The home team is 5-1 ATS in the last six meetings and the total has gone 3-3. Stick with current form this time around as the talent gap on both sides of the ball clearly favors the Bearcats to cover the 10-points at home.<\/p>\n
\n Venue: Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, OH.<\/strong>
\n Broadcast: ESPN<\/strong>
\n Huskies @ Bearcats Lines by BetOnline.com<\/strong>
\n Point spread: Bearcats -10<\/strong>
\n Over\/Under: 46<\/strong><\/p>\n