Wasabi Fenway Bowl Odds: Cincinnati-Louisville prediction, odds and pick

Cincinnati Bearcats will take on the Louisville Cardinals in the Wasabi Fenway Bowl at Fenways Park in Boston. Cincinnati lost head coach Luke Fickell to Wisconsin and interim coach Kerry Coombs will coach in place of him. Louisville hired Scott Satterfield, who led the Cardinals to a 7-5 record this season.

Ben Bryant is injured and Evan Prater will start for Cincinnati. Cincinnati has rushed for 1,642 yards and 19 touchdowns as a team. Louisville has allowed 141.1 rushing yards per game. Tyler Scott leads the team with 899 receiving yards. Cincinnati's defense has been strong, holding opponents to 20.3 points and 328.5 yards of offense per games.

Louisville will play Cincinnati in the Fenway Bowl. Malik Cunningham and Tiyon Evans opted out of the game. Louisville will rely more on their running game than Cincinnati. The Cardinals have rushed for 2,326 yards and 23 touchdowns as a team. Cincinnati has allowed 142.1 rushing yards per game to opponents.

Louisville and Cincinnati are playing each other. The game is expected to be low-scoring.

Cincinnati is favored by 1.5 points. Louisville is under 39.