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UCF
Knights
4 - 1
Cincinnati
Bearcats
3 - 1
October 04, 2019, 8:00 PM EDT
 | Nippert Stadium

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UCF
Knights
4 - 1
Cincinnati
Bearcats
3 - 1
October 04, 2019, 8:00 PM EDT
 | Nippert Stadium

  • It’s been four long years since Cincinnati was even competitive against UCF – but the Bearcats are hoping this is their year as these AAC rivals renew hostilities Friday night at Nippert Stadium. The Bearcats have dropped three straight decisions to the Knights while getting outscored 113-39 in the process.

    Matchup Information
    • UCF Knights vs Cincinnati Bearcats (Matchup Report)
    • Date/Time: October 4, 8 p.m. ET
    • TV Coverage: ESPN
    • Sportsbook Odds: UCF -3.5 | O/U 60.5 (Line History)

    Sportsbook Odds Analysis

    The Knights opened as 3.5-point favorites; it’s the first time this spread has sat below 6.5 points in either team’s direction in five all-time meetings between the programs.

    UCF News & Notes

    No McKenzie Milton? No problem for the Knights, who have been mostly dominant despite losing their star quarterback to a major leg injury at the end of last season. Dillon Gabriel has stepped in admirably, throwing for 1,338 yards and 14 touchdowns through his first five games of 2019; he threw for three scores in the first half as UCF trounced UConn 56-21 last week.

    But while everything is rosy in the win column, with UCF bouncing back nicely from a shocking one-point road loss to Pitt the week before, the cover situation is altogether different. The Knights have gone 0-2 ATS in their past two games and are just 3-6 ATS in their previous nine overall as a favorite of 1 to 3 points.

    Cincinnati News & Notes

    A Week 2 loss to Ohio State shook something awake in the Bearcats, who have since put the boots to Miami (Ohio) and Marshall with a bye week in between. The lack of offense that had plagued Cincinnati in its first two games (24 total points) has not been a concern, with the Bearcats racking up 87 total points in one-sided victories over the RedHawks and Thundering Herd.

    But while things are going well for the moment, the Bearcats have at least one major area to work on if they hope to upend the Knights. Cincinnati’s beleaguered offensive line has already surrendered 12 sacks through its first four games, while the Knights have racked up 11 sacks of their own on the defensive end.

    Betting Pick: UCF ATS

    Oddsmakers are expecting a more competitive game than these teams have played in recent years, but the Knights can’t be stopped on offense and should put enough pressure on the Bearcats O-line to cover here.

    Shark Bites
    • UCF is 14-6 ATS in its last 20 games.
    • Cincinnati is 9-0 SU in its last 9 games at home (avg. winning margin: 23.67).
    • Cincinnati is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 at home vs teams with winning records.
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Odds

Friday, October 4 Fri Oct 4

Opening
Current
UCF
vsFinal
Cincinnati
Spread
Moneyline
O/U
Opening
-3
-105
-181
o60.5
-110
+3
-115
+164
u60.5
-110
Spread
Moneyline
O/U
Current
-3.5
-105
-165
o63.5
-110
+3.5
-115
+145
u63.5
-110
Line History
Final

Edge Finder

35.60
 Total Score
40.20
230.20
 Passing Yards
295.80
251.60
 Rushing Yards
143.60
31:53
 Time on Field
27:54
77.80
 Number of Plays
66.00
6.19
 Yards Per Play
6.66
35.60
 Total Score
40.20
8.20
 First Quarter
7.60
8.00
 Second Quarter
13.80
9.00
 Third Quarter
10.40
10.40
 Fourth Quarter
8.40
230.20
 Passing Yards
295.80
30.00
 Pass Attempts
34.20
18.20
 Pass Completions
22.60
2.00
 Sacks
2.60
7.60
 Sack Yards
23.00
12.65
 Yards Per Pass
13.09
251.60
 Rushing Yards
143.60
47.80
 Rush Attempts
31.80
5.26
 Yards Per Rush
4.52
0.60
 Interceptions
0.80
1.60
 Fumbles
2.00
0.80
 Fumbles Lost
0.80
1.40
 Total Turnovers
1.60
7.00
 Penalties
9.80
67.20
 Penalty Yards
88.00
31:53
 Time on Field
27:54
77.80
 Number of Plays
66.00
6.19
 Yards Per Play
6.66
4.40
 Punts
5.00
39.13
 Punt Average
46.60
77.40
 Return Yards
58.60

