Cincinnati-Hawaii Preview

The Cincinnati Bearcats and the Hawaii Warriors will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Aloha Stadium.

Oddsmakers currently have the Bearcats listed as 8-point favorites versus the Warriors, while the game’s total is sitting at 49.

Tony Pike threw for two touchdowns to lead Cincinnati to a 30-10 victory over Syracuse in Week 14.

The Bearcats just missed covering as 20.5-point favorites, while the final score played UNDER the posted total of 51.

Greg Alexander threw for 315 yards as Hawaii defeated Washington State 24-10 in Week 14. Hawaii failed to cover the 27.5-point spread, while the combined 34 points fell UNDER the posted total of 54.5.

Alexander completed 19-of-34 with two TD passes for Hawaii. Greg Salas and Michael Washington scored one TD apiece in the win.

Current streak:
Cincinnati has won 5 straight games.
Hawaii has won 3 straight games.

Team records:
Cincinnati: 10-2 SU, 6-5 ATS
Hawaii: 7-5 SU, 5-5-1 ATS

Cincinnati most recently:
When playing in December are 5-3
When playing on turf are 10-0
After outgaining opponent are 8-2
When playing outside the conference are 9-1

Hawaii most recently:
When playing in December are 7-3
When playing on turf are 5-5
After outgaining opponent are 7-3
When playing outside the conference are 7-3

A few trends to consider:
Cincinnati is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Cincinnati is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cincinnati’s last 8 games on the road
Hawaii is 13-1 SU in its last 14 games at home
Hawaii is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games