Cincinnati vs Utah Picks and Prediction for Saturday November 1 2025

By: Eddie Kline Updated 10/31/2025, 08:18 PM ET

Cincinnati Preview

In Saturday college football action, the Cincinnati Bearcats will travel to Rice-Eccles Stadium to take on the Utah Utes. Discover which teams the pros are backing with our daily college football picks. The 17th-ranked Bearcats (7-1) are undefeated through five Big 12 Conference games and are averaging 38.3 points per game. On Saturday, Cincinnati raced out to a 14-point lead after one quarter and cruised to a 41-20 home victory versus Baylor.

Cincinnati took the opening drive 81 yards in five plus minutes and capped it with a Tawee Walker one-yard touchdown run. QB Brendan Sorsby threw for a pair of touchdowns and added another score on the ground. The Bearcats limited the Bears to 266 total yards and forced two turnovers.

Utah Preview

The Utah Utes have dropped two Big 12 Conference games and would need to win out for a chance to leapfrog the four teams ahead of them. The 24th-ranked Utes (6-2) rank second in the conference in total offense and are scoring a shade below 39 points per contest. Last week, Utah erupted for 43 points during the first half of a 53-7 home victory versus Colorado.

Freshman QB Byrd Ficklin made his first career start for Utah and rushed for a game-high 151 yards on 20 carries. Ficklin threw for two touchdowns and ran for another score. LB Jonathan Hall registered two sacks for the Utes, who outgained the Buffaloes by an astonishing 587-140 margin.

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Cincinnati vs Utah Pick

Utah QB Devon Dampier (ankle) did not play during Saturday’s victory and is listed as questionable for this game. These two teams are averaging 38 plus points, so the over is worth a look. The stronger play is to take the points with the Bearcats. Final Score Prediction, Utah Utes win 30-27.