Head To Head

UCF
 Stat Type CINCIN
3-1
 Record
1-3
3-1
 ATS
1-3
1-3
 O/U
1-3
30.00
 Score
22.75
160.50
 Rush Yds
177.25
25.25
 Pass Attempts
35.00
62.38
 Completion %
57.14
223.25
 Passing Yds
278.50
383.75
 Total Yds
455.75
0.50
 Turnovers
2.00
UCF
 Stat Type CINCIN
3-0
 Record
0-3
3-0
 ATS
0-3
1-2
 O/U
1-2
37.67
 Score
13.00
143.33
 Rush Yds
157.33
26.00
 Pass Attempts
36.00
65.38
 Completion %
49.07
264.00
 Passing Yds
208.33
407.33
 Total Yds
365.67
0.33
 Turnovers
2.33
Nov 17/18 (1 of 4)
UCF
 Stat Type CINCIN
Home
Away
38
 Score
13
-6.5
 ATS
+6.5
60.5 o
 O/U
60.5 u
134
 Rush Yds
252
25
 Pass Attempts
26
52.00
 Completion %
42.31
268
 Passing Yds
127
402
 Total Yds
379
1
 Turnovers
3
Oct 7/17 (2 of 4)
UCF
 Stat Type CINCIN
Away
Home
51
 Score
23
-15
 ATS
+15
52.5 o
 O/U
52.5 u
141
 Rush Yds
113
19
 Pass Attempts
40
84.21
 Completion %
57.50
374
 Passing Yds
278
515
 Total Yds
391
0
 Turnovers
1
Nov 12/16 (3 of 4)
UCF
 Stat Type CINCIN
Home
Away
24
 Score
3
-10.5
 ATS
+10.5
51.5 o
 O/U
51.5 u
155
 Rush Yds
107
34
 Pass Attempts
42
64.71
 Completion %
45.24
150
 Passing Yds
220
305
 Total Yds
327
0
 Turnovers
3
Oct 31/15 (4 of 4)
UCF
 Stat Type CINCIN
Away
Home
7
 Score
52
+26
 ATS
-26
61 o
 O/U
61 u
212
 Rush Yds
237
23
 Pass Attempts
32
52.17
 Completion %
84.38
101
 Passing Yds
489
313
 Total Yds
726
1
 Turnovers
1

Team Records

UCF
 Record CINCIN
4-1
 All
3-1
3-0
 Home
2-0
1-1
 Away
1-1
0-0
 Neutral Site
0-0
3-2
 ATS
3-1
2-1
 ATS Home
2-0
1-1
 ATS Away
1-1
0-0
 ATS Neutral Site
0-0
3-2
 O/U
1-3
2-1
 O/U Home
0-2
1-1
 O/U Away
1-1
0-0
 O/U Neutral Site
0-0
UCF
 Record CINCIN
1-0
 All
0-0
1-0
 Home
0-0
0-0
 Away
0-0
0-0
 Neutral Site
0-0
0-1
 ATS
0-0
0-1
 ATS Home
0-0
0-0
 ATS Away
0-0
0-0
 ATS Neutral Site
0-0
1-0
 O/U
0-0
1-0
 O/U Home
0-0
0-0
 O/U Away
0-0
0-0
 O/U Neutral Site
0-0
UCF
 Record CINCIN
4-1
 All
3-1
3-0
 Home
2-0
1-1
 Away
1-1
0-0
 Neutral Site
0-0
3-2
 ATS
3-1
2-1
 ATS Home
2-0
1-1
 ATS Away
1-1
0-0
 ATS Neutral Site
0-0
3-2
 O/U
1-3
2-1
 O/U Home
0-2
1-1
 O/U Away
1-1
0-0
 O/U Neutral Site
0-0

