The University of Central Florida Knights head to Williams-Brice Stadium to square off against the South Carolina Gamecocks this week. The game starts at 8:00 a.m. ET on Saturday, Sep 26 and will be available on the ESPU and the ESP2.
In last week’s matchup, South Carolina struggled mightily against Georgia 52-20. Lorenzo Nunez had a quality performance through the air in the loss, connecting on four of five pass attempts for 18 yards. He also was a threat in the run game, rushing for 76 yards and a TD on 10 carries. UCF lost a game they could have won against Furman 16-15 in its matchup. Nick Patti had a solid performance, putting up 62 total yards and a score. He gained most of his yards on the ground, putting up 58 yards and a score.
South Carolina is a 14-point favorite against the Knights.
With a 1-2 both Straight Up (SU) and Against The Spread (ATS), the Gamecocks will look to improve as they head into Week 4.
In the other locker room, the Knights have shown some flaws to start the season and are 0-3 SU and ATS.
Predictions: SU Winner – SC, ATS Winner – UCF
Notes
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of South Carolina’s last 7 games.
South Carolina is 21-4 SU in its last 25 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of South Carolina’s last 7 games at home.
Central Florida is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games on the road.
UCF is 0-2 SU when leading at the end of the third quarter this season.
The South Carolina rushing attack is ranked only 47th in the nation, while the UCF run defense is ranked 24th. The Knights run game is ranked just 127th, compared to the 108th-ranked rush defense of the Gamecocks.
