Cincinnati at Arizona

TUCSON (Interstat) — Cincinnati will visit Arizona Saturday in an NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision game at Casino Del Sol Stadium. Cincinnati is the visiting team, and Arizona is the home team. The Bearcats bring a 4-0 record into the matchup, while the Wildcats are 3-1.

Cincinnati is coming off a 31-26 win against Kansas State. Quarterback JC French IV completed 8 of 13 passes for 165 yards and a touchdown and ran eight times for 21 yards. Gi’Bran Payne carried 16 times for 126 yards and had one reception for minus-5 yards. Cole Tabb ran 11 times for 124 yards and three touchdowns. French is the player to watch for Cincinnati. Earlier this season, the Bearcats beat Miami (Ohio) 35-31, Western Carolina 62-10 and Boston College 34-15. Against Miami (Ohio), French completed 31 of 43 passes for 309 yards and two touchdowns, ran 16 times for 39 yards and scored another touchdown.

Arizona is coming off a 34-24 win at Washington State. Quarterback Noah Fifita completed 22 of 36 passes for 297 yards and four touchdowns and ran 11 times for 20 yards. Ismail Mahdi ran 10 times for 63 yards and had one catch for 5 yards. Kedrick Reescano ran seven times for 34 yards and had two catches for 3 yards. Fifita is the player to watch for Arizona. In the Wildcats’ previous game, a 42-17 win against Northern Illinois, Fifita completed 31 of 34 passes for 325 yards and four touchdowns and ran six times for 4 yards and a touchdown. At BYU, he completed 23 of 31 passes for 230 yards with one touchdown and ran 11 times for 38 yards and a touchdown. Against Northern Arizona, he completed 22 of 29 passes for 262 yards and two touchdowns and ran five times for 24 yards. Arizona also lost 28-17 at BYU and beat Northern Arizona 35-7.

Cincinnati opened with a 34-15 win against Boston College, then beat Western Carolina 62-10 before a 35-31 victory over Miami (Ohio) and a 31-26 win against Kansas State. Arizona opened with a 35-7 win against Northern Arizona, lost 28-17 at BYU, beat Northern Illinois 42-17 and won 34-24 at Washington State. Cincinnati’s next game is at West Virginia. Arizona’s next game is at West Virginia. Both teams will continue their seasons after the matchup in Tucson.

Interstat’s game simulator projects Arizona 47, Cincinnati 27. Cincinnati has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of +6.5. The over/under is 56.5.