No. 6 Utah visits Cincinnati in Big 12 action

No. 6 Utah (7-0) at Cincinnati (5-2), Oct. 31 at 3:45 p.m. EDT.

Opening Line: Utah by 7. Against the spread: Utah 6-1, Cincinnati 4-3.

How to watch: ESPN

Key stats

Utah Offense

Overall: 478.4 yards per game (9th in FBS)

Passing: 257.4 yards per game (39th)

Rushing: 221.0 yards per game (12th)

Scoring: 37.4 points per game (14th)

Utah Defense

Overall: 312.4 yards per game (27th in FBS)

Passing: 224.1 yards per game (91st)

Rushing: 88.3 yards per game (8th)

Scoring: 14.6 points per game (9th)

Cincinnati Offense

Overall: 455.3 yards per game (20th in FBS)

Passing: 220.7 yards per game (77th)

Rushing: 234.6 yards per game (8th)

Scoring: 35.4 points per game (31st)

Cincinnati Defense

Overall: 429.4 yards per game (127th in FBS)

Passing: 284.4 yards per game (135th)

Rushing: 145.0 yards per game (76th)

Scoring: 26.4 points per game (95th)

Cincinnati is 107th in defensive third down percentage, allowing opponents to convert 41.7% of the time. Utah ranks 8th on offense, converting on 52.9% of third downs.

Cincinnati is 12th in the FBS with a +6 turnover margin.

Cincinnati is 64th in FBS in red zone offense, scoring on 86.2% of trips. Utah's red zone defense ranks 10th at 70.6%.

Cincinnati is 81st in the FBS with an average time of possession of 29:34, compared to Utah's 12th-ranked average of 33:07.

Team leaders

Utah

Passing: Devon Dampier, 1,616 yards, 15 TDs, 6 INTs, 68.7 completion percentage

Rushing: Wayshawn Parker, 644 yards on 102 carries, 8 TDs

Receiving: Braden Pegan, 459 yards on 34 catches, 6 TDs

Cincinnati

Passing: J.C. French, 1,510 yards, 13 TDs, 2 INTs, 69.4 completion percentage

Rushing: Cole Tabb, 621 yards on 65 carries, 9 TDs

Receiving: JaVonnie Gibson, 385 yards on 29 catches, 4 TDs

Last game

Utah beat Houston 21-13 on Oct. 24. Dampier passed for 204 yards on 18-of-26 attempts (69.2%) with no touchdowns and two interceptions. He also carried the ball 15 times for 150 yards and two rushing touchdowns. Parker had 47 rushing yards on 13 carries and one touchdown, adding four receptions for 46 yards. Creed Whittemore recorded 53 yards on four catches.

Cincinnati defeated Texas Tech 37-24 on Oct. 24. French threw for 172 yards on 19-of-30 attempts (63.3%) with four touchdowns and two interceptions. He also carried the ball 12 times for 46 yards. Tabb had 173 rushing yards on 16 carries and one touchdown, adding two receptions for five yards and one touchdown. Zylan Perry had four receptions for 43 yards.

Next game

Utah hosts No. 8 BYU on Nov. 7. Cincinnati plays at No. 18 Houston on Nov. 7.