#34

Cincinnati Bearcats

Big 12 · 7-6

Nippert Stadium · 40,000 seats

Cincinnati Bearcats rank #34 of 136 FBS teams in the Predictium ratings with an opponent-adjusted net rating of +0.085 points per play (Elo 1518), a 7-6 record in the Big 12, and 33% of that rating still riding on preseason priors. They went 6-7 against the closing spread.

Ratings

Net rating
+0.085
#34 of 136
Elo
1518
Off EPA/play
+0.124
higher is better
Def EPA/play
+0.013
lower is better
Off success
+0.048
Def success
+0.005
Off explosive
+0.023
Def explosive
-0.009
Rush EPA
+0.100
offense
Pass EPA
+0.137
offense
Pts / drive
2.93
9.9 drives/gm
Pts / opportunity
4.56
inside opp 40

All splits are opponent-adjusted, per play. Defensive numbers are from the defense's perspective: negative means opponents produced less than expected.

What drives our rating

No black box: these are the actual model inputs behind Cincinnati's number, including exactly how much is still preseason prior versus observed play.

Preseason prior+0.035

Where our rating started before a snap was played

Prior remaining33%

How much of today's rating still rides on that prior — fades as real games arrive

Returning production79%

Share of last season's production (PPA) back on the roster

Recruiting talent-0.05σ

Recruiting talent, standard deviations above the FBS average

Transfer portal+6.1 pts

Net production gained or lost through the transfer portal

Coaching changeNo

First-year head coach adds uncertainty and resets some priors

Quarterback

Rating trajectory

Weekly net rating across the season — starts at the preseason prior and moves as real games replace it.

+0.090.00Wk 1Wk 17

Schedule & results

WkOpponentResultOur lineMarketATS
1NNebraskaL 1720+0.9+6.0W
2vsBowling GreenW 3420-7.5-22.0L
3vsNorthwestern StateW 700-42.1-48.5W
5@KansasW 3734-7.2-5.5W
6vsIowa StateW 3830+1.4-1.5W
7vsUCFW 2011-9.4-10.5L
8@Oklahoma StateW 4917+18.0+23.5W
9vsBaylorW 4120-7.6-3.5W
10@UtahL 1445-9.6-11.0L
12vsArizonaL 2430-9.9-6.0L
13vsBYUL 1426+4.5+2.5L
14@TCUL 2345-2.3-3.0L
17NNavyL 1335+1.8+7.5L

Lines are from this team's perspective (negative = favored). ATS is against the consensus closing spread.

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