Will the Frogs Pounce on the Bearcats? Our Staff Makes Their Picks

The TCU Horned Frogs (7-4, 4-4 Big 12) will wrap up the regular season on Saturday with a home matchup against the Cincinnati Bearcats (7-4, 5-3).

This will be only the fifth time the two teams have met on the gridiron. The first three meetings took place from 2002 to 04, when both teams were members of Conference USA. The home team won all three of those meetings (Cincy in 2002 and 2004 and TCU in 2003). Last year, TCU won the matchup played in the Queen City by a score of 20-13.

After getting a much-needed win on the road against a ranked Houston team last week, the Horned Frogs look to finish the regular season with an 8-4 record, matching last year's results. Our staff thinks that is most likely the outcome. All but two of us have predicted TCU will get the win.

We are predicting it will be a close game, though. Our average margin of victory is just over six points. We expect that a total of just under 50 points (49.9) will be scored. That means we are anticipating a game somewhere in the 28-21 range.

Last week, only three of us - Nate, Nick, and Ryder - had TCU beating the Cougars. Ryder, with a prediction of TCU 27 - Houston 20, came the closest (final score was TCU 17 - Houston 14). All three moved to an 8-3 record for the season, but they still trail Brett, as he has four closest predictions. Ryder has two closest predictions and finds himself in second place.

Staff Leaderboard after Week Thirteen

* Writers who joined the staff after Week One

Staff Predictions - The TCU Horned Frogs vs. the Cincinnati Bearcats