Thursday Night Winner: NC State/Cincinnati Under

Posted by King in College Football Picks on September 16th, 2010 | Comment »

Look for NC State to force those turnovers out of Cincinnati in tonight's epic battle.

CINCINNATI BEARCATS @ NORTH CAROLINA STATE WOLFPACK

North Carolina State hosts Cincinnati tonight starting at 7:45 pm. Cincinnati is coming off a 40-7 annihilation of Indiana St. in week two, along with NC State coming off a huge 28-21 road win in Central Florida.

Cincinnati had a very tough time running the ball in week one against Fresno State, giving it 32 times and only gaining 15 yards. They relied heavily on their passing game, which resulted in a 28-14 loss. Then in week two, they learned how to run putting up 263 rushing yards and only passing for half as many yards as they did in week one. I believe in this match-up tonight, Cinci is going to want to start the game off by pounding the ball on the ground, which means a lot of time consumption.

NC State is second in the nation right now in turnover margin at three, not to mention the five they forced out of Central Florida last Saturday night. They have yet to turn the ball over this season.

Don’t Forget: Cincinnati has gone under in five of its last seven non-conference games. NC State likes to stay under on Thursday nights (13 of last 16).

Let’s face it, when you combine defense and running, it usually results in an under.

Play on under (54.5) Winner