Louisville vs. Cincinnati

This is an interesting matchup as the new coach of Cincinnati will be Scott Satterfield, who just left Louisville, but he will not be coaching in this game for obvious reasons and interim head coach Kerry Coombs will be in charge for the Bearcats after Luke Fickell left for Wisconsin. The Bearcats will be led by QB Evan Prater, who took over after Ben Bryant was lost for the season with an injury. Prater looks to bounce back from a 27-24 loss to Tulane in the season's final regular-season game when he threw for just 102 yards with no touchdowns although Cincinnati did rush for 235 yards on 43 carries. The Bearcats' defense is #23 in the country in total yards allowed and #17 in pass defense. Jeff Brohm will be the new head coach for the Cardinals, but won't be on the sidelines for the Fenway Bowl. Louisville lost two of its last three games while showing little offense and averaging only 18 points per game. The Cardinals lost 26-13 to Kentucky in the season's final game. Cincinnati is 5-2 ATS its past seven following a loss and Louisville is 2-6 ATS at neutral-site games. The Cardinals lost 31-28 to Air Force in last year's First Responder Bowl. The Bearcats won nine of their last 11 after an opening loss at Arkansas. Louisville will be without star QB Malik Cunningham who opted out after declaring for the NFL Draft. Take Cincinnati as a Max Play