UCF Knights vs Florida Atlantic Owls Prediction, 9/17/2022 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UCF Knights vs Florida Atlantic Owls

Date: Saturday, September 17, 2022

Location: FAU Stadium in Boca Raton, FL

TV: CBSSN

Odds/Point Spread: Owls (+12)

Total/Over-Under: 58

The Florida Atlantic Owls (2-1) will try to defeat the UCF Knights (1-1) at FAU Stadium on Saturday. UCF opens this game as 12-point favorites. The total is set at 58.

The UCF Knights head into this game 1-1 for this season. In their last game, the Knights faced off with the Louisville Cardinals and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 20-14. John Rhys Plumlee was the leader on the ground for the Knights with 17 attempts for 83 yards (4.9 yds per attempt). John Rhys Plumlee connected on 16/34 with 131 yds passing. He had a quarterback rating of 73.5 and ended the game with 1 interception. Against the run, the Knights gave up 226 yards on 45 tries, which averages out to 5.0 yds per rush allowed. UCF conceded 14 completions on 29 attempts for 195 yds, and a completion percentage of 48.3%. Overall, they tallied 72 plays which gave them 339 yds. The UCF Knights ended up rushing 38 times and totaled 208 yards, earning them an average of 5.5 yards per tote.

When talking about putting the ball in the endzone, the UCF Knights have an average of 35.0 points per contest. Offensively they're averaging 252.5 yards on the ground ranking this team at 9th in the country. The Knights have tallied 944 total yards this season. In terms of getting in the endzone, UCF has compiled 4 passing touchdowns and 5 touchdowns on the ground. UCF has accounted for 47 first downs offensively, and they have been hurt by 21 infractions for 196 yds. They have turned the football over 2 times.

The Knights are sitting in 34th in the country in terms of the opposition scoring, giving up 15.0 points per game. The opposition is running for 3.3 yards per running attempt and 130.5 rushing yards per game so far this season. In total, they have conceded 261 rushing yards through 2 games. When talking about yards through the air, the Knights are conceding 251 yds which has them ranked 10th in Division 1. They have yielded 125.5 yards per contest via the pass as well as allowing a completion percentage of 40.4%. In total, they are granting 256.0 yards per game which has them sitting 19th in D-1. They have relinquished 1 touchdown via the pass as well as 2 touchdowns on the ground.

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The Owls come into this matchup with a record of 2-1 for this season. When they last stepped on the gridiron, the Owls took home the win by a final score of 42-9 when they faced the Southeastern Louisiana Lions. N'Kosi Perry (3 TDs) ended the game with 259 yds on 18/30 passing while his quarterback rating was 152.2. He threw 2 picks and his average yards per pass attempt was 8.6. Zuberi Mobley ran the football 20 times for 146 yards, walking away from the game with 7.3 yards per carry for Florida Atlantic. Florida Atlantic rushed for 6.4 yds per carry, finishing with a total of 366 yards on 57 attempts. The Owls finished the game with 631 yds and they ran 88 plays (7.2 yds per play). The Owls passing defense conceded a completion rate of 51.5%, surrendering 202 yards on 17 out of 33 through the air. Florida Atlantic relinquished 24 run attempts for 44 yds (1.8 yards per carry).

In relation to putting points on the board, the Owls rank 33rd in the country averaging 41.0 PPG. During this campaign so far, the Owls currently sit at 893 yards via the pass as well as holding an average of 297.7 passing yards per outing, which has them sitting 25th in Division 1. The Florida Atlantic Owls hold an average of 525.7 yards/outing, which has them ranked 9th in the country. The Florida Atlantic offense has compiled 213 penalty yds on 22 violations, which is 6th in Division 1 in terms of making mistakes.

The Owls are allowing 21.0 points per game, which puts them 62nd in college football. Florida Atlantic has conceded a total of 237 rushing yards (79.0 yards per outing) and 1 touchdown by way of the ground game on the campaign. This year, they have allowed 63 total points. They have allowed the opposition 7 touchdowns through the air as well as 254.7 yards per game, which has them ranked 91st in D-1. The Owls defense has been on the field for 181 plays, which ranks them 118th in the country.

Who will win tonight's Knights/Owls college football game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take the Owls +12

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