Western Carolina at Cincinnati Game Prediction
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
POINT SPREAD
Cincinnati by 41.34
TOTAL POINTS
62
UPDATED
Sunday, October 25, 2026
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RATINGS
*Ratings are relative to Division (FBS, FCS, D2, D3, NAIA)
Western Carolina
Cincinnati 
|
88
B+
|
Overall |
91
A-
|
|
89
B+
|
Power |
86
B
|
|
92
A-
|
Offensive |
90
A-
|
|
85
B
|
Defensive |
84
B
|
|
98
A+
|
SoS (Current) |
94
A
|
|
93
A-
|
SoS (Full Season) |
95
A
|
|
85
B
|
SoR (Current) |
89
B+
|
|
84
B
|
SoR (Full Season) |
88
B+
|
RANKINGS
Western CarolinaFCS
CincinnatiFBS
| 38 #205 overall |
Overall | 28 #28 overall |
| 34 #173 overall |
Power | 45 #45 overall |
| 24 #156 overall |
Offensive | 34 #34 overall |
| 46 #186 overall |
Defensive | 55 #55 overall |
| 5 #107 overall |
SoS (Current) | 20 #20 overall |
| 20 #156 overall |
SoS (Full Season) | 15 #15 overall |
CincinnatiFBS #2898%
Western CarolinaFCS #382%Wk 9 (Oct 25), 2026-27: Cincinnati 98%, Western Carolina 2% at Cincinnati.
Cincinnati's win probability against Western Carolina has swung between 91% and 98% over the last 6 weeks, and sits at 97% now.
Cincinnati's win probability against Western Carolina has swung between 93% and 98% over the last 6 weeks, and sits at 98% now.
Cincinnati's win probability against Western Carolina has held at 98% over the last 6 weeks — this matchup has settled.
Cincinnati favored
Western Carolina favored
Even, 50%
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Week-by-week table
| Week | At Western Carolina | Neutral | At Cincinnati |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | 93% | 95% | 96% |
| Wk 1 | 84% | 87% | 90% |
| Wk 2 | 94% | 96% | 97% |
| Wk 3 | 98% | 98% | 98% |
| Wk 4 | 96% | 97% | 98% |
| Wk 5 | 98% | 98% | 98% |
| Wk 6 | 91% | 93% | 95% |
| Wk 7 | 94% | 96% | 97% |
| Wk 8 | 95% | 96% | 97% |
| Wk 9 | 97% | 98% | 98% |
RECORDS
Western Carolina
Cincinnati
|
0-1 (0%) |
Head to Head |
1-0 (100%) |
|
3-5 (37.5%) |
Overall |
5-2 (71.4%) |
|
3-1 (75%) |
Home |
5-0 (100%) |
|
0-4 (0%) |
Away |
0-2 (0%) |
|
1-4 (20%) |
Versus Own Division Top 25 |
1-1 (50%) |
|
2-5 (28.6%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
4-2 (66.7%) |
|
1-0 (100%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
1-0 (100%) |
|
2-3 (40%) |
Last 5 Games |
3-2 (60%) |
SUPERLATIVES
Western Carolina
Cincinnati
| #95 Tennessee Tech | Best Win | #17 Texas Tech |
| #172 Chattanooga | Worst Loss | #44 West Virginia |
| 44 pts vs #394 Presbyterian | Largest MOV | 52 pts vs #205 Western Carolina |
| 52 pts vs #28 Cincinnati | Largest MOD | 27 pts vs #15 Arizona |
OTHER STATISTICS
Western Carolina
Cincinnati
| 29.9 | Points per Game | 35.4 |
| 32.6 | Points Against | 26.4 |
| 41.3 | Home PPG | 39.8 |
| 24 | Home PA | 21.2 |
| 18.5 | Away PPG | 24.5 |
| 41.3 | Away PA | 39.5 |
| 43-20 | Opponent Record | 33-19 |
| 166.6 | Avg Opponent Rank | 77.3 |
| L 2 | Longest Streak | W 4 |
| L 2 | Current Streak | W 1 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Western Carolina
Cincinnati
| Oct 24 | vs Chattanooga (5-3) | L18-41 | Oct 24 | vs #17 Texas Tech (6-1) | W37-24 |
| Oct 10 | at Mercer (6-2) | L14-17 | Oct 17 | at West Virginia (5-3) | L42-45 |
| Oct 3 | vs Tennessee Tech (7-1) | W44-20 | Oct 3 | at #15 Arizona (6-1) | L7-34 |
| Sep 26 | at East Tennessee St (6-2) | L31-58 | Sep 26 | vs Kansas St (4-3) | W31-26 |
| Sep 19 | vs Presbyterian (4-4) | W58-14 | Sep 19 | vs Miami OH (5-3) | W35-31 |
| Sep 12 | at Cincinnati (5-2) | L10-62 | Sep 12 | vs Western Carolina (3-5) | W62-10 |
| Sep 6 | at Campbell (7-1) | L19-28 | Sep 5 | vs Boston College (4-3) | W34-15 |
| Aug 29 | vs Eastern Kentucky (3-5) | W45-21 |