Wk 1 · 2026
Boston College Eagles at Cincinnati Bearcats — Sat, Sep 5
Sat, Sep 5 ·
Nippert Stadium, Cincinnati, OH
· Fox FINAL
Weather
No forecast yet. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
at
3:30pET
CIN -7 · total 51.5 DraftKings opened -7.5 · 0.5 toward BC
Ratings differential CIN by 12.9
What is at stake
A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so
the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a
longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the
good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so
neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats · 2026 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Boston College form
L 16-25at SMUL 14-21vs VTW 22-16vs MEW 28-21vs RUTGL 15-34at CIN
2026 season
Cincinnati form
L 7-34at ARIZW 31-26vs KSUW 35-31vs M-OHW 62-10vs WCUW 34-15vs BC
2026 season
Boston College this season
Straight up2-3 · 40% (5 games)
Against the spread3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Over / under0-5 · 0% (5 games)
Cincinnati this season
Straight up4-1 · 80% (5 games)
Against the spread3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Over / under3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 0
These teams share no opponents on the 2026 schedule.
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Cincinnati leads 2–0 · Cincinnati has won the last 2
2 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
25.5 points toward Cincinnati
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-09-05 | Boston College 15 — 34 Cincinnati | at CIN | Cincinnati |
| 2019 | 2020-01-02 | Boston College 6 — 38 Cincinnati | neutral | Cincinnati bowl/CFP |
Boston College leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Mason McKenzie QB #10 | 81/139, 967 YDS, 5 TD, 5 INT |
| Landon Wright WR #9 | 0/1, 0 YDS | |
| Rushing | Mason McKenzie QB #10 | 95 CAR, 437 YDS, 3 TD |
| Evan Dickens RB #23 | 50 CAR, 236 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Bo MacCormack III RB #24 | 18 CAR, 54 YDS | |
| Receiving | Javarius Green WR #4 | 18 REC, 169 YDS |
| Dawson Pough WR #3 | 10 REC, 158 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Johnathan Montague Jr. WR #8 | 8 REC, 150 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Evan Dickens RB #23 | 11 REC, 106 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Anthony Palano LB #1 | 45 |
| KP Price DB #2 | 36 | |
| Marcus Upton DB #5 | 32 | |
| Sacks | E'Lla Boykin DL #56 | 3.5 |
| Demetrius Ballard DE #13 | 3 | |
| Christian Hudson DL #55 | 1.5 | |
| Interceptions | KP Price DB #2 | 2 |
| Anthony Palano LB #1 | 2 | |
| Carter Davis DB #7 | 1 |
Cincinnati leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | JC French IV QB #4 | 86/123, 949 YDS, 6 TD |
| Liam O'Brien QB #10 | 5/5, 18 YDS | |
| Rushing | Gi'Bran Payne RB #6 | 62 CAR, 392 YDS, 2 TD |
| Cole Tabb RB #3 | 34 CAR, 330 YDS, 6 TD | |
| JC French IV QB #4 | 50 CAR, 193 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Receiving | JV Gibson WR #11 | 18 REC, 267 YDS, 3 TD |
| Isaiah Johnson WR #0 | 21 REC, 142 YDS | |
| Malachi Henry WR #9 | 6 REC, 138 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Larenzo Fenner WR #2 | 10 REC, 124 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Jonathan Thompson LB #22 | 37 |
| Antwan Peek Jr. LB #3 | 36 | |
| Simeon Coleman LB #31 | 32 | |
| Sacks | Josh Hough DL #95 | 3 |
| Jonathan Thompson LB #22 | 2.5 | |
| Drew Logan EDGE #91 | 1.5 | |
| Interceptions | MJ Cannon DB #2 | 2 |
| Marqavious Saboor LB #5 | 1 | |
| Kenny Worthy CB #8 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.