Gametime Weather

Weather
7:00pm Clear
16ºC / 61ºF
58% Humidity
0% Precipitation
10% Cloud Cover
Wind Impact Stadium Type Open
Field Image
Arrow Image 7
 mph

Trends

  • Central Florida are 14-6 ATS in their last 20 games.
  • The total has gone OVER in 5 of Central Florida's last 7 games.
  • Central Florida are 18-2 SU in their last 20 games.
  • Central Florida are 10-1 SU in their last 11 games on the road.
  • Central Florida are 19-0 SU in their last 19 games against an opponent in the American Athletic Conference conference.
  • The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Central Florida's last 5 games played in October.
  • Central Florida are 8-3 ATS in their last 11 games played on a Friday.
  • Central Florida are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games when playing as the favourite.
  • Cincinnati are 4-2 ATS in their last 6 games.
  • Cincinnati are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games.
  • Cincinnati are 9-0 SU in their last 9 games at home.
  • Cincinnati are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games against an opponent in the American Athletic Conference conference.
  • The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Cincinnati's last 17 games played in October.
  • Cincinnati are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games played in week 6.
  • The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games played on a Friday.
  • Cincinnati are 2-4 ATS in their last 6 games when playing as the underdog.

Injuries

Name Position Inj Desc
Name Position Inj Desc

Last 10 Games

Date Opp Score SU Line Total ATS OFF. RUSH OFF. PASS OFF. TOTAL DEF. RUSH DEF. PASS DEF. TOTAL TO
Sep 28, 2019UCONN56-21W-42/65-L/O230377607145281426-3
Sep 21, 2019PITT34-35L-10/61-L/O853384231962434391
Sep 14, 2019STANFO45-27W-10/58.5-W/O1983475451162333490
Sep 7, 2019FLAATL48-14W-13.5/69-W/U312262574137177314-1
Aug 29, 2019FLAA&M62-0W-44/66-W/U338356694492960
Jan 1, 2019LSU32-40L+7.5/58-L/O1301202501613945550
Dec 1, 2018MEMPHS56-41W-1/65-W/O3503486984011825832
Nov 23, 2018USF38-10W-16.5/69.5-W/U3911675581961133090
Nov 17, 2018CINCIN38-13W-6.5/60.5-W/U134268402252127379-2
Nov 10, 2018NAVY35-24W-23.5/68.5-L/U29720049737403740
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Date Opp Score SU Line Total ATS OFF. RUSH OFF. PASS OFF. TOTAL DEF. RUSH DEF. PASS DEF. TOTAL TO
Sep 28, 2019MARSHL52-14W-4/47-W/O2302955251251312561
Sep 14, 2019MI-OH35-13W-17.5/49.5-W/U234186420641432070
Sep 7, 2019OHIOST0-42L+14.5/52-L/U1071662732702385082
Aug 29, 2019UCLA24-14W-2.5/56.5-W/U17524241762156218-2
Dec 31, 2018VTECH35-31W-5.5/48.5-L/O256206462224219443-1
Nov 23, 2018E.CAR56-6W-15.5/49.5-W/O24739464183220303-4
Nov 17, 2018UCF13-38L+6.5/60.5-L/U2521273791342684022
Nov 10, 2018USF35-23W-16/52-L/O238194432812323132
Nov 3, 2018NAVY42-0W-12.5/48-W/U26218945112447171-1
Oct 27, 2018SMU26-20W-8.5/50-L/U125352477233283512
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